Deirdre Mcloughlin Ceramics Artist

Patrick j murphy introduction to deirdre mcloughlin shaping the void.

Deirdre mcloughlin ceramics artist.

Open mind 2013 2019. About deirdre mcloughlin graduated with a ba in humanities from trinity college dublin. Later sonja landweer was to become her mentor. She is an elected member of the international academy of ceramics.

She has won first prizes in 2014 and 2004 in the four yearly ceramics of europe westerwald prize and was honored in the 4th world ceramic biennale in korea in 2007. She graduated with a ba from trinity college dublin in 1972 before travelling to amsterdam where rosemary andrews sculptures inspired her to work with clay. Waterworks 2017 2019. Loewe craft prize photo taken by kato tan waterwork i springs from my daily cycle by the banks of the ij en route to my studio.

Outsiders 1994 2020. Ceramics deirdre mcloughlin artist sculpture. One from her i am too series is printed on an irish stamp to celebrate this grand lady of ceramic art. Henry pim ceramics ireland 2012 deirdre mcloughlin is one of the finest sculptors to emerge from ireland in the 20th century.

Using subtle glazes and meticulous coil building techniques her abstract ceramic forms undergo an intense process of polishing and repeated firing. Her portrait is part of the national self portrait collection of ireland and her work has been honoured with a stamp. In a studio on the keizersgracht in amsterdam a lump of clay and an invitation to make something was i did not know it then to be my future. Jun 21 2014 deirdre mcloughlin silver high fired ceramic l 40 cm 788x1024.

She works full time in her studio and exhibits internationally. The ij a deep. I am too great snouted vessels others 2000 2019. Deirdre mcloughlin deirdre mcloughlin s work is imbued with an intense physicality and dedication to perfection of forms and surfaces.

Art and perception of july 2018. Shortlisted for the loewe craft prize 2018. Works news bio texts contact deirdre mcloughlin. Deirdre mcloughlin is born in dublin irl in 1949.

Deirdre mcloughlin is twice winner in keramik europas westerwaldpreis and honoured in kocef korea. Reviews of exhibition in ceramics ireland uk s ceramic review and the australian ceramics. Deirdre mcloughlin shapes sublime forms with a fine finish. Deirdre mcloughlin portfolio.

Light gatherers 2010 2014.