Carolyn Mulholland was born in 1944 in Lurgan, County Armagh. She attended the Belfast College of Art, and in 1965 was awarded the Ulster Arts Club prize for sculpture.[1] A close friend of Seamus Heaney, Mulholland sculpted a portrait bust of Heaney while a student in the 1960s.[2]
Mulholland donated a picture to an exhibition to raise funds for victims of civil disturbances in Belfast in the autumn of 1969. The exhibition at Queen's University was organised by Sheelagh Flanagan and showed works by William Scott, Graham Gingles, F E McWilliam, Deborah Brown, Cherith McKinstry, and Mercy Hunter, as well as more than twenty others.[3] The wife of the Northern Irish Secretary of State Colleen Rees was the curator of a personal selection of works from Ulster Artists hosted at the Leeds Playhouse Gallery in 1976. Mulholland's work was among 49 artworks from various artists where she was displayed alongside TP Flanagan, Joe McWilliams, Mercy Hunter, Tom Carr and many others.[4]
Mulholland has been commissioned to make a number of large and public sculptures, including for the famine memorial graveyard, Clones, County Monaghan in 1998, and in 2003 a bronze panel for the Customs House, Dublin.[1] She has also been commissioned in Northern Ireland, by organisations such as the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.[8] She created the Blitz Memorial for the Northern Ireland War Memorial museum in Belfast.[9]
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External Links
Examples of Mulholland's work in public collections via Artuk.org
Examples of Mulholland's work in private collections via Whytes.ie
August 23, 2023
carolyn, mulholland, hrha, hrua, born, 1944, irish, sculptor, hrha, hruaborn1944lurgan, county, armagh, northern, irelandalma, materbelfast, college, artknown, forsculptureelectedaosdana, contents, life, legacy, selected, works, references, external, linkslife. Carolyn Mulholland HRHA HRUA born 1944 is an Irish sculptor Carolyn MulhollandHRHA HRUABorn1944Lurgan County Armagh Northern IrelandAlma materBelfast College of ArtKnown forsculptureElectedAosdana Contents 1 Life 2 Legacy 3 Selected works 4 References 5 External LinksLife Edit Talking Heads Abbey Street DublinCarolyn Mulholland was born in 1944 in Lurgan County Armagh She attended the Belfast College of Art and in 1965 was awarded the Ulster Arts Club prize for sculpture 1 A close friend of Seamus Heaney Mulholland sculpted a portrait bust of Heaney while a student in the 1960s 2 Mulholland donated a picture to an exhibition to raise funds for victims of civil disturbances in Belfast in the autumn of 1969 The exhibition at Queen s University was organised by Sheelagh Flanagan and showed works by William Scott Graham Gingles F E McWilliam Deborah Brown Cherith McKinstry and Mercy Hunter as well as more than twenty others 3 The wife of the Northern Irish Secretary of State Colleen Rees was the curator of a personal selection of works from Ulster Artists hosted at the Leeds Playhouse Gallery in 1976 Mulholland s work was among 49 artworks from various artists where she was displayed alongside TP Flanagan Joe McWilliams Mercy Hunter Tom Carr and many others 4 Much of Mulholland s sculpture depicts moving abstract figures In 1973 she was awarded the Royal Ulster Academy Silver Medal Award 5 In 1974 Mulholland was elected Associate of the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts alongside Renee Bickerstaff and Francis Neill 6 She was elected a member of Aosdana in 1990 5 She has been exhibited at the Pepper Canister Gallery in Dublin with Basil Blackshaw 1 7 In 1992 she won the Irish American Cultural Institute s O Malley Award The Chester Beatty Library holds a portrait by Mulholland of Beatty from 1996 and the Office of Public Works holds her portrait of President Mary McAleese from 2003 8 Mulholland has been commissioned to make a number of large and public sculptures including for the famine memorial graveyard Clones County Monaghan in 1998 and in 2003 a bronze panel for the Customs House Dublin 1 She has also been commissioned in Northern Ireland by organisations such as the Arts Council of Northern Ireland 8 She created the Blitz Memorial for the Northern Ireland War Memorial museum in Belfast 9 Legacy EditCarolyn Mulholland s work can be found in many private collections and public institutions including the Ulster Museum Armagh County Museum Royal Ulster Academy of Arts Diploma Collection and Queen s University Belfast 10 Selected works EditTalking Heads Abbey Street Dublin 1990 Iris Newman Building University College Dublin UCD 1994 11 Group a private commission of three eight foot tall bronze figures 2002 Man with Kite a large bronze panel for the new Customs House Dublin 2003 8 Narcissus Newman Building UCD 2009 Tremor O Brien Science Centre UCD 2012 11 References Edit a b c Carolyn Mulholland HRHA Biography and Works Ross s Auctioneers amp Valuers Retrieved 4 November 2020 A Portrait of the Artist The Estate of Seamus Heaney Retrieved 4 November 2020 Rosenfield Ray 30 October 1969 30 artists in show to aid riot victims Irish Times p 10 Retrieved 5 April 2021 Mrs Rees view of Ulster Belfast Telegraph 14 September 1976 p 3 Retrieved 20 March 2021 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link a b Mulholland Carolyn National Irish Visual Arts Library Retrieved 4 November 2020 Academy exhibition opens with appeal for daylight Irish Times 7 June 1974 p 10 Retrieved 4 August 2021 Heaney s tribute to Basil s earthy works Irish Independent 9 July 2000 Retrieved 4 November 2020 a b c Carolyn Mulholland RHA artist Gormleys Fine Art Retrieved 4 November 2020 Blitz Memorial www niwarmemorial org Retrieved 5 November 2020 Mulholland Carolyn b 1944 Art UK artuk org Retrieved 11 April 2021 a b Sculpture Trail PDF University College Dublin Retrieved 4 November 2020 External Links EditExamples of Mulholland s work in public collections via Artuk org Examples of Mulholland s work in private collections via Whytes ie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carolyn Mulholland amp oldid 1167609729, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
