Claire O’Halloran;
Artist in Stained Glass and Other Media.
Living and working in Kerry since 1988. Originally working as an artist in watercolour and oil paint. Began working with glass in 1998, at first using a simple technique combining coloured glass in mosaic and appliqué. In 2003 learned traditional glass leading, staining and painting at Cork School of Art. Since then producing work in all of above media at different times, including many commissions in glass, large and small:
Major Works and Commissions include;
1998: Large themed Wall- Panel for Dingle Skellig Hotel;
2003: Sale of Large Freelance Panel – offices of Belfast Newsletter;
2005: Large Wall-Panel - Mahon Point Shopping Centre, Cork;
2008: Window for Maura McClelland memorial chapel, Camp Co. Kerry;
2009 – 2012: Door-Panel, Large Wall-Mosaic, Small Mosaic – St. John of God Hospital, Stillorgan, Dublin.
Teaching art in various media to groups in my local community since 2001.
2022: Large Figurative Panel for Clinic Cois Abhainn, Dingle
If you would like to see images of my work, please click on 'my work' above.
A big contribution to my work has been time spent living and working on Skellig Michael with the Office of Public Works through most summer seasons since 1987. Consequently the powerful influence of nature has been an important element in my work for many years. I enjoy being stretched by the demands of different media, but always return to the basic excitement of drawing which I enjoy translating in all the different ways that I work.
For 12 years I lived and worked in the old Church of Ireland church in Kilmaolkedar, Ballydavid, then spent almost 10 years working in Dingle Craft Village. I am currently based at Caherbullig in Ventry, Co. Kerry where my work comprises of ongoing freelance original art pieces in various media and a second stream of commissioned and craft pieces in glass and mosaic.
Contact me at
tel. 00353 (0)87 922 9218
e-mail claire@claireohalloran-art.ie
