Connor Maguire

Connor Maguire was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1977. He studied at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Taking a year away from his studies to work and travel, he spent a period of time in New York working in the United States.

Returning home Connor has now been working steadily as a freelance artist specialising in painting from watercolours to oils, printmaking in the form of woodcuts, linocuts and drawing in charcoal and graphite exhibiting on a local and national level.

Connors paintings are inspired from anything ranging from everyday events, personal experiences, friends or family or just an idea of what something is.

After having his first solo exhibition in the Down Arts Centre in May 2003 he has continued to exhibit taking part in solo and group shows alongside Irelands most respected artists such as Neil Shawcross, Basil Blackshaw, Carol Graham and many other acclaimed painters recognised throughout Ireland. In August 2017 Connor participated in a book launch entitled "The Artists Cookbook" which consisted of 100 Irish artists contributing a piece of art in the form of their favourite recipe. Other Irish artists who were involved were Gordon Harris and PJ Lynch who is currently Irelands Laureate na nÓg...

De La Salle High School, Downpatrick
UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER,BELFAST

•Down arts centre ,solo exhibition, Downpatrick- 28th May 2003
•Mullans bar ,solo exhibition ,Downpatrick - 14th August 2003
•Hillsborough castle - 12th October 2003 •The Wickerman ,Belfast- 5th November 2003
•Armagh city Hotel - 4th December 2003 •Wellington park hotel ,Belfast - 18th February 2004
•Holy trinity centre ,Belfast -20th until 21st February 2004
•The Tile Refinery gallery , Belfast - 23rd until 28th February 2004
•Belfast Harlequins Art Exhibition, Deramore park, Belfast - 21st until 23rd April 2004.
•The Tile Refinery gallery - NIVAF exhibition 26th April until 8th May 2004
•The John Hewitt ,Donegal street, Belfast-solo exhibition,5th July 2004
•Meath & Adelaide hospital, DUBLIN-Group Exhibition,5th October 2004
•Ulster Watercolour Society ,Old Belmont school, church road, Belfast ,19th August 2005
•Anna Cheyne award ,Civic Arts Centre ,Lisburn ,1st September 2005
•Ulster Watercolour society exhibition,Holywood,18th August 2006
•Ulster Watercolour society exhibition, Newry arts centre,18th August 2006 •UWS -The Gordon gallery -Derry sep 2007
•Solo exhibition "A Collection so far"-The Down Arts centre -Downpatrick 8th May 2008 •Ulster Watercolour society group show"-The Old Northern Bank building Cathedr...