Land/Marks opens at National Design & Craft Gallery, February 2023

Land/Marks opens at National Design & Craft Gallery, February 2023

Fancy Footwork Gallery gets new exhibition ready. Photo Dylan Vaughan for The Irish Times, 14th February 2023.

At the launch of LAND/MARKS, Brian Byrne, Gallery Coordinator, National Design & Craft Gallery and Suzy O Keefe, Head of Digital Communications, Design and Crafts Council Ireland were photographed with ‘Not All Streets are Paved With Gold’ a piece by Eleanor Swan.

Ceramics Ireland is delighted to present Land/Marks, the fourth in its triennial exhibition series. Continuing the ethos of celebrating the diverse range and breadth of contemporary ceramic work being created my makers of and from Ireland. Land/Marks will feature works that explore and challenge the material clay, investigating its malleability and pushing its boundaries.

This will be evident through a variety of sculptural forms, functional vessels and installation-based works. The independent expert panel of three selected 42 makers for this edition of the triennial series, which will celebrate the craftsmanship and skills of these contemporary practitioners. 

Eleanor Swan prepares her installation at Land/Marks

Eleanor Swan prepares her piece 'Not All Streets are Paved With Gold' for Land/Marks exhibition.

 

 

LAND/MARKS runs from 14th February to 20th May 2023 at the National Design & Graft Gallery, Co Kilkenny.

 

 

 

Fine Giornata (Yellow) exhibiting at Clay/Works 2022

Fine Giornata (Yellow) exhibiting at Clay/Works 2022

Fine Giornata (Yellow) selected for exhibition at Clay/Works - Ceramics Ireland Annual Exhibition at the Printworks, Dublin Castle
The Irish Ceramic Awards 2022

The Irish Ceramic Awards 2022

The Irish Ceramic Awards took place at Mill Cove Gallery, Kenmare, Co. Kerry this afternoon. The exhibition continues until 21 August 2022 as part of the wonderful Kenmare Arts Festival.
July 24, 2022 — Eleanor Swan
'Not All Streets are Paved with Gold' exhibiting at Argillá Italia, 2022

'Not All Streets are Paved with Gold' exhibiting at Argillá Italia, 2022

Postponed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Argillà Italia has been rescheduled for 2nd - 4th September 2022 and I am delighted to be exhibiting a condensed version of my sculpture 'Not All Streets are Paved with Gold' at the event. 
July 15, 2022 — Eleanor Swan
Fine Giornata

Fine Giornata

Fine Giornatatranslates to end of the day, and Argilla di Fine Giornatatranslates to clay at the end of the day. Apprentices who worked in glass or ceramic studios would often have the opportunity to make their own work with leftover materials at the end of the day and these creations were often called Fine Giornata...

2020 in images!

2020 in images!

2020 was strange year, with some exhibitions and residencies cancelled. But it was a year to experiment and try out new ideas and work towards exhibitions that might or might not happen....but some did. The studio was closed to the public for much of the year but thankfully I managed to keep it going.

March 14, 2021 — Eleanor Swan
2017 – A Review of Works Completed Throughout The Year

2017 – A Review of Works Completed Throughout The Year

To some, it seems the world is in a state of chaos with great uncertainty and political upheaval everywhere.
September 13, 2020 — Eleanor Swan
Youth Projects

Youth Projects

 I have presented many workshops and art camps, for all ages in various places around the world. We have used a variety materials from clay, textiles to found objects to investigate the environment we live in. Art and accessibility is also an important aspect to my practice and I was very fortunate to work on ceramic projects in Rosmini School in Dublin and on the first tactile exhibition at the New Taipei City Yingge Ceramic Museum in Taipei Taiwan. 

 

September 13, 2020 — Eleanor Swan