Catherine Delaney
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Catherine Delaney | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | National College of Art and Design |
| Known for | Sculpture, installation art, photography |
| Elected | Aosdána (2008) |
Catherine Delaney (born 1965) is an Irish artist, working in the disciplines of sculpture, installation art and photography. She was elected as a member of Ireland's academy or affiliation of artists, Aosdána and her work is held in multiple public collections.[1]
Catherine Delaney was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1965, one of five siblings. Her father was the artist Edward Delaney[2] and her mother was Nancy (née O'Brien).[3] Her father moved away in 1980, settling in the west of Ireland, and later starting a second family.[3] She pursued third level studies in Ireland's National College of Art and Design (NCAD), graduating in 1984.[1] She further studied sculpture in New Jersey, at the Johnson Atelier, and then from 1986 to 1988 on a scholarship at an arts academy in Munich, working on sculpture and photographic arts.[4]