Fred Conlon
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Fred Conlon (1943–2005) was an Irish sculptor.
Born in Killeenduff, Easky, County Sligo, where he was schooled, Conlon won a five-year scholarship to the National College of Art and Design in 1960. Domhnail O'Murchadha, assistant professor of sculpture, encouraged him to complete a sculpture diploma. He then spent a year obtaining an Art Teachers Certificate and became a sculpture associate of the college, where he stayed until 1972 apart from eighteen months as art teacher in Navan Vocational School.
In 1972 Conlon returned to
He worked full-time as a professional sculptor until early 2004, when a brain tumour (Glioma) was diagnosed. Although some 80% of the tumour was removed, Conlon was physically incapacitated and required extensive care for the remaining year of his life. During that year he worked on a video installation entitled Become.
Conlon's works include Millennium Garden Sculpture at Lucan Community College. He worked in stone, creating large abstract forms.
He exhibited with
.References
- Conlon, Fred. 'Biography', Fred Conlon Sculptor. Retrieved 6 July 2005.
- Conway, Frank. 'Become video installation', Fred Conlon Sculptor (January 2005). Retrieved 6 July 2005.