Joseph Sloan

Born 1940, Warrenpoint, Co. Down, Ireland, Joseph Sloan is a self-taught artist whose career initially began in professional theatre. He was invited to teach in London at Camden Arts Centre in 1983 and 1984 and a project “Exploring Scuplure”, Ateliers Fourwinds, Provence in 2004.

His sculpture has been exhibited since the early eighties in Ireland, Britain, Norway and France. The exhibitions include Royal Hibernian Academy Summer and Banquet Exhibitions 1991-2000; Aer Rianta Arts Festival “Gateway to Art” Dublin Airport, 1994-1997; Fredrikstad Bibliotek, Norway; Royal Festival Hall, London; Royal Society of Etchers and Engravers, London; Gallerie Sculptures, Paris. Joseph’s work is held in public collections throughout Europe and America and private collections worldwide. The public collections include Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern art, Dublin; Fredrikstad Cultural Centre, Norway; Bank of Ireland; First Bank of Maryland, Baltimore, USA; KPMG, Dublin; Irish Life; Prudential Life Insurance of North America & Canada; Ulster TV.

He has won many awards and commissions, including numerous Gold and Silver Medals at the Salon d’Arts Plastiques, Chateau-Arnoux and Cavaillon, France. In 2001 Joseph was commissioned for EuroPAWS MIDAS TV Drama Awards.

Joseph endeavours to push out the boundaries of his sculpture, exploring different techniques of working with the figurative image.

“Art happens in the mind’s eye but then it has to be created.”

2007 GROUP: BARBARA STANLEY GALLERY, SUMMER GARDEN EXHIBITION 'The Art of Music'

Selected and Solo Exhibition:
2007 Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea Florence
2007 Barbara Stanley Gallery two-man exhibition
2006 Commission for 1st Station of the Cross, Castellet church.
2006 Sculpture Garden Opening Exhibition , Barbara Stanley Gallery, London
2006 Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Mullan Gallery.
2006 Window on Science/Vedere la Scienza Prize
2005 Garden Sculpture, Clonlea Studios, Dublin
2005 Les Invités d’Honneur, Salon d’Automne,
2004 "When Nora took the Train":Bloomsday centenary exhibition Kenny’s Gallery, Galway.
2003 La Sculpture en Liberté, Roquebrune sur Argens, France
2003 Invited artist: XIV Biennale Internazionale Dantesca,Ravenna.
2002 Silver Medal, 25th Salon d'Arts Plastiques, Chateau-Arnoux.
2002 National Jubilee Sculpture Festival, ArtParks, Guernsey.
2001-04 Commission for EuroPAWS MIDAS TV Drama Awards.
2001 Invited artist: Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition.
2001 Invité d'Honneur: 16th Salon d'Automne, Sorgues.
2000 Millenium Sculpture, Kilcock Art Gallery:one-man exhibition.
1999 Centre Culturel, Buis-les-Baronnies: two-man exhibition.
1999/2004/06 Invited artist, Boyle Arts Festival.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE
The James Gallery, Dublin; Autumn and Spring shows since 2003
Annual Garden Sculpture Exhibition, Frank Lewis Gallery, Killarney
Royal Hibernian Academy Annual and Banquet Exhibitions, 1991 - 2003.
"Figure, Form and Light": Lavitt Gallery, Cork 1999.
"Totally Bronze": An Damlann.Spiddal 1999.
Kilcock Art Gallery, 25th Anniversary Exhibition
Parcours de 1'Art, Avignon 1998,1999, 2004

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin.
National Concert Hall, Dublin. Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Fredrikstad Cultural Centre. Mairie de Sorgues Municipal Collection. Office of Public Works, Eire. Allied Irish Banks. Bank of Ireland. First Bank of Maryland, Baltimore, U.S.A. K.P.M.G., Dublin. Avonmore Dairies. Cantrell abd Cochrane Group. Irish Life. Shield Life Insurance. E.S.B. Dublin. Aer Rianta. Prudential Life Insurance of North America and Canada. Kelly’s Strand Hotel, Wexford. Stonehill College,U.S.A. …International Investments and Underwriters. Ulster T.V. United Drug p.l.c. Works in private collections worldwide.