Biography

Emma Connolly is a multi-award winning artist from Co. Wicklow, Ireland. She is a Master of Fine Art and has over 20 years experience as a professional artist. During this time she has successfully exhibited internationally in New York, Cuba, Dublin & Berlin.

Emma’s work is featured in many public and private collections including the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Zurich Insurance, the Law Society of Ireland, the Office of Public Works Dublin, Queen’s University and the University of Ulster.

Public/Corporate Collections:

Arts Council of Northern Ireland, MacNeice House, Belfast, N. Ireland
Carson McDowell Solicitors, Belfast, N. Ireland  
University Of Ulster, Belfast, N. Ireland
Jury’s Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Law Society of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Office of Public Works, Dublin, Ireland 
Zurich Insurance, London, England          
Blackrock Education Centre, Dublin, Ireland              
Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Awards:

President’s Award, Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, Ulster Museum, Belfast Zurich Young Artist’s Award, Zurich Insurance, London
New Contemporaries Award, Northern Ireland Visual Arts Forum
Carson McDowell Emerging Artist Award, Belfast, N. Ireland
Carson McDowell Commission for School of Art & Design, University of Ulster, Belfast
Tacheles Residency, Berlin, Germany
General Arts Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland    

Emma is currently represented by the Trinity Gallery, Dublin and the Albany Gallery, Cardiff.