Fergus Martin

Fergus Martin was born in Cork, Ireland. He studied painting at Dun Laoghaire School of Art from 1972 - 1976. From 1979 - 1988 he lived and worked in Italy, where he lectured in English Language at The University of Milan.

In 1991, he attended The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. He received awards from The Pollock Krasner Foundation, New York, in 1999 and 2006, and was awarded The Marten Toonder Award by The Arts Council in 1999.

Encompassing paint, sculpture and photography, Martin’s visual art practice considers ideas of space, form, material, and the surrounding environment. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, and his work is represented in significant public and private collections, including Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane; the Arts Council of Ireland and the Office of Public Works.

In 2001, he was elected to Aosdana.

In 2010, he won the Curtin O ’Donoghue Photography Prize at The RHA Annual Exhibition, Dublin. In 2014, he was awarded the Irish American Cultural Institute O’Malley Award.