Isobel EGAN
Merit Prize 2006

work shown : Intimate Spaces
Wall mounted sculpture made from individual handmade porcelain pieces (2005)
Ceramic fibres combined with a porcelain slip, 110 cm x 80 cm
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Isobel Egan has recently graduated with a Master's in ceramics. Her ceramic sculptures have led to her work being collected by the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, and have won her a nomination to represent Ireland in the European Ceramic Context 2006 Exhibition in Denmark.

Her linear and box-like structures represent explorations of "Fragility, Personal Space and Memory". She wants to continue experimenting with ways of expressing herself through sculptures in porcelain and of incorporating various printing techniques into her ceramic work.

Up to now she has had to work full time to support herself, and funding would allow her to set up and develop a long-term studio in order to launch herself as a full time artist.