IAN McCONAGHY
Born and schooled in Plymouth, Devon. School of Architecture in Plymouth and Oxford. Career as architect in London, Worcester, Malvern and Bristol.
2011 Started art practice in Old Market, Bristol
During the first few years reacquired painting and mark making skills, including screen-printing.
Exhibitor for Amnesty International, creating designs for T-shirt
2012 Established art studio, Hamilton House, Stokes Croft, Bristol.
Mortlake exhibition in August 2012
Paintings in acrylic on canvas, watercolours, ink drawings and screenprints.
2013 Space, Time and Identity, Centrespace, Bristol
Group show. Paintings in acrylic on canvas, ink paintings, watercolours and mixed media on maps.
2014 Places, Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Group show. Development of map paintings (mixed media)
Light installation for a charity event at St Thomas the martyr church, Bristol for ambient music event.
2015 Participated in various pop-up exhibitions, shops and markets. Selling screen prints and T-shirts, developing digital and collage work.
2016 Worked on illustrations for children’s book, educational materials, CD and Book cover designs
2017 Joined North Bristol Writers
Writing short stories, a graphic novel and Book cover design.
Participated in book readings and festival performances
2018 Moved to Torquay, Devon set up new studio.
Joined Devon Artist Network (DAN)
Participated in DAN Open-Studio.
2019 Artisan Summer Open in Torquay (now a regular exhibitor)
Works have included collage paintings, small 3D pieces, watercolours and map paintings
Joined Devon Art Society (DAS)
2020 Rainbows First exhibition after lockdown at Torre Abbey, Torquay
Large, five-panel, wall sculpture, Neuworld, based on novel.
2021 Worked on next two books in the series, CrashCity and Sagan's Sister
2022 Joined South Hams Authors Network (SHAN) Took part in literary festivals
2023 Artisan Summer Open
Aliens exhibition at Cockington Court, Torquay
Three acrylic paintings and Alien wall sculpture in paper and card.
Outer Space, Cockington Sculpture Trail
Blackholes created from recycled materials, OCB boards, canvas and acrylic.
2024 Joined Brixham Art Society (BAS)
Brixham Summer Open, exhibited various collage and acrylic paint artwork
Artisan Summer Open, Take me to your leader, collage, acrylic paint on map
Crash City, SWAc Open in Sidmouth. Sculpture in card, paper and recycled materials
2025 Joined Torbay Artists Guild (TAG)
TAG at Spanish Barn, Torquay, exhibited Force Majeure collage, acrylic paint on map
Artisan Summer Open, I’m no Angel and Sweet Vienna Dreams. Collage, acrylic paint on map
BAS at Scala, Brixham Consequences and Are we too late? Highlighting ocean pollution and rising sea levels
Artex 2025, Guest Hall, Buckfast Abbey. Various collage pieces and paintings
Pre-history, Cockington Sculpture Trail
Lion man based on earliest recorded manmade sculpture, 40,000 years ago.
