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Conor Collins

Visual Artist
ConArtworks
Country or state 
United Kingdom
Available to 
Europe
City 
Manchester
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

Bio

Since choosing to focus on exhibiting primarily through social media I have exhibited in major galleries such as Pallant House Gallery, been shortlisted for art prizes including the New Light Art Award, Saatchi Showdown Drawing Prize, The Celeste Art Prize and the Outside In National Art Prize, as well as had a painting unveiled in The House of Commons. Now owners of my art included 2 golden globe winners, Cultural Attachés, a gold medal Olympian, Sir Ian Mckellen, the author and actor Stephen Fry and the billionaire fashion designer Giorgio Armani.

My portrait of Tom Daley (2014) went viral and for a brief period was the most talked about image on the internet. It featured in TIME.com, The Independent, BuzzFeed, and even caught the attention of Ellen DeGeneres whose article on it was shared over 100,000 times within 2 days of being posted. More recently my portrait of Caitlyn Jenner (2015) made news both nationally and internationally. In the first 24 hours alone it was seen by over 1,000,000 people and appeared in Cosmopolitan, The Hollywood Reporter and MTV. In one week it was seen by more people than visit the MOMA in 3 years. My portrait of Donald Trump (2016) became one of the most viral images of the American Election featuring on the front cover of Newspapers both in the US and across Europe. Without a single gallery exhibiting them these 3 images combined have been seen by tens of millions of people.

I have used my platform to protest injustices in gender, sexuality, race as well as multiple other socio-political issues. My art has granted me the oppertunity to speak before MPs, Law Makers as well as the TIMEs 100, in order to change minds and help make our world a better place.

Current position (1)

Visual Artist

ConArtworks

Degrees (1)
Vocal and Operatic Studies
Royal Northern College of Music
2008 to 2012

Presentations

Presentations (1)

Lectured on Art, Social Media, Branding and Marketing

Past talks (3)
Art and Marketing you as an artist
Art and Marketing you as an artist
Trinity College Dublin
April 17, 2019
Coming out - Bringing your whole self to work
Coming out
Brabners (Liverpool and Manchester Branches)
June 14, 2019
The importance of difference
Stonewall
DWF Manchester
June 15, 2018
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  • Videos
  • Photos (1)
  • Slides (1)
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Interviewed in Manchester
Interviewed in Manchester
Accessible Art Fair: Artist Conor Collins | Interview 2018
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Conor Collins

Books & Articles (4)

The Independent
The Irish Post
The Huffington Post
The Hollywood Reporter

Expertise (20)

Entertainment & Art
Health & Well-being
Media & Marketing
Education
Design
LGBT Art LGBT Rights LGBT Activism LGBT+ LGBTQ gay and lesbian Equality Art and Design Art as self-inquiry Art of Influence Art Thinking LGBTI LGBTQ issues LGBTQ inclusion
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Why choose me? 

Award Winner Queer visual artist with artwork appearing in TIME, The Independent and the BBC

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