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Anne Rigney is an Irish visual artist and sculptor.
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- imagine it s your child anne rigney
- Overview
- Exhibitions Events
- Public Collections
- Awards Residencies Recognition
- References
Overview
Anne Rigney is originally from Mount Temple, County Westmeath, but has made Knockcroghery, County Roscommon her home. Her work is influenced heavily by the area in which she lives and the rural Irish countryside in general, as well as her personal life experiences. The style of her work is mainly abstract, the media used includes oil paint, watercolour, acrylic paint and found objects.
Rigney studied at Athlone Institute of Technology, graduating in art and design. She's a founding member of the professional artists' group Working Artists Roscommon and a member of the Association of Artists in Ireland.
In 2015 Rigney campaigned publicly for same-sex marriage equality in the lead up to the referendum on the subject that year in Ireland, writing a poem and creating a video which was published on YouTube and the VoteWithUs.org website. After the referendum she called for Australia to follow Ireland's lead and introduce equal marriage.
Exhibitions & Events
Public Collections
Several of the artist's works have been acquired by public art collections including the Office of Public Works, Athlone Institute of Technology, Roscommon County Council, and Irish Distillers.
Awards, Residencies & Recognition
In the abstract Anne Rigney produces striking and provoking works
Rigney has received several awards, including Arts Council Travel Award for cultural events in Krakow, Poland, a residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Monaghan, and Artist-in-Schools and Artist-in-the-Community residencies. She's taken part in cultural exchanges in Scotland, Germany and Poland.