Stephen conroy artist artwork
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Scottish painter. He was born at Helensburgh, near Dumbarton, and studied at *Glasgow School of Art, 1982–7. Even before starting his postgraduate year (1986–7), he had achieved considerable success, and he was soon being hailed as the boy wonder of Scottish painting. In 1986 he won first prize for painting at the *Royal Academy's British Institute Fund Awards and his degree show sold out. In 1987 he was the youngest artist included in ‘The Vigorous Imagination’, the main exhibition at the Edinburgh Festival, in 1988 he was interviewed in Vogue magazine, and in 1989 he had a one-man exhibition at *Marlborough Fine Art, one of the most prestigious London dealers. This rapid rise to fame was not without its problems, for he became embroiled in a legal dispute (eventually settled out of court) over a contract he regretted signing with a management firm, evoking comparisons with the tribulations of certain pop singers: ‘I tried so hard to avoid “hype” and commercialization’, he said.
Conroy had
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Born in Helensburgh in 1964, Stephen showed remarkable talent and went on to study at Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1987. His degree show caused an absolute sensation, his work even appeared in The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art the same year, whilst still a student! Stephen's much publicised 'arrival' was a highlight in a period of incredible excitement surrounding the history of the School of Art, and of Scottish painting as a whole. A leader of 'The New Glasgow Boys', they achieved national and international success and renewed interest in figurative painting. Two years after graduating, Stephen held a solo exhibition at the Marlborough Fine Art in London and quickly established an international following. His work is held in some of the most sought after collections in the world and shown in the most prestigious galleries, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and The National Portrait Gallery London and Edinburgh. Drawing on the figurative Glasgow tradition, Old Master paintings, and the work of Degas and Sickert,
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Biography
1964 Born in Helensburgh, Scotland
1982-1986 Glasgow School of Art
1986-1987 Postgraduate Studies, Glasgow School of Art
1998 Awarded Grand Prize of HRH Prince Rainier III, Prince Pierre of Monaco
Foundation, Monte Carlo, MC
Lives and works in Scotland
Solo Exhibitions
1989 Living the Life, Mar
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