Conor Walton (b.1970) A Harmony of Things Acrylic and oil on canvas, 62 x 31cm (24¼ x 12¼) Signed and dated, 1998 Exhibited: Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin Conor Walton studied in Dublin at the...

Conor Walton (b.1970) A Harmony of Things Acrylic and oil on canvas, 62 x 31cm (24¼ x 12¼) Signed and dated, 1998 Exhibited: Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin Conor Walton studied in Dublin at the National College of Art and Design. Having undertaken a joint degree in Fine Art and Art History he went on to complete an MA in Art History and Theory at the University of Essex. Walton also furthered his fine art training, travelling to Florence to study old master techniques with Charles Cecil, where he won the Lorenze il Magnifico third prize for painting at the Biennale in 1999. Returning to Dublin in 1996, he held his first solo show three years later. Walton has won numerous prestigious awards including the Taylor Prize for Painting in 1993, The Don Niccolo D'Ardia Caracciolo RHA Medal in 1997 and Fourth Prize at the BP Portrait Award in 2005. Walton currently lives in Co. Wicklow.

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