Conor Matthew Mccreedy

Conor Matthew Mccreedy
Conor Matthew Mccreedy

Conor Mccreedy
Born Connor Mccreedy.
February 11, 1987 (1987-02-11) (age 24)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Occupation Artist

Conor Matthew Mccreedy (born February 11, 1987) is an artist, model, and entrepreneur living in New York City.

Mccreedy develops his work between two continents. He draws his inspiration from the streets and people of Manhattan, New York where he lives, and from Northern Tuli game reserve in Botswana and its varied landscapes—forests, open savannah and abundant wildlife. He has begun to work in other mediums, focusing on sculpture and photography.

Mccreedy was commissioned by the Time Warner to capture its logo in his style.[1] He has held numerous art exhibitions, his most notable accomplishments were a solo exhibition of his Outliers collection at the National Arts Club[2][3] and an exhibition of his Look at Me collection at the David Brown Fine Art gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4]

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Early life and development

Mccreedy was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Mark William McCreedy and Carole Louise Barnes. He has two brothers: Matthew-Luc and Liam Francis. He attended prep school between 1993 and 2000 at St David's Marist Inanda, Johannesburg. He played soccer, representing the school and his province for four consecutive years; he also represented South Africa in the junior world soccer tournament in Sweden.[citation needed] He attended high school at Hilton College. There Mcreedy was appointed captain of the Hilton College Golf first team, participated in the South African International Amateur golf tournament,[5][6] and was awarded full school colors for Golf.[citation needed]

At Hilton College Mccreedy’s interest and ability in art developed.[7] Conor studied under a well known South African landscape and wildlife artist Brend Dodd.[8] A quotation from a letter of recommendation from the art professor at Hilton College read, “Conor is one of the most outstanding pupils to come through the department of art in the last decade. He is undoubtably one of the most naturally talented individuals I have ever seen in my lifetime".[9][10][11]

Mccreedy was awarded the Kennith Beghin memorial prize for Art and first prize for the annual university arts competition while still in high school.[citation needed] He obtained an IEB Matric pass with Distinction in Art which gave him admission to study a Bachelors Degree at university in South Africa.[12] Instead, he opted to attend college at the University of North Carolina on a golf scholarship.[13][14][15] However, Mccreedy moved onto the Pratt Institute of Art and Design in New York to further his studies in art.[16]

Mccreedy's theatre debut was in The Laramie Project at his college in North Carolina where he had a major role playing five different characters.[citation needed]

Mccreedy supports the Faces of Hope Foundation a charity that provides funding for child and adult sufferers of Lymphoma and Leukemia. [17]

Exhibitions

September 2009
  • David Brown Fine Art Gallery, Johannesburg[18]

The highlight of the exhibition was presenting Dali Tambo, the son of Oliver Tambo, founder of the ANC, (current government of South Africa) with a portrait.[19]

March/April 2010

The National Arts Club, Manhattan, New York

Conor McCreedy was the youngest artist to be invited to hold a solo exhibition in the National Arts Club, New York City. The exhibition was called “Outliers”. The introduction to the exhibition was written by the National Arts Club president, Aldon James Junior.[20]

References

  1. ^ Govender, Suthentira (April 3, 2011). "SA artist gets bite of Big Apple". The Times. http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/article1000556.ece/SA-artist-gets-bite-of-Big-Apple. 
  2. ^ "Conor Mccreedy - Outliers collection at the National Arts Club". Dailymotion. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcxvuh_conor-mccreedy-outliers-at-the-core_shortfilms/. 
  3. ^ "Conor Mccreedy - Outlier on the move". pageonebook. http://pageonebook.com/2010/10/conor-mccreedy-outliers-in-core/. 
  4. ^ "Conor Mccreedy". David Brown Fine Art. http://www.davidbrownfineart.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66&Itemid=70. 
  5. ^ "World Amateur Golf Champs 2006". SAGA. http://uploads.saga.co.za/sam2006/sagaplay.htm. 
  6. ^ "World Amateur Golf Champs 2006". SAGA. http://uploads.saga.co.za/. 
  7. ^ "Dear Hilton Moms and Dads". Hilton College. http://www.hiltoncollege.com/headmaster/467-hm-newsletter-15-feb.html. 
  8. ^ "Brend Dodd". Brend Dodd. http://www.brentdodd.com/. 
  9. ^ "Mccreedy, Conor". artsmart. http://news.artsmart.co.za/2011/03/conor-mccreedy.html. 
  10. ^ "Mccreedy, Conor". kiptonart. http://www.kiptonart.com/artists/conor-mccreedy/. 
  11. ^ "Conor Mccreedy". Conor Mccreedy. http://www.conormccreedy.com/home/info/cv/. 
  12. ^ "Mccreedy, Conor". Hilton Collegde. http://www.hiltoncollege.com/headmaster/467-hm-newsletter-15-feb.html. 
  13. ^ "Conor Mccreesy". David Brown Fine Art. http://www.davidbrownfineart.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66&Itemid=70. 
  14. ^ "SA artist gets bite of Big Apple". Times Live Magazine. http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/article1000556.ece/SA-artist-gets-bite-of-Big-Apple. 
  15. ^ "Biography". Conor Mccreedy. http://www.conormccreedy.com/home/info/biography/. 
  16. ^ "Self Portrait". The Property Mag. http://thepropertymag.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1830:self-portrait&catid=23:personality-profile&Itemid=36. 
  17. ^ "Conor Mccreedy - His work for Faces of Hope". Faces of Hope. http://facesofhope.co.za/celebrity-support/conor-mccreedy/. 
  18. ^ "Conor Mccreedy". David Brown Fine Art. http://www.davidbrownfineart.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66&Itemid=70. 
  19. ^ "interview - Dali Tambo: (speaks about mccreedy's art)". Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyPufKU881c. 
  20. ^ "Preparing for "Outliers" exhibition: (Conor McCreedy: Outlier On the Move)". Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJRC-epXdjo. 

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