Fergus Martin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fergus Martin
Occupation	Painter
Date Of Birth	Jan 18, 1955(1955-01-18)
Age	69
Birthplace	Cork
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Cork
Horoscope	Capricorn

Fergus Martin Biography

Fergus Martin is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on January 18, 1955 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland. Fergus Martin was born in Cork, Ireland. He was a student at the Dun Laoghaire School of Art from 1972 until 1976. Between 1979 and 1988, the artist resided and worked in Italy and taught on English Language at the University of Milan.

Martin & Hobbs was a collaboration between the painter Fergus Martin and the photographer Anthony Hobbs. They formed the group in 2001 due to the desire of both artists to find new ways of seeing the human form as a living thing and bring to this the different experiences they have as photographers and artists. Their first show is My Paradise is here at the Oratorio di San Ludovico in Venice in 2003.

Also in 2003, they showed their second exhibition My Paradise is Now at Green on Red Gallery, Dublin. These two projects were re-worked and shown again in 2012/2013, as a banner outside Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, at the Irish Museum of Modern Art and BOZAR in Brussels during Ireland’s EU presidency in 2013, and in the 7th Biennial of International Contemporary Art in Melle, France.

In 2007, his sculpture, Steel, was commissioned by the Office of Public Works, under the Per Cent for Art Scheme, as a permanent sculpture at the entrance gates to the Irish Museum of Modern Art. It was installed in 2008. In 2011, Steel was destroyed by trucks that were unable to pass through the new spaces between the gates. The sculpture has not been remade or restored to its original position.

He was awarded awards at The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York in 1999 and 2006 He was also given The Marten Toonder Award in 1999 by The Arts Council/An Commhairle Ealaion, in 1999.

Fergus Martin Net Worth

Fergus Martin is one of the richest Painter from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fergus Martin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1988 He began painting again and held his first solo show on display at his gallery, the Oliver Dowling Gallery, Dublin in 1990.

The year was 1991. He was a student at The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.

In 2001, he was elected to Aosdána. Aosdána is an affiliation of creative artists in Ireland. It was established in 1981 by the Arts Council of Ireland to honour artists whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the creative arts in Ireland, and to encourage and assist members in devoting their energies fully to their art.

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In 2014, he was awarded the Irish American Cultural Institute O’Malley Award.

Facts & Trivia

Fergus Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Fergus Martin celebrates birthday on January 18 of every year.

The exhibition Fergus Martin Then and Now took place between February and October 2019 at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. This exhibition presented painting, sculpture and photography from the 1990s to the present.