Brian King

Brian King (13 October 1942 – 16 April 2017) was an Irish sculptor. He mostly worked in large-scale metal sculptures in an abstract, minimalist style, as well as in environmental art and land art.

Early life

Brian King was born in Dublin in 1942. He graduated from National College of Art and Design (NCAD, Dublin) in 1963.

Career

King participated in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art from 1964 to 1978, winning the Carroll Award there in 1965. He was the event's presiding officer from 1968 to 1978.

He taught at NCAD from 1984 to 2004, becoming head of the sculpture department. King's work is also held in many public collections, including those of Dublin's Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Cork's Crawford Municipal Gallery, University College Dublin and the University of Ulster, as well as the semi-public collection of RTÉ and the private collections of Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks.