Ciara McAvoy

Ciara McAvoy is a Scottish artist who primarily creates hand-drawn film posters using oil paint. Her work has been used by a wide variety of movie studios and production companies for modern films like X-Men: First Class and Filth. She has also painted posters for classic film series like Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

McAvoy has won numerous awards for her work in the film industry, including a Davey Award and a Creativity International Award for her Filth poster in 2014 and five total Communicator Awards in 2015 for Filth, X-Men, and Star Wars Revenge of the Sith. Her current work includes projects for the film Enemy of Man and Victor Frankenstein.

Early life and education

McAvoy is a native of Glasgow, Scotland and started drawing at the age of 8, selling her first oil painting by the time she was 12 years old. Her grandfather, who studied at Montmartre, was an early inspiration in her artistic endeavours.

McAvoy attended the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. McAvoy received multiple awards for her work on the film.

McAvoy's most recent work is for the Paul McGuigan film Victor Frankenstein."Alex Simon" Scheduled for release in November 2015, McAvoy created the alternative movie poster for the film.

Selected works

Date Project 2011 X-Men: First Class Official promotional material 2013 Filth Official American promotional material 2014 Kaleidoscope Man Associate Producer 2015 Enemy of Man Associate producer, official movie poster 2015 Victor Frankenstein Alternative movie poster

Awards and recognition

In 2014, McAvoy was an award winner in the 44th Creativity International Print & Packaging Design Awards for her work on the film Filth. The same year, she received a Davey Award for the Filth movie poster from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. At the 2015 Communicator Awards in Beverly Hills, California, McAvoy won a total of five awards, being recognized for her work with Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, X-Men and Filth.