About Lennon
Born 1947. Lennon is a painter.
Ciaran Patrick Lennon (born 1947) is a Dublin-based Irish artist known for his minimalist large-scale paintings.
He was chosen to represent Ireland at the 1993 São Paulo Biennial in Brazil. In the same year, Lennon was elected to Aosdána (an Irish State honour conferred on artists whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the creative arts in Ireland).
He has been described as ‘one of the most important Irish painters currently working in the field of non-objective art’. Some of his most well-known work is ‘Porous Plane’, which originated from his Folded/Unfolded Paintings of 1969–1972.
Collections Irish Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Ireland Contemporary Irish Art Society The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery Trinity College, Dublin Kamarsky collection in New York Fogg Museum, Boston Arken Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Lennon?
Irish artist (born 1947)
When was Lennon born?
Lennon was born in 1947 in Dublin.
What is Lennon's occupation?
Lennon is a painter.
What nationality is Lennon?
Lennon's recorded nationality: Republic of Ireland.
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