Cypriot Ministry of Education and Culture and Irish Department of Foreign Affairs acquire works by Miriam McConnon

The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to share the news that two works from Miriam McConnon's recent exhibition 'The Refugee’s Armour' at the Centre of Contemporary Art Diatopos (Nicosia, Cyprus) have been acquired for two important collections: 

'Domestic Partition', a charcoal on paper (140x170cm), has been acquired by the Cypriot Ministry of Education and Culture for the State collection.

Another work, namely 'Aaron’s Armour', an oil on canvas (70x55ccm) has been acquired by the Embassy of Ireland in Cyprus for the collection of the Irish Department of Foreign affairs. 

Congratulations to the artist, the Centre of Contemporary Art Diatopos and the curator of the show Daphne Nikita.

Information about the show at the Centre of Contemporary Art Diatopos can be found here.

Please note that some of the paintings from the same series of works presented in the artist's solo show at the Olivier Cornet Gallery in September and October 2023, are still available for purchase. Please visit the exhibition page or the online edition of the show in our 3D Virtual Space.

In Ireland, the artist's work can be found in many private collections but also in the OPW State Art Collection: for instance, The Gardener, acquired in 2016 and Two Syrian Roses acquired in 2019. The Office of Public Works also acquired a beautiful drawing from the artist's Lost Lace exhibition/installation in 2022.

Back in 2018, another work by Miriam McConnon, a beautiful painting titled Threads II,  was acquired by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs for the Embassy of Ireland in Nicosia.

Image: Miriam McConnon, 'Domestic Partition', charcoal on paper (140x170cm).