Claire Falconer
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Ireland
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, Italy
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and United States
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.
Following a degree
Academic degree
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in Law
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with Hispanic Studies at Queen’s University, Belfast, Falconer continued to exhibit her work around Europe
Europe
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and United States
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. During these years many magazines and newspapers published major articles on Claire Falconer paintings entitled featuring her in a small group of International
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artists whose art values have been growing constantly during the years.
Art work
Falconer's work was recognised by the artArt
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world when she won a National RTÉ art competition in October 2001. Twenty-six of her paintings were displayed at the Abode Gallery in Dublin.
Her portraits, including self portraits, seem at once ancient and modern.
In 2003, Falconer was commissioned to paint a portrait of Richard Bennett, Headmaster of Portora Royal School
Portora Royal School
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, Enniskillen
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, the old school of Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
and Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett
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.
In 2004 a Japanese
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girl whom Falconer dressed in sumptuous embroidered brocade was depicted in a stylized painting that was to become one of Falconer's most successful pieces of work.
She has also been living in Rome, Italy and Los Angeles, California, in recent years.
Filmography
- Bury the love axe - American Film Institute
- Thermae 2'40" - directed by Christian FilippellaChristian FilippellaChristian Filippella is a filmmaker living and working in Los Angeles, California, Rome, Italy and Belfast, Northern Ireland.Filippella began working as an independent filmmaker in Spain and Ireland...
- Hate 2 OHate 2 OHate 2 O is a 2006 film written, directed, and produced by Alex Infascelli. It is the followup to his 2004 film The Vanity Serum, considered by many to be his breakout film. It was released in Italy on May 5, 2006.-Cast:...
- Silver CaseSilver CaseSilver Case is a 2011 crime comedy, produced and directed by Christian Filippella, starring Oscar Nominees actors Eric Roberts and Seymour Cassel, Brian Keith Gamble, Chris Facey, Vincent De Paul , Shalim Ortiz, Claire Falconer, Brad Light, Art Hsu, Stanely B...
- directed by Christian FilippellaChristian FilippellaChristian Filippella is a filmmaker living and working in Los Angeles, California, Rome, Italy and Belfast, Northern Ireland.Filippella began working as an independent filmmaker in Spain and Ireland...