Tag: Ian Cumberland
Ian Cumberland receives an ACNI Major Individual Artist Award
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Congratulations to QSS member Ian Cumberland who, together with four other acclaimed artists (pianist, Ruth McGinley, writer, Richard O’Rawe, children’s writer, Derek Keilty, and violinist, Darragh Morgan), has been presented with a Major Individual Artist Award (MIA) for Visual Arts. Supported by The National Lottery, these awards, worth up to £15,000 each, are the highest…
Ian Cumberland
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Ian Cumberland (b. 1983) is a Belfast-based visual artist. His work blends hyperrealism, theatricality, and societal critique, distorting normality to explore how societal constructs shape our perceptions. Engaging with themes like isolation, consumerism, and digital reality, he challenges how appearances can obscure truth. Recent solo exhibitions include ‘Presence in Absence’ at JD Malat Gallery, London…