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George Callaghan

George Callaghan was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland in l941, attending Carr's Glen Primary School up the Old Park Road. At the age of four his family immigrated to South Africa where he was educated in the ways of Apartheid. He also became the "Western Province Boxing Champion" (Gnat weight division). At the age of 14 the impending death of his Grandfather forced the family to return to Belfast, throwing him in the deep end of sectarianism.

George attended Ashfield Secondary Intermediate, he left school at 15 to work at Nicholson and Bass (printers and box makers, Alfred Street) as an apprentice Commercial Artist. A year later he commenced studying Art at the Belfast College of Art on a Scholarship

George started work in Dublin as a junior designer with Janus Advertising Agency and 8 months later moved to Kennys Advertising Agency as a senior designer. He then moved to London as a designer, 8 months later he emigrated to Sydney, Australia. For a year he worked as a senior designer at McCann Erickson then moved to Leo Burnetts where he stayed for the next 11 years as an Art Director. At the age of 32 he then moved to the Australian Island State of Tasmania where he has lived for the last 27 years. In this time he has been recognised as one of the States leading Artists. He also enjoys the reputation of being Australia's leading Harp maker and a leading exponent of the Celtic Harp. The recordings of his harp music include 2 compact disc "Traditional Airs", "Rhyme and Reason" along with several cassettes.

Exhibitions

1962 - Cema Art Gallery - Belfast
1963 - Grafton Gallery - Dublin
1963 - I.C.A. Gallery - Dublin
1964 - Highgate Gallery - London
1965 - Highgate Gallery - London
1966 - Aladdin Gallery - Sydney
1968 - Blaxland Galleries - Sydney
1969 - Contempory Art Society - Sydney
1970 - Saddlers Court - Tasmania
1970 - Saddlers Court - Tasmania
1971 - Saddlers Court - Tasmania
1972 - Charlie Miller Gallery - Tasmania
1972 - Saddlers Court - Tasmania
1973 - Hamilton Gallery - Tasmania
1974 - Saddlers Court - Tasmania
1975 - Saddlers Court - Tasmania
1977 - Saddlers Court - Tasmania
1978 - Saddlers Court - Tasmania
1979 - Hamilton Gallery - Tasmania

1986 - Bower Bank Mill - Tasmania
1989 - Swan Gallery, Cygnet - Tasmania
1990 - Strickland Gallery - Tasmania
1990 - Strickland Gallery - Tasmania
1991 - Strickland Gallery - Tasmania
1991 - Crohill Gallery - Canberra
1992 - Salamanca Collection - Tasmania
1994 - Kenny's Gallery - Galway
1995 - Bower Bank Mill - Tasmania
1995 - Saddlers Court - Tasmania
1996 - Liberator Gallery - Adelaide
1996 - Cavehill Gallery - Belfast
1996 - Cork Art Society - Cork
1996 - Kenny's Gallery - Galway
1996 - Salamanca Collection - Tasmania
1996 - Palm Beach Gallery - Sydney
1997 - Red Chapel Gallery - Hobart
2001 - Eakin Gallery - Belfast