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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 |
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 |