Charles Bronfman’s Claridge Collection Auction: Part V: Decorative Arts

April 21, 2015

LOT 163

Lot 163

ROBERT ‘IRISH’ FLYNN (1944 - )

ROBERT ‘IRISH’ FLYNN (1944 - )
Lot 163 Details
ROBERT ‘IRISH’ FLYNN (1944 - )

UNTITLED

stoneware
height 15" — 38.1 cm., diameter 10.5" — 26.7 cm.
applied seal mark, circa 1997

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $132
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Provenance:

Purchased directly from the artist

Note:



ROBERT ‘IRISH’ FLYNN (1944 - )

Robert Flynn was born in Teaneck, New Jersey in 1944. He received his B.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1970 and his MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1972. He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1973, where he taught at the School of Art, University of Manitoba, alongside Robert Archambeau. Flynn eventually became Professor and Head of Ceramics at the school until his retirement in 2002.

Flynn, known for his functional ware and low-fired salt glazes, has exhibited across Canada and the United States, in New Zealand and South Korea. His work is included in collections across North America, and in 1993, he was nominated for the Saidye Bronfman Award. Flynn is presently a studio artist living in Helena, Montana.

Selected Corporate, Private and Public Collections

Archie Bray Foundation, Helena MT
Cameron Gallery, Winnipeg MB
Claridge Collection, Montreal PQ
First Trust Bank, Minneapolis MN
Friendship Wall, NAU, Flagstaff AZ
MacKenzie Art Gallery Collection, Regina SK
Mills College Collection, Oakland CA
Northern Arizona State University, Flagstaff AZ
Red Deer College, Red Deer AB
Residential tile installation, (Adams), Otterburne, MB
Residential tile installation, (Blakeman-Welch/Panych), Winnipeg, MB
Russell Museum, Great Falls MT
The Lee Sclar Gallery, Portland OR
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg MB

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2002 Around Function, SITE Gallery, Winnipeg MB
1986 Recent Ceramic Works, Culpepper Gallery, Calgary AB
1985 Changes, Gallery 1.1.1., Winnipeg MB
1982 Lindor Gallery, Winnipeg MB
Gallery 1.1.1., Winnipeg MB
1980 Yamato House, Lenox, MA
1979 Lewistown Gallery, Lewistown MT
Butte-Silverbow Gallery, Butte MT
1978 Atelier Ladywood, Ladywood MB
1976 Ellis East Gallery, Toronto ON
1975 Young Designers, Winnipeg MB
Gallery 1.1.1., Winnipeg MB
1974 Cameron Gallery, Winnipeg MB
1973 Ketterer Gallery, Bozeman MT
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena MT
1971 Crafts Gallery, Leverett MA

Selected Invitational Events

2012 Montana by the Sea, Stewart Kummer Gallery, Gualala CA
2011 Archie Bray International, Helena MT; Studio Tour
2004 CERAM*A*RAMA; Celebrating Clay, Phoenix AZ
Red Sky Studio: Former Archie Bray Residents, Spokane WA
2002 Archie Bray Benefit Auction, Helena MT
2001 Clay Odyssey (Auction), Archie Bray Foundation, Helena MT
1999 Clay at the Crossroad: Directions in Contemporary Ceramics, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg MB
Contemporary Manitoba Clay, SITE, Winnipeg MB
Archie Bray Benefit Auction, Helena MT
Ceramic Reunion Exhibition, Ohio State University, Columbus OH
1997 Claridge Collection, American Crafts Museum, NYC
Hearts and Humans Charity Invitational, Helena MT
1996 Third Oregon Clay Invitational, Renshaw Gallery, McMinnville, OR
1995 Winter Showcase, Holter Museum of Art, Helena MT
Art at Terminal 3, Toronto ON
The Entirely Approachable Art Auction Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1994 The Archie Bray Foundation, I/O Gallery, New Orleans LA
Containment: The Space Within, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo ON
Bray Foundation Directors/Residents, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
1993 Bronfman Award Nominees, Winnipeg MB
NCECA International Invitational Traveling Ashtray Show, San Diego CA
Clay North, Northern Arizona University Museum, Flagstaff AZ
1990 Kanadisk Keramikk, International Ceramics Symposium, Oslo, Norway
Archie Bray Exhibition, Maveety Gallery, Portland OR
Canada Collects, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo ON
1989 Premiere Exhibition, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo ON
KECSKEMET/CANADA, Montreal PQ
Teapots, Prime Gallery, Toronto ON
CLAYAZART, Northern Arizona State University, Flagstaff AZ
1988 1000 Miles Apart '88, Unlimited Art, Winnipeg MB
The Canadians Are Coming ..., Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Fired Imagination, a Canadian-Australian Exchange touring international invitational. Venues include Winter Olympics, Calgary; World Crafts Council Conference, Sydney; Expo'88, Brisbane, Toowoomba, Queensland
From Canada, Lee Sklar Gallery, NJ
Live From Canada, Edmonton AB
Apropos Design, Main Access, Winnipeg MB
1987 1000 Miles Apart '87, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB
75th Anniversary, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg MB
Series '87, Red Deer AB
Fresh Clay, Nash Gallery, Minneapolis MN
1986 International Exhibition..., Seoul, South Korea
Canadian National..., Paris Gibson Gallery, Great Falls MT
1985 The Teapot Show, Shelley Tadman Gallery, Winnipeg MB
1984 Canadian Clay Eh!, Calgary AB
Tour du Canada, Montreal PQ
1983 Teapot Invitational, Rubiyat Gallery, Calgary AB
1982 Archie Bray Foundation, Helena MT
1981 Manitoba Crafts Council, Winnipeg MB
1979 Danco Art Gallery, Northampton MA
1977 Manitoba Craftsmen, Winnipeg MB
1976 Faces of Canada, Montreal PQ
1975 Potters of Western Canada, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby BC
Winnpipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg MB
Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg MB
1971 Supermud, Pennsylvania State University, State College PA

Selected Juried Exhibitions

2006 The Teapot: Form and Function, Oregon Potters Association NCECA, Portland
OR
1993 A Taste of the Claridge Collection, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo,ON
1992 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal PQ
1990 N.C.E.C.A. Members Exhibition (traveling exhibition), Cincinnati OH
4th National Biennial of Ceramics (traveling exhibition), Trois Riviere PQ
1989 Manitoba Crafts Council, Winnipeg MB
1984 Reflections on Three Plains, Winnipeg MB
1976 National Ceramics, Calgary AB
1973 Crafts and Craftsmen, Great Falls MT
Northwest Craftsmen, Henry Gallery, Seattle WA
1972 THINGS, Boston MA
National Student Clay Today, Iowa City IA
Southern Tier Crafts, Corning NY
New York Crafts, Ithaca NY
Providence Art Show, Providence RI
1971 Providence Junior College, Providence RI
1967-69 Leverett Art Gallery, Leverett MA


Selected Grants and Awards

1989 Manitoba Nominee - Bronfman Foundation Award
1986 University of Manitoba Special Travel Grant
1986 Manitoba Arts Council Travel Grant
1977 Manitoba Research Council
1973 Manitoba Research Council
1972 Juror's Award; State of New York

Selected Links

Red Lodge Clay Center


CONDITION DETAILS

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