Norman Mooney studied at the Crawford College of Art and Design in Cork and completed his BFA at the National College of Art in Dublin in 1992. He then received the distinguished honor of participating in the Third Degree program at the Irish Museum of Modern Art from 1992 to 1993. In 1994 he relocated to New York City and has been exhibiting locally and internationally for more than 16 years. Recent exhibitions include: 1, 2 Volume at the Siqueiros Museum in Mexico City, Mexico; Beyond Borders in Abu Dhabi Art, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Close your Eyes at Martine Chaisson in New Orleans, USA; and Wallflowers at Causey Contemporary in New York City, USA.

 

Mooney’s works are at once physical and metaphysical, exploring both the elemental and cyclical synergies of nature. Working in sculpture, installations, and paper, his practice investigates materiality, pattern, scale, and experience. Mooney’s experimental methodology incorporates industrial processes and materials, using smoke, compressed glass, steel, and resin into works that generate aesthetic and conceptual reflections. In 2000 he set up WorkSpace11 in New York where he works with a team of studio technicians, architects and engineers