Seamus Connolly

Séamus Connolly is one of Ireland’s leading bronze portrait sculptors, best known for his highly acclaimed life-size portraits.

Seamus runs a bronze foundry in West Clare and rather uniquely, takes all his work from inception in clay, through to being finally cast in bronze, right here in his own workshop – all of which is intrinsically linked to the Gallery here.

His main body of work includes lifesize bronze portraits of various public figures, from John B Keane in Listowel, Dermot Earley in Roscommon, Richard Harris in Kilkee, Mick Mackey in Castleconnell, Frank McCourt in Limerick and GAA all-star Paidi O Se in Ventry, Co. Kerry, Anthony ‘Axel’ Foley in Thomand Park and Gerry O Malley in Roscommon. He is currently working on a lifesize of the late American President John F Kennedy to be unveiled in Bruff, Co. Limerick this year (2018). But Seamus is equally sought after for his artistic and stylized bronze pieces, which we stock here in the Gallery.

He has a fantastic reputation for these individual, quirky sculptures, most of which are inspired by animals and nature and sit particularly well in people’s homes.

His work is currently owned by the OPW, the Irish Government, the GAA, the National Irish Writers Museum as well as a list of high end clientiele from the Swiss Ambassador to Bertie Ahern and even the inimitable Pauline McGlinn – as well as by a list of private collectors.

Pair of Bronze Cats (Small – Green)

Bronze Ram 2020 Green

Tall Flat Face Cat (Dark)

Past works

Bronze Horse (looking back)

Bronze Horse – light grey

Bronze Dog 2020

Bronze Dog (Medium – Blue)

Bronze Whippet (small) II

Bronze large Hare 1

Bronze Horse – Teal

Litter of Kittens (Bronze Sculptures x 3)

Bronze Cat (Flat Face) Teal

Bronze Dog (dark grey)

Bronze Dog (small) Red-Brown

Bronze Dog Small (green)

Bronze Cat (small)

Bronze Dog (pink)

Blue Green Cat

Bronze Dog (small) Green

test 1

Bronze Goat (small)

Whippet (bigger)

Bronze Ram

Bronze Whippet (small)

Bronze Goat

Bronze Cat (Medium Size – Tilted Face)

Kicking Goat – Bronze

Small Bronze Cat (Green)

Bronze Cat

Bronze Dog

Bronze Pig

Bronze Horse (Medium)

Bronze Goat

Bronze Horse

Bronze Cow

Swirling Bronze Goat Grey

Bronze Sheep

Bronze Horse – Grey

Bronze Horse – Green Beauty

Bronze Goat (Arching)

Bronze Horse

Bronze Cat

Bronze Goat (Leaping)

Bronze Bull

Bronze Goat

Bronze Goat

Bronze Sheep

Bronze Pig (medium)

Small Bronze Sheep

Medium Bronze Dog

Bronze Horse

Bronze Ram

Small Bronze Dog II

Bronze Goat

Bronze Cow

Bronze Goat (Grey)

Bronze Goat

The Black And White Dog

Bronze Sheep (Dark Blue)

Bronze Sheep (Grey)

Small Green Cat

Gold and Black Cat

Bronze Red Goat (Small)

(2) The Black and White Dog

Small Green Goat

Standing Hare (looking backwards) small

Bronze Horse

Bronze Large Hare 2a

Bronze Large Hare 2b

Bronze Large Hare 3