Cecilia Moore
Cecilia Moore is an artist maker based in Dublin, Ireland. She holds a Masters and a First Class Honours Degree in Metal Design from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. Previously she graduated in silversmithing from Birmingham School of Jewellery, going on to study dinanderie in Paris for a year, and two years at the Firestation Studios in Dublin studying sculptural techniques.
Her work has been selected for numerous national and international exhibitions, and is in public and private collections, including the National Museum of Ireland, the State Collection of Ireland, and the National Irish Visual Arts Library. She has completed several public art commissions and been selected for Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s “Critical Selection” from 2017- 2020.
In 2018 she won the Golden Fleece Award a major national prize for visual artists in Ireland; in 2016 she won the Royal Dublin Society Award for Silversmithing and Metalwork; and a Thomas Dammann Jnr. Memorial Trust Award for travel and research.
Her current work combines all the elements of her training in sculpture and metalwork to focus on “raising” an ancient, near-obsolete process of hammering a flat disc of metal to create hollow sculptural forms. It could perhaps be produced using mechanical means, but this slow, physically demanding technique becomes a ritual between the metal, hammer and maker and is the deliberate act of art-making that is central to this work.
Pieces are formed from copper, bronze, copper-based alloys, silver and often incorporates found objects and used metal parts. Surfaces are textured by a variety of methods from etching, to engraving to hammering pieces on pitted welding tables. The forms and parts always seem to wander from their initial sketched design, before decisions can be pinned down and the parts fitted and soldered together, the colour patinas too evolve and change. This method of working intuitively is far slower, and perhaps why each piece is unique, but also why each piece is a joy to make and own.
Cavaliero Finn will debut Cecilia’s work at its first Crafting a Difference show at Soshiro as part of Collect 2021.
See Cecilia's work in our feature on Metals
See Cecilia Moore in Our Collecting Craft Feature
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A Rampant Succulence, 2021 SoldView more details
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Abstract Balance - 8 piece sculpture, 2021 SoldView more details
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Passed Parts, 2021£ 1,287.00View more details
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Sprouting Discos, 2021£ 2,640.00View more details
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Sea Life, 2021£ 3,400.00View more details
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Sweet Life, 2021 SoldView more details
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Polychrome Disco, 2021 SoldView more details
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Balancing Act I, 2020 SoldView more details
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Balancing Act II, 2020 SoldView more details
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Precarious II, 2020£ 2,200.00View more details
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Bam Bam, 2017 SoldView more details
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Collect Art Fair 2023
Visit Cavaliero Finn at Collect 2023 - Room W17 in the West Wing of Somerset House - 3-5 March (previews 1-2 March) 1 - 5 Mar 2023Cavaliero Finn is proud to be returning to Collect at Somerset House, London from 3rd-5th March 2023 (with previews on 1st and 2nd March).Read more -
Artefact 2022
The contemporary craft fair at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, London 10 - 15 May 2022Artefact, is a contemporary craft fair which brings the joy of the handmade to an audience of designers, architects, collectors and enthusiasts, illustrating the increasing importance of craft to the interior design industry. It features objects of astonishing artistic merit courtesy of a host international galleries in the Design Avenue. An accompanying programme of specialist talks and demonstrations helps bring the contemporary craft to life.Read more -
Collect Art Fair at Somerset House, London
The leading contemporary craft and design fair 25 Feb - 6 Mar 2022Cavaliero Finn was delighted to return to London's beautiful Somerset House for Collect which took place this year from 25-27 February 2022 with previews on 23-24 February 2022. Cavaliero Finn presented work by 15 artists at Collect including work by Edmond Byrne, Matthew Chambers, Simon Gaiger, Ashraf Hanna, Björk Haraldsdóttir, Ikuko Iwamoto, Mimi Joung, Sun Kim, Nicholas Lees, Cecilia Moore, Frances Priest, Daniel Reynolds, Katharine Swailes, Annie Turner and Jacy Wall.Read more -
Crafting a Difference at the Argentine Ambassador's Official Residence
Part of London Craft Week 4 - 10 Oct 2021Crafting a Difference at the Official Residence of the Argentine Ambassador in Belgrave Square, London runs from October 4th -10th. The exhibition celebrates outstanding international contemporary craft set within the magnificent architecture, décor and fabric of the Argentine Ambassador’s Official Residence, in the frame of London Craft Week 2021, with support from the Crafts Council, QEST, Loewe Foundation, Michelangelo Foundation, Cockpit Arts, Design Centre Chelsea Harbour and Artegian Design.Read more -
ARTEFACT: The Contemporary Craft Fair
22 - 29 Jun 2021Attracting top designers, architects, collectors and art lovers, Artefact will feature an impressive roll call of contemporary craft and visual arts galleries including; Oxford Ceramics, Katie Jones, Lloyd Choi Gallery,...Read more -
CRAFTING A DIFFERENCE – COLLECT EDITION
12 - 30 Apr 2021From Monday the 12th of April until the 30th of April, Crafting a Difference at SoShiro will be receiving visitors to the exhibition, in person. Now that COVID restrictions have...Read more -
Crafting a Difference at SoShiro – London Art Fair Edition
22 Jan - 15 Feb 2021We are proud to be part of Crafting a Difference at SoShiro – a physical exhibition of innovative craftsmanship housed in a beautiful townhouse in Marylebone, London. Curated by Brian...Read more