{{Short description|Irish artist}} {{for|the Irish/Dutch cultural scholar|Ann Rigney}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Anne Rigney | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- just the pagename, without the File:/Image: prefix or brackets --> | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different than name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|df=y|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living artists, {{Birth date|df=y|YYYY|MM|DD}} for dead. For living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per WP:DOB. Treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{birth year and age|YYYY}} or a similar option. --> | birth_place = Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=y|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_co-ordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | education = | alma_mater = Athlone Institute of Technology | known_for = | notable_works = | style = Abstract | movement = | spouse = | awards = <!-- {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} (optional) --> | elected = | patrons = | memorials = | website = {{URL|https://www.annerigney.com|annerigney.com}} | module = {{Infobox person | embed = yes | era = Contemporary | children = 2 }} }}
'''Anne Rigney''' is a contemporary Irish visual artist and sculptor.
==Biography== Born to parents Rita and Vincent, Anne Rigney is originally from Mount Temple, County Westmeath, but has made her home in Knockcroghery, County Roscommon.
Rigney studied at Athlone Institute of Technology, graduating in Art and Design. She cofounded professional artists' group ''Working Artists Roscommon'' and is a member of Visual Artists Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anne Rigney |url=https://visualartists.ie/regional-focus-holding-space/anne-rigney/ |accessdate=16 May 2020 |work=Visual Artists Ireland}}</ref>
==Style of work== Rigney's work is influenced heavily by the area in which she lives and the rural Irish countryside in general, as well as her personal life experiences.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 July 2011 |title=Roscommon Arts Centre Welcomes Anne Rigney's New Work |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/ireland/article/Roscommon-Arts-Centre-Welcomes-Anne-Rigneys-New-Work-Aug-3-20110725 |accessdate=25 April 2014 |work=Broadway World}}</ref> The style of work is mainly abstract; the media she uses includes oil paint, watercolour, acrylics, mixed-media and found objects.
==Exhibitions and events== {{columns-list|colwidth=25em| * Stay Gallery, Downey, Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presstelegram.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140423/downeys-stay-gallery-to-host-special-exhibit-by-irish-artist-anne-rigney |title=Stay Gallery to host special exhibit by Irish artist Anne Rigney |author=Greg Yee|work=Press-Telegram |date=23 April 2014 |accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedowneypatriot.com/the-downey-patriot-7/irish-artist-plans-downey-exhibit |title=Irish artist plans Downey exhibit |work=Downey Patriot |author=Jennifer DeKay|date=10 April 2014 |accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> * documenta X Fringe, Kassel, Germany * Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland * Kenny Gallery, Galway, Ireland * United States Embassy, Dublin, Ireland * ICONS Festival, Boston, Massachusetts, US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roscommonpeople.ie/itemdetail.asp?itemID=5989 |title=Rigney showcases at Boston festival |work=Roscommon People |accessdate=25 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427000314/http://www.roscommonpeople.ie/itemdetail.asp?itemID=5989 |archivedate=27 April 2014 }}</ref> * Crossroads Symposium, Roscommon, Ireland * Dyehouse Gallery, Waterford, Ireland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dyehouse-gallery.com/previous_exhibitions/1999/ |title=Dyehouse previous exhibitors: September, 1999: Anne Rigney |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009171504/http://www.dyehouse-gallery.com/previous_exhibitions/1999/ |archivedate=9 October 2007 }}</ref> * Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon, Ireland<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.advertiser.ie/athlone/article/42375/new-works-by-anne-rigney-to-be-displayed-in-august |title=New works by Anne Rigney to be displayed in August |work=Athlone Advertiser |accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref> * Basement Gallery, Dundalk, Ireland * Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford, Ireland * Celtic Links, Inverness, Scotland * Mullingar Arts Centre, County Westmeath, Ireland }}
==Public collections== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=June 2018}} Rigney's works have been acquired by the following public art collections: *Office of Public Works *Athlone Institute of Technology *Roscommon County Council *Irish Distillers
==Awards, recognition and residencies== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=June 2018}} {{Blockquote|text=''In the abstract Anne Rigney produces striking and provoking works'' |author=Ian Wieczorek, Art critic |source=The Irish Times{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} }} *Arts Council Travel Award for cultural events in Kraków, Poland *Residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Monaghan
==Activism== In early 2015 Anne Rigney campaigned publicly for same-sex marriage equality in the lead up to the referendum on the question held in Ireland that year, writing a poem and creating a video which was published on YouTube and the VoteWithUs.org website.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/yes-equality-group-plans-40-events-nationwide-1.2170709 |title=Yes Equality group plans 40 events nationwide |author=Fiach Kelly|newspaper=The Irish Times |date=10 April 2015|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/charlie-bird-backs-im-voting-yes-ask-me-why-campaign-31129726.html |title=Charlie Bird backs 'I'm Voting Yes. Ask Me Why' campaign |author=David Kearns|work=Irish Independent |date=9 April 2015|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref>
In July 2015 Rigney called for the Australian public to follow Ireland's lead and introduce equal marriage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-21/anne-rigney-irish-marriage-equality-vote/6634880 |title=Irish mother calls on Australian families to campaign for same-sex marriage in wake of referendum win |author=Sally Sara|work=ABC News |date=21 July 2015|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishecho.com.au/2015/08/01/urging-aussie-mums-to-support-equal-rights/35451 |title=Urging Aussie mums to support equal rights |work=The Irish Echo |date=1 August 2015 |accessdate=9 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309150142/http://www.irishecho.com.au/2015/08/01/urging-aussie-mums-to-support-equal-rights/35451 |archivedate= 9 March 2016 }}</ref> The Daily Telegraph published an article by Rigney in October 2016 in which she appealed directly to Australian parents to support their gay children and campaign for equal marriage, writing ''"Talk to your politicians. Hold rallies. Write letters to papers. Do not stand idly by. Your children need you."''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/rendezview/a-message-from-ireland-parents-stand-up-for-your-gay-children/news-story/d77b910ff04e8f18352e582efcb72d40 |title=A message from Ireland: Parents, stand up for your gay children |author=Anne Rigney |author-link=Anne Rigney |work=Daily Telegraph |date=25 October 2016|accessdate=16 May 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.annerigney.com/artworks/paintings/}} * [https://www.instagram.com/annerigney/ Anne Rigney] on Instagram
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