Clive Moloney (b. Tipperary, Ireland) is a visual artist based in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has lived in the US for the past 15 years. He completed his MFA in 3D at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2013, and his BFA in Sculpture at Limerick School of Art and Design in 2007.
Moloney has exhibited both nationally and internationally, most notably at Limerick City Gallery of Art (Ireland), Gallery Kayafas (Boston), The Front Gallery (New Orleans), Contemporary Arts International (Acton, MA), Soulangh Cultural Park (Taiwan), Weston Art Gallery (Cincinnati, OH), Garner Large (Louisville, KY), Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum (Hamilton, OH).
Clive Moloney’s art practice is rooted in a deep relationship with a woodland surrounding his home in Cincinnati. His work is a direct response to the climate and biodiversity crisis and the conflicted relationship between humans with the natural world. He utilizes organic materials including wood, plants, wild clay, and animal bones to create visual myths. These myths display stories of our kinship with the more-than-human world using themes of animism, ritual, death and beauty. In the new Anthropocene epoch, we have lost awareness of and reverence for the natural world. Clive’s work aims to inspire a sense of awe and responsibility for the beauty and complexity of the world around us.
Special thanks to Garner LARGE Gallery for their contributions to this exhibition.