2007 Awardee: Marie O’Connor
I am writing to say a huge thank you…. I am thrilled! It will be an enormous help to me in my studies.
Biography
From Nitshill in Glasgow, Marie O’Connor graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1999. After a few years working in the industry, Marie has made the decision to go back into full-time study and won a place on the highly competitive masters course in Mixed Media Textiles at the Royal College of Art in London.
Marie finds the prospect of studying at RCA very exciting, an environment which she says will inspire creativity, collaboration and critical debate between students from a wide range of backgrounds and training. Marie’s current folio is both interesting and exciting and full of experimentation, showing that she will take full advantage of the opportunities that studying at RCA present.
Marie’s work could take her in many directions, into fashion, design or visual arts. She is a name to remember.
How the Award Helped
The Dewar Arts Award will help support Marie through her studies at RCA.
Since the Award
Marie writes that her two years at the Royal College of Art were “fun, stressful, inspirational, hectic, and ultimately really rewarding”. During her time there, she won first prize in a project for an international trend predictions company for her conceptual approach and textile samples. Collaborating with students of womenswear and accessories, she was runner-up in a design competition to produce a capsule collection for a well-known high-street fashion brand. The trio hope to continue their successful collaboration into their professional careers.
I am writing to say a huge thank you…. I am thrilled! It will be an enormous help to me in my studies.