Biography
Leo Higgins is an Irish sculptor born in Dublin in 1951. He is a founder member of the Sculptor’s Society of Ireland (now Visual Artists Ireland). He lectures part-time at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin and is a Director of CAST Bronze Foundry in Dublin. Winner of the Oireachtas Prize for Sculpture in 1984 and 1985, Higgins has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout Ireland, including the Royal Hibernian Academy and Sculpture in Context, Dublin. Large public commissions include ‘Justice’ for the new Criminal Courts in Dublin and ‘Riverrun’ for the UNESCO/Dublin City of Literature Library Garden. His work is in the collections of Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland, Irish Life, Memorex Computers, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Aer Rianta, and Dublin Airport, Denisco.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Grapevine Arts Centre,Dublin
Lincoln Gallery
Bell Gallery, Belfast
Cork Arts Society
Selected Group Exhibitions
Independent Artists
Oireachtas
Aer Rianta “Gateway To Art”, Dublin Airport
R.H.A., Dublin
“Little Sculpture”, Solomon Gallery, Dublin
Solomon Gallery, Dublin
R.H.A. Banquet
Awards
Oireachtas Prize for Sculpture
Polish Biennale “Art of Architecture”
Pillar Project (with Shane O’Toole)
Collections
Irish Life
Memorex Computers
Bank of Ireland
Institute of Chartered Accountants Awards
Suqerquinn – Finglas
A.I.B
Aer Rianta – Dublin Airport
Denisco
National Media Awards