Conor Backman (b.1988) currently lives in Richmond, Virginia. He is studying sculpture and painting at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Backman works in a variety of media including sculpture, video, and music, however his main focus is still painting. He has been painting for about five years now. In April of 2007 Conor won "Best in Show" at the tenth district Congressional Art Show for the second year in a row. In May of 2008 he became the first recipient of the Tyler Binsted scholarship for sculpture. In the fall of 2008 Backman started Monumental Gallery.
Links:
www.conorbackman.com
News:
check out my blog at http://theconartist.tumblr.com
for info about my latest projects
Shows:
Solo show at Gallery 222, Leesburg VA, February 09
Opening reception Friday February 6th
Paintings
