Community engagement and social justice
Site-specific and integrated art
2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Conor Coleman
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Murals
Painting/works on paper/printmaking
Site-specificity determines materials used
Pillars of Brasher (in progress), latex paint, approx. 300 sq ft. Murals related to identity and interconnectedness co-generated with refugee and english-learning students at Brasher High School in Pittsburgh, PA.
Defensores Ambientales 3, 2023, latex paint, approx 240 sq ft. Mural created as part of workshop related to climate change and the Anthropocene in Iztapalapa, Mexico City.
Co-liberty, 2024, multimedia, 36 sq ft. Collaborative piece created during gallery exhibition.
Show Love, 2019, latex paint, 128 sq ft. Collaborative mural created with students at a Pittsburgh Middle School as part of a residency with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Ode to Escher (MCCHSS), 2017, approx 1000 sq ft. Mural created with ninth grade students in Chennai, India.
About the Artist
Conor Coleman is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, researcher, and Fulbright Scholar from Pittsburgh, PA. He holds an MS in Applied Developmental Psychology and his research focuses on utilizing expressive arts as a scaffold for community dialogue and conflict resolution. Coleman is a teaching artist with 12+ years’ experience focusing on mural-making, and has earned grants to lead culturally-integrated programming in locations like India, Mexico, and Israel and Palestine. In addition to his work as muralist, facilitator, and qualitative data-cruncher, Coleman is also a performance artist. Raised in Irish-American culture, Coleman placed 5th in the World Championships of Irish Dance, toured with companies Lord of the Dance and Hammerstep, and made his Broadway debut in 2022 as an original cast member in the musical Paradise Square. He also plays the Irish frame drum, the bodhran, and finds that all of his work centers around the rhythm of engagement — the shared heartbeat. His embodied rhythm practices are heavily featured in his mind-bending visual art, where contours are revealed through his marks made and artifacts excavated. He had his first solo show in 2024 at the International Children’s Art gallery, and his murals are available to view in cities around the globe.
Photo by Nate Harper
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- Fulbright-Nehru Scholar, 2016-17
- Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund (CDAF) Grant Recipient, 2023
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
No
Teaching Artist
Yes, all ages
Joined the Directory
November 2025
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“Making art collectively is nothing short of magic, and has the power to transform our world.”
Conor Coleman
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Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
