Sean Mac Carthy was born in Cork in 1957.  He studied in a number of arts institutes including Crawford College of Art and Design, Camberwell School of Art and Design, London, City and Guilds of London, Kensington and Stafford College.  Sean has also studied with Danish artist Gerik Seheldrap, Kilcrohane and with Master Figure Sculptor Bruno Luechessi, Arizona.

Exhibitions include the RDS Horseshow, Sculpture Society of Ireland Exhibition, St. Finbarre’s Cathedral, Frank Lewis Garden Exhibition and the ‘C2’ Exhibition at the Crawford Gallery Cork. 

Sean has worked on a number of commissions both public and private. Past work include an Aer Rianta commission of a bronze sculpture of Christy Ring for Cork Airport, a Holy Family Church Commission of ‘Emmanuel’ for their premises on Military Hill, Cork,  a bronze sculpture of Bill Clinton, Ballybunion, ‘Eden’, commissioned by Port of Cork for the Millennium Garden, Tivoli, ‘Inclusive Spirit’, Douglas Community School, Cork, ’Focus’ Bronze, Carrigaline Community School, Cork and ‘The Blacksmith’, Bronze Coolagown, Fermoy  commissioned by Castlelyons Development Committee.

Currently Sean is working on a commission for a private garden in Mallow, 4 bronze plaques of children playing hide and seek.