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It was a packed Athena Room for the opening of Frank O’Dea’s solo exhibition entitled ‘Musicians and Lovers’. The exhibition was curated by Tony Strickland. The very funny, quirky and clever opening speech was given by artist Graham Knuttel. The exhibition continues until October 27th in The Athena Room, 8 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 (1st…
There was a great turn out in Glasthule village for the opening of an exhibition of paintings by Bob Ryan. The exhibition is being held in the Glasthule Gallery. Eamon Ryan TD (son of the artist) gave the opening speech which was both touching and humorous. The exhibition continues until 27th October.
There was a great turn out for the opening of ‘The Performance’, an exhibition of paintings and photography tonight in The Gallery in Dalkey. The exhibition was opened by Monica Loughmann of Elite Ballet Company who featured in at least one of the works. The exhibition features works by Rose Stapleton, John Brobbel, Peter Pearson, Keith Dixon, Ruthie…
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Hennessy and the National Gallery of Ireland have announced the 14 finalists chosen for the Hennessy Portrait Prize 2016. The finalists were selected from almost 400 entries encompassing a wide range of media and materials, by artists living in Ireland and Irish artists abroad. The shortlisted artists for the Hennessy Portrait Prize 2016 are: Peter…
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