![Tony Strickland and Neil Shawcross at the exhibition (photo Liam Madden)](http://irishartblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tonystrickland1ms01-300x200.jpg)
Last Friday saw the closing party for an exhibition of portraits on one subject – art curator Tony Strickland. The exhibition featured paintings, drawings and fine art photography from a variety of visual artists over the past ten years. There were many familiar faces in the quite full room.
![Veronica Heywood with her friend Joan at the exhibition (photo Liam Madden)](http://irishartblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tonystrickland1ms02-300x200.jpg)
Tony turned sixty at the beginning of October and this was billed as the finale to the extended celebrations. Neil Shawcross RHA, RUA was in attendance to give the speech.
![Damien Davey and PJ Lynch at the exhibition (photo Liam Madden)](http://irishartblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tonystrickland1ms03-300x200.jpg)
The exhibition took place in the Athena Room – upstairs in Sol Art on Dawson Street. The party continued on to the Red Bank Wine Bar on Duke Street.
![Frank O'Dea, Andrew Manson, Tony Strickland and Sarah Eva Manson at the exhibition (photo Liam Madden)](http://irishartblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tonystrickland1ms04-300x200.jpg)