The Dublin Painting & Sketching Club’s 131st Annual Exhibition opened last Sunday at the County Hall in Dun Laoghaire.  The exhibition includes paintings, prints and drawings by 75 well-known contemporary Irish artists from many parts of the country. The exhibition continues until Sunday 5th April.

An exhibition of prints by Stephen Vaughan and fused glass pieces by Killian Schurmann opened this evening (Thursday 26th March) in the Dalkey Arts Gallery. The exhibition continues till April 11th.

An exhibition of paintings by father and son Kilkenny based artists, Tom and William Watson opened last week in Artforms Gallery, Carlow town. A bold and vibrant body of work depicting circus, urban and rural scenes and interiors makes up this unique collection. The exhibition continues until 31st March.

Last week saw the opening of the exhibition ‘Portaits’ by artist Barrie Cooke. In sixty years of painting Barrie Cooke has made over twenty-five portraits of poets, writers and artists, all of whom are his friends. They make an illustrious gathering of cultural icons and include poets Seamus Heaney, John Montague, Ted Hughes, Núala Ní…

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An exhibition by up and coming artist Francis McCrory was opened in Gormleys’ Belfast Gallery by broadcaster and art collector Eamonn Mallie.  He  commented “This exhibition is a challenging affair and McCrory’s works are not for the faint hearted. There is an edginess and rawness attaching to practically all of the paintings. The artist is…

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