Last week saw the opening of an exhibition by Niall O’Loughlin who is considered by many to be one of the world’s top caricaturists. The exhibition is in the Balla Ban Gallery in the Westbury Mall, off Grafton Street. The exhibition closes today (26th November). Share this:ShareFacebookStumbleUpon

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The exhibition “Father and Son” opened last Thursday, October 13th in the Doorway Gallery on South Frederick Street. The exhibition by Val Byrne and his son Roland Byrne was officially opened by Eamon de Buitlear. The exhibition coincides with Val’s 75th birthday. The show continues until Thursday November 3rd. Share this:ShareFacebookStumbleUpon

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Recently I met with Maria Corbett, director of the Powerscourt Gallery. Maria took over the gallery in 2009 and works alongside with Philippa Kelly and Aisling Bodkin.  She has definitely noticed many changes since then.  2011 is a lot tougher than previous years. There are a lot less impulse buys.  People are buying because of [...]

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Tonight (14th September) saw the opening in the Dalkey Heritage Centre of  “Familiar Places” – a solo exhibition by Deborah Donnelly featuring colourful landscape paintings from South County Dublin: Sandycove, Dun Laoghaire and the odd cow, chicken or pig! The exhibition also features work by her mother Clare O’Farrell. The exhibition continues until Sunday 17th [...]

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6 September — 31 October 2011 Dublin Contemporary is a large-scale visual art exhibition that will run over a period of 8 weeks from 6th September to 31st October 2011. It is one of the most ambitious art exhibitions ever staged in Ireland and is expected to attract over 150,000 visitors. It is a citywide [...]

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Roscrea-based multi-media artist Jerry Cahir’s third solo exhibition Whisperings of the Soul was opened in Kenny’s Lahinch Art Gallery by cardiologist Dr Brian Maurer on the 5th August. There was a capacity crowd which included Dessie and Pat O’Malley, former ambassador to Washington Sean Donlon, the Moylan Brothers, author and historian George Cunningham, and a [...]

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Irish painter, Al Freney, was recently selected from over 2,350 international entries as the only Dublin based artist to exhibit at the 32nd annual BP Portrait Award in London – the world’s most prestigious portrait competition, which promotes the very best in contemporary portrait painting. Housed in the National Portrait Gallery, Freney’s work entitled, ‘At [...]

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There’s lots to see and do at The Grange in Ballyboughal, North County Dublin. Last Saturday saw the opening of a new garden designed by Jane McCorkell – Bloom Gold Overall Winner as well as  a sculpture exhibition in the garden which showcases work from six contemporary Irish artists.  There’s also a new exhibition by  [...]

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Last night (Thursday 16th June) saw the opening of Sean Nós – an exhibition featuring new works by prominent Irish artists Liam O’Neill, J.B Vallely, John Behan, Eamon O’Doherty, Aidan Harte and others in the Sol Art Gallery on Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Being Bloomsday, there were a number of attendees dressed up for the [...]

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Jacqueline Nicholson‘s solo exhibition  ‘Thus the shadow of the object fell upon the ego” opened on 3rd June  in the Mad Art Gallery in Lower Gardiner Street.  This is her first solo exhibition since graduating from IADT in 2010 with a BA (Hons) Degree in Visual Arts Practice. The exhibition has been extended until 17th [...]

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Frank O’Dea’s Solo Show opened recently in the Balla Ban Gallery in the Westbury Mall (off Grafton Street). Share this:ShareFacebookStumbleUpon

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The Opening of Leitrim artist Maria Noonan-McDermott’s solo exhibition ‘Cailleach Feasa’ took place on Monday night,  23rd May in the Yeats Art Gallery in Sligo. “In my work I narrate the stories with colour and humour as over the years they’ve formed and shaped in my memory. My paintings become the text, and you, the [...]

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Earlier this month the Dublin Painting & Sketching Club (founded 1874) held its annual exhibition.   To celebrate Dublin’s award as the ‘City of Literature’ (UNESCO Award 2010), the Club has incorporated a literary theme this year. Over 25 members showed works specially created with literary interest for the exhibition – portraits of Irish writers [...]

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The Bad Art Gallery on Francis Street has closed.  However a new incarnation – The Doorway Gallery has opened on South Frederick Street.  The gallery is run by Denise Donnelly and Deirdre Carroll who both worked in the Bad Art Gallery. The official opening was performed by Pat Kenny of RTE last Thursday (24th March). [...]

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Tonight (Thursday 24th March) saw the very well attended opening of Ken Browne’s latest solo exhibition ‘Odyssey II’ at the Origin Gallery in Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. The paintings are inspired by the music of Kevin Kastning (who flew in for the opening from the US). You can see the exhibition up to 19th April. [...]

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An exhibition of work from a selection of IGI members opened tonight (Thursday 24th March) in the United Arts Club.  The incredibly entertaining opening was performed by Anne Gildea of ‘The Nualas’. Anne Gildea of ‘The Nualas’ who opened the show with artist Brian Gallagher at the exhibition opening The exhibition continues until 11th April. [...]

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Last Wednesday (9th March) saw the opening of a solo exhibition by Mark Doherty in The MadArt Gallery in Gardiner Street, Dublin 1.  The exhibition is curated by Olivier Cornet (Olliart) and was opened by DIT fine Art lecturer Joe Hanly. Dealing with diverse themes including consumerism, the cults of celebrity and personality, junk food [...]

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“The Carousel Series” by Laurence O’Toole opened on Thursday 3rd March in Gormley’s Dublin Gallery. His exhibition examines our want and desire for all that is bright and golden, what glistens with promise and renders us unable to see anything past the veneer of the fair, regardless of the obvious omens and shadows of instability. [...]

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‘Cailleach Feasa’, an exhibition by Maria Noonan-McDermott opened last Friday (25th February) at the Solas Art Gallery in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim. The exhibition was eloquently Opened By Gail Quinn. The evening was very well attended despite it being election day. ‘The paintings have delightful titles, leading one into the childhood stories portrayed in rich textured [...]

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Artist, Ray Sherlock, gets into election fever with his caricature portraits of the three main contenders in the countdown to ballot day this Friday. I’m tired of looking at so many photos of the three leaders on lamp posts and in every paper and at this stage I could paint these guys with my eyes [...]

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