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Last Thursday saw the opening of “Chaos&Order” in the In-Spire Galerie on Gardiner Street, Dublin 1. James Devlin is a self-taught painter and illustrator who’s work has been seen in Dublin, New York, and Berlin. Artist and Exhibition Statement: “My best work sits on the border of Chaos and Order, I liken it to a band…
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James Earley says: “It’s been a life goal to work with stained glass”. Interestingly, an ancestor of his, Thomas Earley, co-founded Earley & Company in 1864 producing stained glass. They were one of the most significant businesses working in stained glass and marble throughout Ireland and the UK for almost a century and a half. Stained…
After almost 20 years in Dún Laoghaire the Dublin Painting & Sketching Club’s annual exhibition will be moving to a location overlooking the Liffey and the theme of the exhibition is “River Liffey”. The exhibition opens on Monday 16th April in CHQ. One of the country’s largest national art exhibitions, the Dublin Painting & Sketching…
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Last night saw the opening of an exhibition of 12 new paintings by Chára Nagle. The Haystacks Series created using tempera grassa on large board, captures the essence of the Irish country landscape at harvest time, inspired by the Kildare farm of her mother’s youth. Each painting captures a different mood, with low horizon lines and animated cloudscapes,…
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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. Tony turned sixty at the beginning of…