Irish Artist Exhibits at the BP Portrait Awards in London’s National Portrait Gallery

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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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Opening of Lucie Pacovska’s Solo Show at Balla Bán Art Gallery

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Two sides of things’ is the title of a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Czech artist Lucie Pacovska which took place recently at Balla Bán Art Gallery, Westbury Mall, Dublin. Lucie’s paintings offer alternate views of portraying an individual.  Her show includes a selection of her latest oil paintings fittingly entitled the ‘Green series’…

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People’s Art at Stephen’s Green, Dublin

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Peoples Art 2011 was on again this weekend (24-26 June) on the railings of three sides of Stephen’s Green in Dublin 2. The event is organised for times a year by People’s Art Dublin – a voluntary, part time, non profit making group, brought together by Dublin City Council to promote the visual arts to…

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‘Sean Nós’ opens in the Sol Art Gallery

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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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