Patrick Hall | painter

Patrick Hall was born near to both Birr Co. Offaly and Roscrea, Co. Tipperary in 1935 and he says that he made the decision to become a painter aged 22. He saw some paintings, particularly a painting by Georges Rouault in Dublin when he was…

Big Eyes

The story of how Margaret Keane became one of the most successful artists in America that nobody had ever heard of is both fascinating and terribly sad. For over 20 years Margaret was a virtual slave to her husband Walter who took the…

Coulrophobia: L and R Illustration round 2

Brief number 2 has been set. 'It' promises to be terrifying... Coulrophobia. The fear of Clowns. It’s a totally legit fear. You don’t know who is under that make up and manic smile. For the month that’s in it, and against our better…

L&R Illustration

L&R is an illustration project created by Aoife and Sheena Flynn. As twins we’ve always done everything together and a creative streak (thanks Nan!) meant that included heading to Art College together too. We always talked about doing a…

Eva Rothschild

This coming May, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, will be hosting an exhibition by Irish sculptor Eva Rothschild. Rothschild holds a BA in Fine Art form the University of Ulster, Belfast and an MA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, London.…

Aoife Flynn – Art

Aoife Flynn a visual artist and curator from Wicklow, Ireland. She graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design in 2008 with an Honours Degree in Fine Art Painting and completed a Masters Degree in Visual Arts Practice, IADT Dun…