Interior Visions
As he prepares for an exhibition at the Hillsboro Fine Art Gallery in Dublin, Patrick Graham tells Brian McAvera of the fearlessness that contributes to great art and the profound influence his rural background has exerted on his imagery

An Incomplete Firmament
Máire Byrne analyses the iconography of the 17th-century embroidered Italian wall hangings at Farmleigh and ponders the location of the missing panels

‘Conquering England’
Prominent Irish cultural figures who prospered in Victorian England inspire an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, previewed here by Co-Curator Fintan Cullen

Design Portfolio
Eleanor Flegg reviews the talented cast of recent Showcase award-winners and notes some exciting names in design to watch this year

Followers of Fashion
Sara Donaldson discusses the portrayal and influence of two ambassadors of style from the current exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland

ev+a
Guest Curator Dan Cameron’s selection of artists here highlights the diversity of mediums employed at the 29th ev+a exhibition in Limerick

Cultural Exchange
Peter Murray visits the New Art Centre Sculpture Park & Gallery in England, where six Irish artists show work this spring

The Director’s Chair
As Director of IMMA Enrique Juncosa has fostered an energy and sense of aesthetic direction which is just beginning to emerge, writes Brian McAvera|

Doing Time
Fintan O’Toole finds philosophical analogies between time and the camera’s ability to contain it, in his preview of Noel Bowler’s debut exhibition ‘The Joy’ at the Gallery of Photography in Dublin

Yeats and MacGreevy
Susan Schreibman appaulds the singular dedication of Thomas MacGreevy in the promotion and appreciation of Jack B Yeats’s art over a period of fifty years

A New Chapter for Ballyfin
As phase one of the restoration of Ballyfin in County Laois reaches completion, Kevin V Mulligan documents its building history and John Mulcahy outlines Jim Reynolds’ ambitious programme of renewal for the demesne

The Two Lives of John Lewis
Peter Lord reveals some interesting facts about John Lewis, best known in Ireland for his scene painting at the Smock Alley Theatre in the 1750s

Airgeadóir
John R Bowen presents a personal selection of the best of Cork silver and gold from the last four hundred years that ranges in theme from the sacred to the profane

Luxe Appeal
Eleanor Flegg profiles textile designer extraordinaire Ciarán Sweeney, who is launching his interior line at Harrods this spring