Coulter investigates the variety of proposals from the four short-listed artists for Ireland’s most significant art prize
Graduating artists from Irish art colleges explore subjects ranging from housing and the environment, to the female body, writes Róisín Kennedy
A Surrealist influence is evident in With Tomorrow, where the use of the Rückenfigur – a person seen from behind – dominates and where the surrounding space creates a tense and intriguing setting, writes Róisín Kennedy
Róisín Kennedy speaks with this year’s winner of the Ireland–U.S. Council and Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Daniel Nelis
Using traditional materials and methods that link her to earlier portrait artists, Emma Stroude has become this year’s Ireland-U.S. Council/Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award winner, writes Angela Griffith
Gareth Reid’s portrait is an experiment in colour, writes Angela Griffith of this year’s recipient of the Ireland–U.S. Council and Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award
Donal Maguire reflects on Aches’ award-winning portrait, painted in the artist’s distinctive graffiti style, which references subtractive colour-mixing theory
Darragh O’Connell’s portrait of his son Mick – winner of this year’s Ireland-U.S. Council and Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award at the RHA annual exhibition – is a painting of quiet, confident masculinity and a remarkable artistic achievement, writes Angela Griffith
The AIB Award embraces a progressive spectrum of art media and provides crucial support to emerging artists, writes Marianne O’ Kane Boal
Maeve McCarthy is the recipient of the inaugural Ireland-US Council Portrait Award, a prize that underlines our fascination with this compelling genre, writes Riann Coulter
While the four artists short-listed for this year’s AIB Prize employ a variety of media to express their ideas, all share strength of impact, says Gemma Tipton
Medb Ruane introduces Cilla Patton, winner of the 2003 OpenHouse/Irish Arts Review Art Competition, and tells us why this year’s competition was her most enjoyable judging experience
Mick O’Dea’s study of fellow academician Stephen McKenna, this year’s recipient of the Ireland-US Council/Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award, embodies the artistic ideals of both sitter and creator, writes Angela Griffith
All is not harmonious in Una Sealy’s Neighbours, the winner of the Ireland-US Council/Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award at the 181st RHA Annual Exhibition, writes Isabella Evangelisti.
A crusader’s path Frances Ruane reports on Úna Burke, the 2010 recipient of the Irish Arts Review/Crafts Council of Ireland Emerging Maker Award
In celebration of its 150th anniversary, Patrick J Murphy surveys the wealth of talented art students who have won the RDS Taylor Art Award.
Mark Swords, this year’s recipient of the award, and the three short-listed nominees, share a world view that brings them beyond the boundaries of Ireland, writes Jenny Fitzgibbon.
As the AIB Prize comes into its tenth year, with past winners representing some of Ireland’s most promising artists of the decade, it is time to reflect on where Irish art is going, what might survive in the challenging economic times ahead and how young contemporary Irish artists can position themselves to achieve recognition.
Medb Ruane comes face to face with Colin Davidson’s portrait of Duke Special, the winner of the Ireland-US Council/Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award at the RHA 180th Annual Exhibition
A selection of visual artists working in a variety of media tell Catherine Marshall how the award of bursaries from the Arts Council has nurtured their practice
Ann Mulrooney discusses Orlaith Ross’ innovative porcelain panels, awarded the 2009 Craft Council of Ireland and Irish Arts Review Emerging Makers Award
The Critical Writing in Irish Craft Award 2009 is a Crafts Council of Ireland and Irish Arts Review initiative to advance, expand and support excellence in critical writing about Irish craft and to provide a platform for new critical voices in Irish craft. The winner of the inaugural Award is Muireann Charleton, who discusses the work of Pádraig Ó Mathúna
A first-time exhibitor at the RHA Annual Exhibition, Jonathan Dalton is a worthy and exciting winner of the 2009 Ireland-US Council and Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award, reports Catherine Marshall.
Initiatives like the AIB Prize are more relevant and necessary than ever, argues Donal Maguire as he reviews the work of the artists short-listed for this year’s award
Ann Mulrooney profiles the practice of Nuala O’Donovan, winner of the inaugural Crafts Council of Ireland/Irish Arts Review Emerging Makers Award
Photography advances centre stage at this year’s 178th Annual RHA Exhibition, with the inaugural Bank of Scotland (Ireland)/Irish Arts Review Portrait Prize awarded to Patrick Donald, writes Stephanie McBride
Gary Coyle’s winning portrait at the RHA Annual Exhibition is an accomplished work infused with ominous undertones, argues Donal Maguire
