Catherine Marshall assesses the unwavering artistic journey of Maria Simonds-Gooding in advance of her retrospective in Dublin
Catherine Marshall previews Hughie O’Donoghue’s latest body of work, a creative hybrid of painting and photography
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.
Catherine Marshall describes the elusive process of creating an intimate portrait, exemplified in John Minihan’s series on Francis Bacon
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
Catherine Marshall welcomes Niamh O’Sullivan’s monograph on the elusive artist and daring individual Aloysius O’Kelly.
Form and colour in Sam Walsh’s new series of paintings at Visual in Carlow, tantalise but ultimately remain evocative, writes Catherine Marshall
Within a deliberately restricted theme, Mary Lohan offers a new confrontation with the sublime, writes Catherine Marshall ahead of the artist’s exhibition at the Hamilton Gallery, Sligo, in June.
Brian Bourke recalls old conflicts together with themes of resilience in his discrete series of works at the Taylor Galleries, Dublin this spring, writes Catherine Marshall
Equivalence is not defined by the square inch, writes Catherine Marshall, of Ciaran Murphy’s pairing with Nigel Cooke at the Douglas Hyde Gallery this summer
Catherine Marshall checks the pulse of this year’s graduates of distinction and finds their communication skills well honed.
Sean Scully’s Contribution to Abstract Art by Catherine Marshall
Catherine Marshall visits the studio of Hennessy Craig prize-winner Mollie Douthit as she prepares for a solo exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 2015
Catherine Marshall looks at the evolving artistic expression of Maria Simonds-Gooding and her recent experimentation with tapestry design
Lorna Corrigan’s paintings are simultaneously riotous, explosive and exuberant, writes Catherine Marshall
Catherine Marshall finds beauty, fun and a new political consciousness in Marie Hanlon’s latest work
Sonia Shiel turns painting on its head, writes Catherine Marshall, and her exhibition invites reflective pauses, moments to question what you have just seen
Collectives help us to forge friendships and energise us to make art, writes Catherine Marshall
Jason Turner’s father kept racing pigeons and, with Jason confined to home through illness, the birds offered a fascinating source of stimulation for him, writes Catherine Marshall