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Donal Maguire is Curator of the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art, National Gallery of Ireland.

Articles by Donal Maguire

Captured or caught?
Painting

Captured or caught?

Impressively executed and unsettling in effect, Molly Judd’s Murmuring Lights, is a worthy winner of this year’s Ireland-U.S. Council/Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award, writes Donal Maguire.

 


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Portrait of Eoghan
Painting

Portrait of Eoghan


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This dream and you
Painting

This dream and you


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The impossibility of an island
Arts Lives and Exhibitions

The impossibility of an island

Donal Maguire sees an elegant statement on the interconnectedness of all things in David Beattie’s installation at IMMA


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Reality check
Arts Lives and Exhibitions

Reality check

As winner of the Hennessy portrait prize Gerry Davis has cause for celebration; yet his recent series illustrating dormant studios shows the stark reality for many of his peers, writes Donal Maguire


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A Letter from Walter Osborne
Curators' Choice

A Letter from Walter Osborne

Donal Maguire selects an illustrated letter, written by Walter Osborne, from the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art


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Face-Off: RHA Portrait Award
Prizes and Awards

Face-Off: RHA Portrait Award


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AIB Prize 2009
Prizes and Awards

AIB Prize 2009


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Darkside chronicles
Arts Lives and Exhibitions

Darkside chronicles


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When Words Are Not Enough
Museums and Collections

When Words Are Not Enough


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Fresh Cuty
Artists

Fresh Cuty


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Fresh Cut
Painting

Fresh Cut

Mairead O’Eocha’s latest series of oil paintings explore the time-honoured genre of flower painting, writes Donal Maguire.


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This dream and you
Artists Prizes and Awards

This dream and you

Donal Maguire reflects on Aches’ award-winning portrait, painted in the artist’s distinctive graffiti style, which references subtractive colour-mixing theory


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