Riann Coulter finds a personal compendium collated with daring and vigour, in Basil Blackshaw’s work
Kevin Francis Gray’s debt to classical sculpture is both obvious and complicated, writes Riann Coulter in anticipation of the Armagh-born artist’s first exhibition on this island.
Riann Coulter points to some highlights from David Crone’s forthcoming retrospective hosted at the FE McWilliam Gallery
Riann Coulter previews William Crozier’s exhibition at the Taylor Galleries, where his landscape paintings unite the brilliant light of the Mediterranean with the landscape of West Cork
Riann Coulter evaluates the exchange of ideas and shared interests of Nano Reid and Gerard Dillon at the Highlanes Municipal Art Gallery, Drogheda
Black Pool, White Water, by Jason Ellis recently unveiled at the Garda Memorial Garden in Dublin Castle is an ideal example of the timeless quality of abstract sculpture, writes Riann Coulter.
‘The Surreal in Irish Art’ opening at the F E McWilliam Gallery & Studio, Banbridge, Co Down, in May is the first exhibition to explore the influence of Surrealism on Irish art, writes Riann Coulter
Rita Duffy’s exhibition of new work at the F E McWilliam Gallery & Studio is inspired by a three-month residency in Norway and combines the influence of Nordic myth and culture with familiar themes from the artist’s oeuvre, writes Riann Coulter
New work from David Eager Maher at the Cross Gallery in September, will bewitch, beguile and bewilder, writes Riann Coulter
Seventeen paintings by AE Russell, a collection of portraits by Estella Solomons and literary papers from writer Seamas O’Sullivan, form the core of a valuable bequest to Trinity College Dublin, that is testimony to an enduring friendship, writes Riann Coulter
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
Riann Coulter offers compelling reasons to see this mid-career retrospective
Locky Morris is a master of finding beauty and humour in the everyday, writes Riann Coulter
Anna Campbell has maintained a remarkable consistency in terms of both technical skill and artistic vision, writes Riann Coulter
Eddie Rafferty’s love affair with Africa is manifest at his first major survey exhibition on view this summer at the FE McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge, writes Riann Coulter.
Highly acclaimed for his portraiture work, Colin Davidson’s images are particularly evocative when they depict the familiar features of Belfast, writes Riann Coulter