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
Cleary & Connolly’s award-winning project, on view at the Hunt Museum, Limerick, invites the viewer to step into, around and behind the painted space, writes Sarah Finlay.
Tony O’Malley’s constructions possess an individualism that defies categorisation, writes Angela Griffith ahead of the Butler Gallery’s exhibition in August.
Chris Clarke investigates the critical stance adopted by Stephen Ahern, winner of the Gallery of Photography and Irish Arts Review Artist’s Award
“The dream world with me is so strong. It’s like my personal theatre and guide”, Cathy Carman tells Brian McAvera ahead of her exhibition in September at the Dock Arts Centre, Co Leitrim.
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
When it comes to art of an unsettling nature is there a disconnection between our intellectual position and our aesthetic response? asks Brian McAvera.
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.
Contemporary maritime art can be read as a metaphor for the human condition; though some artists share a connection with the 19th-century’s celebration of the adventures of the sea, writes Peter Murray.
Philip McEvansoneya reflects on John Lavery’s portrayal of his constant model, his wife, Hazel Martyn, ahead of Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane’s exhibition ‘Lavery: Passion and Politics’.
John Coleman discusses Joshua Reynolds’ mastery of the aspirational social portrait as seen in this selection of celebrated beauties from the 18th century.
Catherine Marshall welcomes Niamh O’Sullivan’s monograph on the elusive artist and daring individual Aloysius O’Kelly.
Conleth Manning investigates a valuable 19th-century record of Irish round towers now believed to be in the USA.
The American Roth family were drawn to Ireland by an admiration for W B Yeats and remained to create a home and art collection; Peter Murray recalls their journey
At Bantry House Gardens, the constant interplay of formal elements with the sweep of the bay is unforgettable, writes Nigel Everett.
Kevin Mulligan analyses the beauty of Bellamont Forest designed by Ireland’s foremost Palladian, Edward Lovett Pearce.
Paul Larmour describes the creative Odyssey embarked upon by Newton Penprase in the building of Bendhu House, located on the dramatic coastline of Co Antrim.
Fionnuala Croke selects a painting attributed to Juan Do from the collection at the National Gallery of Ireland.
