Artist Veaceslav Salaru is originally from Moldova. He moved to Ireland 20 years ago to make a better life for himself and his family. Veaceslav Salaru with his hyperrealistic acrylic portrait of Johnny Depp (photo Liam Madden) He has always been passionate about art, particularly portraits, caricatures and landscapes. He spent most of his free time in childhood admiring nature and portraying it on paper. His dream was then and still is to pursue a career in art. Veaceslav works part time as a welder and spray painter. With encouragement from his wife he hopes to soon concentrate full time on ..read more

An exhibition of oil paintings by French born, Irish artist Clémence Prosen opens on Monday March 21st at the Red Stables in St Anne’s Park, Mount Prospect Ave , Dublin 3. ‘Breathe’ will feature more than 15 oil paintings forming the centerpiece of the exhibition. These artworks are described by Prosen as windows to peaceful moments, reminders to pause, be present and enjoy every instant, in full serenity. Clémence has been painting since 2014. It is now her full time job. She creates representational paintings in oils and in watercolours. She gets her inspiration from her walks in nature and ..read more

John and Carrie Clinch of Gallery Eleven Not being able to find a suitable platform for emerging artists, John and Carrie Clinch decided to open their own gallery with only original work. The gallery is just off Kilmacud Road Upper in Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Artist Tony Gunning with his wife Ellen (photo Paul Reardon Photography) The current “featured artist” is Tony Gunning. Tony is self-taught artist who started working as a professional artist when he left the Revenue Commissioners in 2000. Since then he has had work in numerous group and solo exhibitions. He works in acrylics. His latest ra ..read more

EVA International, founded in 1977 by artists, is Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art. EVA leads in the commissioning and curating of contemporary art by Irish and international artists, culminating in a programme of artistic encounters, exhibitions, and education projects, that takes place every two years across venues in Limerick city and beyond. Phase 2 features 14 presentations by Irish and international artists and collaborating curators, across venues in Limerick, remotely and online. Taking its reference from the “Golden Vein,” a 19th-century descriptor for the agricultural bounty of ..read more

Sherkin Island will hold a series of art exhibitions on the island this summer. Despite the additional challenges of social distancing, the community has decided to go ahead with its plans to showcase the island’s creative and artistic talent. The exhibitions will all take place in the Community Hall on Sherkin Island, starting with an exhibition by the Haiku group from 25th – 27th June when they will display the Haiku poems they wrote during the recent lockdowns. This will be followed by the annual Sherkin Island community art exhibition from 29th June –4th July, a celebra ..read more

For Irish Portrait Artist and tutor Alan Keane (65) the restrictions of lockdown may have kept him behind closed doors but they also were the keys to open up an exciting new adventure into the world of media and presentation. Alan Keane in his studio “Just when it seemed the world was closing in especially on older citizens like myself” says Alan, “the lockdown handed me an opportunity which evolved out of necccessity, to connect people, painters, actors, poets, musicians, writers, art lovers and hobbyists of all kinds and from all over the world.” When lockdown#1 began, Alan like many others ..read more

It’s Strange to be Here (April 17-30, 2021) is the end of year Burren College of Art MFA GRADUATE EXHIBITION featuring work by Brittany Baldwin, Shannon Castor, Ellen Ferrier, Letitia Hill, Aisling Jelinski, Sam Kahn. The exhibition will be accompanied by a live, virtual discussion with the artists, moderated by Dr. Aine Phillips, on Monday, April 19, at 1:00pm GMT. The artists will be showing images of their work and the installed exhibition, as well as answering questions about their experiences as students and artists over the past year during the pandemic. Dr. Aine Phillips  The Zoom ..read more

The show entitled ‘Families like us’ will be a lockdown show, held in a pop-up gallery space in Stillorgan Shopping Centre and Roisín will be painting live in the shop, behind closed doors. The venue is essentially a glass box (Kiosk) that allows viewers to stroll around 360 to view the work safely from outside. Roisín will be inside during painting on Saturday and Sunday from 12-4pm and visitors are welcome to come and watch. The show runs from Thursday March 25th – Wednesday 31st. All of the paintings can also be viewed and purchased online. For more details see The Doorway Gallery ..read more

John Nolan has been a practising artist for 40 years. I interviewed him in 2011 after he had started giving art classes in his studio: A Celebration of Colour – John Nolan . The classes could accommodate 10 students. Each class would last two hours. With the onset of the pandemic, John took all the necessary precautions to continue the classes: reduced class size, Perspex dividers, hand sanitisers etc. With the lock down however he had to suspend the classes. Chesca at work with one of John’s Paintings John is not unused to reinvention – “a necessary ability for an artist”. A new direction was ..read more

Some of Ireland’s leading contemporary and up-and-coming artists including Eamonn Doyle, Maser, Alice Fitzgerald, Colin Martin and Lola Donoghue – have donated work to the D8 Refugee Community Sponsorship Christmas ArtRaiser. This unique fundraiser supports the imminent resettlement of a family from a war-torn country into a new home in Dublin 8. Alice Fitzgerald – Form(s) 3 Black Bids are emailed to pledged8refugeecs@gmail.com – the first person to offer the recommended price will be successful, or the artwork will go to the first nearest bidder when the ArtRaiser closes on Friday 18th D ..read more