John Kirwan

He was born in Dublin in 1956. He graduated from Dun Laoghaire School of Art in 1978 and has exhibited extensively all over Ireland. In 2011 and 2014 he had one man shows in the Leinster Gallery, Dublin.

His technique could be described as self-effacing in the sense that it is always subordinate to the image. The naturalism of his method extends to his palette, which is generally accurate and subdued. There is certainly colour in his work but, as with real life, his pictures are predominantly tonal. He sets out to capture faithfully the watery grey light characteristic of Ireland and almost everything happens in the play of tones. He feels less of a need to incorporate anecdotal details, and is, as he puts it, freer to get into just the thing itself the dynamics of the landscape. Something that he does extremely well.

Aidan Dunne 2002

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

1982 Oisin Art Gallery
1986 Lincoln Gallery
1990 George Gallery
1997 Howth Harbour Gallery
2000 Origin Gallery
2002 The Molesworth Gallery
2003 The Molesworth Gallery
2004 Linenhall Gallery, Mayo
2005 The Molesworth Gallery
2007 The Molesworth Gallery
2008 Arts Club of Washington DC, USA
2011 Leinster Gallery 2015 Leinster Gallery

COLLECTIONS INCLUDEBank of Ireland
Dept. of the Environment
OPW
IAWS Ltd.
Tradewins Ltd.
Flaherty Holdings
Moya Doherty & John McColgan

Fingal County Council

Tyrone Productions

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