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OCTOBER 2023 THE ART RIDDLER EXHIBITION

10/6/2023

Really pleased to have my painting "The Source" selected for this years Art Riddler Exhibition which will open on Friday the 6th of October and run until Sunday the 8th of October 2022.
Honored to be selected again this year and looking forward to the opening on Friday the 6th of October. There will be 6 winners on the night with the overall winner being awarded 10,000 euro and each of the six artists will automatically qualify to have 3-4 works included in the Art Riddler 2024 exhibition.
This is all being organised by and supported by an anonymous benefactor with 100 percent of sales going to the artist. See more about my painting here ,00

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In Service Selected for THE ROYAL ULSTER ACADEMY 142ND ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2023

9/8/2023

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Thrilled that my painting In Service has been selected for the Royal Ulster Academy 142nd Annual Exhibition in Belfast which will open at the Ulster Museum on the 13th of October. Honored to be selected for what promises to be a great show. The work is available to view online here

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SUMMER EXHIBITION AT THE LAVIT GALLERY

6/14/2023

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Great to be invited to take part in this years Summer Exhibition at the Lavit Gallery in Cork City featuring a wide variety of amazing artists. Paintings 'Through the Vats ', 'Across the Line', and 'Through the Frame' are all featured in this wonderful show. Opening reception is on Thursday 15th June at 5.30 and the exhibition runs until the 29th of July 2023. The exhibition can also be viewed online to see more click here.

The Summer Exhibition at Lavit Gallery is an annual group show featuring painting, print, photography, sculpture and craft at a variety of price points.

Exhibiting artists and makers include Badly Made Books, Ballyhoura Ceramics, Anna Barden, Anne Bologna, Katherine Boucher Beug, Patricia Burns, Anna Campbell, Tom Campbell, Patrick Cashin, Tom Climent, Carmel Creaner, Hugh Cummins, Billy Dante, Claire Dooley, Stephen Doyle, Heidi Estell, Sinead Fagan, Angela Fewer, Pauline Flynn, Conrad Frankel, Ita Freeney, Mags Geaney, Evelyn Goold, Sonja Guenther, Barbara Hall, Sean Hanrahan, Seiko Hayase, Margaret Heffernan, Etain Hickey, Kathleen Holland, Ian Humphreys, Oonagh Hurley, David Kavanagh, Gary Kearney, Rike Lenzing, Gentian Lulani, Kaye Maahs, Fidelma Massey, Deirdre Mc Kenna, Danny Osborne, Gerard O’Callaghan, Emma O’Hara, Angela O’Keeffe, Roisin O’Sullivan, Michael Quane, Sara Roberts, Christopher Samuels, Edward Yen Sang, Eileen Singleton and Katharina Treml.
This exhibition forms part of Lavit Gallery’s 60 year anniversary programme, Cork Arts Society having been founded in 1963.

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"YIELD" SELECTED FOR THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY 197TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION

5/1/2023

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Really pleased that my painting Yield has been selected for the Royal Scottish Academy 179th Annual Exhibition in Edinburgh which will open on the 6th of May and run until the 11th of June 2023. The exhibition can also be viewed online to see my painting click here.

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Through the Vats Longlisted for JACKSON'S PAINTING PRIZE 2023

3/24/2023

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Delighted to have my painting 'Through the Vats' selected on the Longlist for the Jackson's Painting Prize 2023.
This years competition saw a record 11,225 entries, 452 of which have been longlisted. The Shortlist is announced on the 30th of March 2023.
Public voting is also open for the Peoples Choice Award.
To vote for my painting click here.

Through the Vats Acrylic on canvas 100x100cm

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March 2023 - SCOOP'S OUTSIDE THE BOX ART AUCTION 2023

3/17/2023

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Delighted to be participating in this years SCOOP's Outside the Box Art Auction 2023.
Funds raised from Outside The Box will support the development and delivery of SCOOP’s specialised programmes that empower displaced and marginalised young people to fulfil their potential in Ireland and abroad, these include SCOOP Art, SCOOP Ed, SCOOP Kitchen, SCOOP Recruit and SCOOP’s emergency relief services.

TO BID ON 'THE SIGN' PAINTING CLICK HERE

Event details
What
Outside the Box Art Auction of 120 incredibly
unique artworks.

When
Tuesday 28th of March 2023.

Times
Viewing, drinks, tunes and talks from 6pm till 7.15pm.
Auction starts at 7.30pm sharp.

Where
The Tony Ryan Gallery in The RHA Dublin 2,
15 Ely Pl, Dublin, D02 A213, Ireland
Directions can be found here.

How
To buy tickets to the event, please click here.
To view the lots and to register as an online bidder, visit Invaluable.com.

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THE CHIMERA GALLERY - NEW WORK

3/17/2023

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A selection of new paintings are currently on show at the The Chimera Gallery. Paintings 'Another Level ', 'Through the Facade', 'In Service' and 'Where Next' are just some of the works included and I'm delighted to be alongside some of the other amazing gallery artists of The Chimera Gallery.

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THE ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY 167TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION-2019

10/30/2019

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'33' and 'Caution' selected for RWA 167th Annual Exhibition

33 Acrylic on canvas 50x60cm

Caution Acrylic on canvas 50x60cm

On Friday the 20th of September I was delighted to receive the news that I had two paintings selected to be hung in the Royal West of England Academy 167th Annual Open Exhibition in Bristol. The two paintings selected were 'Caution' and '33'. Although, I couldn't make it for Varnishing Day on Friday the 27th, I was trilled to be able to attend the Private View Opening on Saturday the 28th. This was the first time my work had been exhibited outside of Ireland, so it made it all the more special that it got to be in such a renowned setting.

The Academy is Bristol's oldest gallery and is truly a stunning site to behold on arrival, easily generating a great sense of occasion. This continued on entry, receiving a beautiful welcome as everyone did from staff and members. There was just enough time to have a quick look around before the speeches and prize giving began and then an emotional changing of Presidents from past President Stewart Geddes to new President Fiona Robinson.

Acrylic on canvas, painting, Irish Painter, Irish artist, Gary Kearney, Art Gallery, RWA Bristol, Bristol City, oil painting, abstract, Exhibition, Plein Air, frame, artworks, Royal West of England Academey, RWA 167, Smith and Williamson, Open Submission,

As I began to then have a good look around I found my own two pieces which were hung pretty close together in the Milner Gallery. It was truly a great feeling to see my paintings along side such great work on the walls of the Academy. The show is packed with outstanding work from selected artists and academics and I feel honored to have been selected to be apart of it.

There is a fantastic variety of medium from painting, print, pencil, drawing, ink, collage from photorealism to abstraction as well as different forms of sculpture and video work. There is so much to see you would need multiple visits.

I tried to photograph as much as I could on what was a very busy night and I've included just a few of my favorites here. The Exhibition will run until the 1st of December 2019 and you can go on to the RWA website and browse and buy artworks online.

Acrylic on canvas, painting, Irish Painter, Irish artist, Gary Kearney, Art Gallery, Cork City, Bristol, Welcome, Open Submission, RWA Bristol, Plein Air, frame,

This year's selectors included Tim Marlow, art historian and Artistic Director of the RA; Adelaide Damoah, painter and performance artist; John Talbot, art collector and Mark Hudson, award-winning art writer and critic for The Telegraph. Further selectors include RWA Academicians Malcolm Ashman, Dallas Collins, Toni Davey, Stewart Geddes and Leslie Glenn Damhus.