Gareth Reid’s portrait is an experiment in colour, writes Angela Griffith of this year’s recipient of the Ireland–U.S. Council and Irish Arts Review Portraiture Award
Acclaimed West of Ireland artist Pádraic Reaney has made Irish art and its ‘ancientness’ traditional again, but in a truly radical way, writes Gerald Dawe
Ahead of her show at the Custom House Gallery in Westport, Brian Fallon explores the work of Ann Quinn
Chekhov, Vonnegut, Murakami and Swift inspire the work of Natalia Black and prompt her imagination, writes Margarita Cappock
Sorca O’Farrell’s work conveys a rich and atmospheric sense of place, writes James Hanley ahead of her exhibition at the Easter Snow Gallery in Dublin
Grateful to have art as a release, Paul Doran’s work is infused with positivity, writes Susan Campbell ahead of his first solo show in Dublin this month
For young girls, especially, learning how to control their appearance can feel like a survival tactic, photographer Eva O’Leary tells Richard Mosse
The Glucksman Library at the University of Limerick is now one of the most digitally advanced libraries in the world, writes Judith Hill
Flora Mitchell was a passionate recorder of vanishing city architecture, writes Hilary Pyle
Solomon Delane made his name in Rome, where ‘milords’ from Britain and Ireland, making the Grand Tour, would acquire works of art and antique, writes Peter Murray
Peter Harbison unearths the works of amateur artist and archaeologist Richard Colt Hoare during his summer in Ireland in 1806
David Caron reveals Murphy Devitt Studios’ The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse windows in Newbridge College Chapel, Co Kildare
One gets the sense that Ralph Cusack was always looking for the next project in which to throw himself, writes Adam Pearson
“I am drawn to and explore the possibilities of materials that display a richness of visual quality, sometimes marked by use and time, and carrying the patina of their history”
Gerry Walker sees Leaving Certificate Art as a triumph of system over substance
Annie Fletcher selects the film work, How to Make a Refugee, by Phil Collins from the IMMA Collection
