We mourn the passing of Nikki Gordon Bowe, a long-time contributor to the Irish Arts Review whose seminal publication on the Life & Work of Harry Clarke, first published by Irish Academic Press in 1989, re-established the reputation of this exceptional Irish artist of the early 20th century.
We republish here from the IAR Archive, ‘A Regal Blaze: Harry Clarke’s Depiction of Synge’s Queens’ by Nicola Gordon Bowe (Irish Arts Review, Summer 2006).
Kerry-based artist Laura Fitzgerald has been named a recipient of a 2024 Markievicz Award.
Two hundred works from the 2,535 open-submission entries to the Royal Ulster Academy’s (RUA) Annual Exhibition were selected for showing this year.
News that Limerick City’s International Rugby Experience is closing its doors at the end of the year is a bitter blow to its staff and all those involved in setting it up.