Lorcan Walshe

 
 

Born, 1952 Mullingar, Ireland.

1973 - 1976    Studied at School of Art. Sligo R.T.C. Ireland.
1977 - 1979    Studied at the National College of Art and Design, Ireland.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS.
1982   The Peacock Theatre Gallery, Dublin.
1984   The Lincoln Gallery, Dublin.
1986   The Hendricks Gallery, Dublin
1988   The Hendricks Gallery, Dublin.
1991   The Rubicon Gallery, Dublin.
1993   The Rubicon Gallery, Dublin.

1995    "Paradise Lost" Touring Exhibition:
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, England.
Amtsgarden Gallery, Naestved, Denmark.
Mestske Muzeum, Jaromeri, Czech Republic.

2001   Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin.    ”After America”
2003   Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin.    “Paintings/Drawings”
2004   The Hunt Museum, Limerick.    ”Symbolic Works”
2005   OSB Gallery, Enniskerry. Ireland.    “Returning”
2005   Ballymun Arts Centre.Dublin.    “Paintings/Drawings1980-1994”
2007  National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks, Dublin    “The Artefacts Project”
2008   Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin.    “Museum Pieces”

TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS.

1987   Hendricks Gallery, Dublin and Galway City Arts Festival.    "Manifesto"
         With artist Shane Cullen,
2004  Metatron Gallery Enniskerry
         With artist Eamon Conors,

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS.

1975    "Project Interaction." Project Arts Centre, Dublin.
1978    "Six Painters" Alliance Francaise, Dublin.
1979    "Cross-Section" Alliance Francaise, Dublin.
            "Exhibition of Contemporary Irish Art" Insurance Corporation of Ireland. Dublin.

1980/81/83/84/85/06   Royal Hibernian Academy of the Arts, Dublin.
1982/85/86                Independent Artists, Dublin.
1982/84/86/91/92       Claremorris Open Exhibition, Mayo.

1982      Festival l'Orient, France - representing Ireland.
1983    "The Artist and the Bomb" Russian/Irish touring exhibition.
1984    "Self Portraits" Project Arts Centre, Dublin.

1988    "The Irish Sea" Greenpeace touring exhibition: Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England.
            "Art Advice" New York. U.S.A.
            "Art Works" Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin.
1989    "La Revolution" Kerlin Gallery, Dublin.

1990    "Sense of Ireland Festival" London. U.K.
1991    "Contemporary Irish Artists" Syracuse University. U.S.A.
            "Homeground" Mullingar Arts Centre, Westmeath.
           "The Mask Show" Rubicon Gallery Dublin.
           "Drawings, Five Artists" Rubicon Gallery, Dublin.
1992    "Figurative Image" Bank of Ireland Headquarters, Dublin.
           "Claremorris Prizewinners" touring exhibition.
1993    "Bloomsday 1993" Rubicon Gallery, Dublin.
1995    "Portraits, Real and Imagined" Rubicon Gallery Dublin.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Allied Irish Banks.
An Bord Gais.
Bank of Ireland.
Dublin City University.
Dublin V.E.C.
Guinness Peat Aviation.
Irish Intercontinental Bank.
Irish Life Plc.
Jordan International.
Longford/Westmeath Library Committee.
National Self -Portrait Collection at the University Of Limerick.
The Office of Public Works.
Irish Medical Council and other private collections.

AWARDS

1986    Arts Council Travel Award.
1991    Prizewinner Claremorris Open Exhibition.
1992    Prizewinner Claremorris Open Exhibition.
1995    European Commission Kaleidoscope Award.
           British Arts And Business Award.
           Cultural Relations Committee, Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Award.
1996    Tyrone Guterie Centre, Ireland / Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Exchange

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