In episode 12 I’m chatting with Carlow based artist Jim Donnelly. Jim is a painter of realism and has an incredible knowledge of the medium, we talk a lot about paint and we cover a few other bits too, glancing off of local history, folklore and art in general. At present Jim doesn’t have a website but be sure to stop by his Instagram to see his work.
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In episode 11, I’m chatting with Wexford based artist, John Busher. John, who works primarily in painting and printmaking, chats about his studio practice and how he works, we also speak about his curatorial projects including a show that he curated last year during lockdown called Sift. This show was really impressive and also quiet challenging as the majority of the work was two dimensional and pretty exposed to the elements. You can visit John’s website to see his studio work and the projects he has worked on
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In episode 10 I’m chatting with friend and Carlow based artist, Jules Michael. Jules and I were in the same group for the painting MFA in the National College of Art and Design, Dublin and we chat about the work she was making at the time and how the work has evolved since then as well as several projects that she has worked on. Jules is also a member of the 9 Stones Artists collective which we also cover.
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I episode 9 I’m chatting with friend and Galway artist, Cathal Duane. Cathal’s primary discipline is illustration, for the most part he works digitally and we chat about his process, inspiration and also some of the clients he has had over the years. We also cover some of the business side of the job and some challenges faced during the pandemic.
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I was having internet trouble the week of recording so I ended up not having a guest on because I didn’t want to be wasting anyone’s time having to restart the call over and over. Instead I decided to chat about something that I meant to blog about but never got around to doing and that is how I discovered the work of Lafcadio Hearn through an exhibition opportunity 2 years ago
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In episode 7 I chat with Laois artist, Caroline Keane. Caroline has been running workshops in the Dunamaise Arts Centre and The Arthouse in Stradbally among other venues. She has a studio practice too, however, at present she is reworking her website, so while there is nowhere to see her studio work we do chat about some of her pieces in this podcast and the themes that she explores. You can visit her workshop website here
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In episode 6 I chat with Birr based, mosaic artist, Aidan Byrne. We cover a lot of ground in this one, as we’ve been friends for the past 15 years we chat about where it all started for us in Abbeyleix, before moving to Galway to study in GMIT and how Aidan got started working in mosaics and we chat a bit about what it’s like being practicing artists in the midlands.
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In episode 5 I’m chatting with Laois based Kieran Hyland. Kieran’s work has enjoyed a fairly rapid rise in popularity despite only beginning to work in visual art in the last 12 months, we talk about his visual arts practice, chat a little bit about a podcast he co-hosted a few years back and hear a little about some other creative ventures he has undertaken over the years.
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On this week’s episode I chat with Portlaoise artist, Paddy Critchley. We chat about his practice and his final year of college at Limerick School of Art, we also talk about how he has had to move back to Laois due to lockdown and how it has affected plans for the grad show this year.
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In episode 3 I chat with Portlaoise artist, Rebecca Deegan about her studio practice, we also cover her curatorial work and the online life drawing sessions that she set through the Dunamaise Arts Centre to help artists keep the practice in during lockdown as well as helping newer artist practice this important practice. We talk too about some of her collaborations in photography and film.
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In episode 2 of the Bit of Gallery Podcast, I chat with Laois based artist Aishling Hennessy about her career, from beginning in GMIT to featuring in the RTÉ documentary Exhibitionists: Road to the RHA. We chat about her work in painting, digital art and how much art means to her.
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Episode 1 of the podcast is finally live, this first episode is a short, 20 minute episode where I chat a bit about my studio practice and why I set up the podcast to begin with. I wanted to get all the introductory stuff out of the way before I cat with my first guest next week. The podcast is going to go live every Wednesday at 11am Irish time
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The Bit of Gallery Podcast is a weekly show dedicated to promoting and supporting rural, Irish arts and artists. Every week we will have guests on to talk us though their careers to date and what they have lined up. The podcast is hosted by Laois based oil painter, Pat Byrne