James Hanley (born 1965) is an Irish painter and designer.

Life and work

Hanley graduated from

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in 1987 with a degree in History of Art and English, and from the

National College of Art and Design The National College of Art and Design (NCAD) is Ireland's oldest art institution, offering the largest range of art and design degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the country. Originating as a drawing school in 1746, many of th ...

in 1991 with a BA in Fine Art Painting. He works in a naturalistic style and has exhibited widely in his native Ireland. He is on the Board of Governors of the

National Gallery of Ireland The National Gallery of Ireland ( ga, Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hÉireann) houses the national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another on ...

and is a member of

Aosdána Aosdána ( , ; from , 'people of the arts') is an Irish association of artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers with support from the country's Arts Council. Membership, which is by invitation from current member ...

, and also a member and previous Secretary of the

Royal Hibernian Academy The Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823. Like many other Irish institutions, such as the RIA, the academy retained the word "Royal" after most of Ireland became in ...

. He is married to Órla Dukes. In 1996 he accompanied the Irish Defence Forces to Bosnia and

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to research a painting commissioned to commemorate Ireland's presidency of the

European Union Monitoring Mission The European Union (EU) has undertaken a number of overseas missions and operations, drawing on civilian and military capabilities, in several countries across three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia), as part of its Common Security and Def ...

in former

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. This now hangs in the military college,

Curragh Camp The Curragh Camp ( ga, Campa an Churraigh) is an army base and military college in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Defence Forces and is home to 2,000 military personnel. History Longstanding ...

. In 2006 he designed a coin to mark the 175th anniversary of the Irish

Office of Public Works The Office of Public Works (OPW) ( ga, Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí) (legally the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland) is a major Irish Government agency, which manages most of the Irish State's property portfolio, including hundreds of o ...

. In 2007 he was the

artist in residence Artist-in-residence, or artist residencies, encompass a wide spectrum of artistic programs which involve a collaboration between artists and hosting organisations, institutions, or communities. They are programs which provide artists with space a ...

at the Centre cultural irlandais de Paris. He was commissioned by the Irish post office to design three Christmas stamps for 2008. He has lectured and taught painting and drawing classes regularly at the National Gallery of Ireland since 1990."James Hanley"
Aosdána. Retrieved 13 February 2011.

References

External sources

"James Hanley Curriculum Vitae"
Jameshanley.net. Retrieved 11 February 2011. *Hanley, James (2009)
Comhghall Casy – Studies in Still Life"
''Irish Arts Review''. Retrieved 13 February 2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanley, James 1965 births 20th-century Irish painters 21st-century Irish painters Irish male painters Living people Alumni of the National College of Art and Design 20th-century Irish male artists