This list of Irish artists includes

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visual artists born or working mainly in

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Kevin Abosch Kevin Abosch ( ; born 1969) is an Irish conceptual artist and pioneer in cryptoart known for his works in photography, blockchain, sculpture, installation, AI and film. Abosch's work addresses the nature of identity, value and human currency a ...

(born 1969) – artist * Henry Allan (1865–1912) – painter *

Mabel Annesley Lady Mabel Marguerite Annesley ''HRUA'' (25 February 1881 – 19 June 1959) was a wood-engraver and watercolour painter. Her work is in many collections, including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Gallery of Canada ...

(1881–1959) – Anglo-Irish watercolourist and wood engraver * William Ashford (1746–1824) – British painter who worked exclusively in Ireland

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Francis Bacon Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (; 22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), also known as Lord Verulam, was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Bacon led the advancement of both ...

(1909–1992) – Irish painter *

Robert Ballagh Robert Ballagh (born 22 September 1943) is an Irish artist, painter and designer. He was born in Dublin and studied architecture at the Bolton Street College of Technology. His painting style was strongly influenced by pop art. He is particular ...

(born 1943) – artist * Robert Barker (1739–1806) – painter from Kells * George Barret, Sr. (1728–1784) – landscape artist, especially of portraits of the British countryside * James Barry (1741–1806) *

William Gerard Barry William Gerard Barry (1864 in Ballyadam, Carrigtwohill – 9 September 1941) was an Irish painter. Career The son of a magistrate, Barry was born in Ballyadam, Carrigtwohill, County Cork. He enrolled in Cork's Crawford School of Art and s ...

(1864–1941) – painter * Rose Maynard Barton (1856–1929) * Mary Battersby (fl. 1801–1841) *

Richard Brydges Beechey Richard Brydges Beechey (1808 – 14 March 1895) was an Anglo-Irish painter and admiral in the Royal Navy. Early life Beechey was born to two British painters, Sir William Beechey and his second wife, Anne Jessop.John Wilson, ‘Beechey, ...

(1808–1895) –

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painter and Admiral in the

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* John Behan (born 1938) – sculptor *

Shane Berkery Shane Keisuke Berkery (born 9 April 1992) is an Irish-Japanese contemporary artist based in Dublin, Ireland. His cultural background has been a major influence on his work and is a frequent theme in his paintings. Berkery primarily works out o ...

(born 1992) *

Pauline Bewick Pauline Bewick (4 September 1935 – 28 July 2022) was an English-born Irish artist. Bewick was born in Northumberland, England on 4 September 1935, and with her mother Alice ('Harry') and sister Hazel, moved many times between England and Ire ...

(born 1935) – artist * Renée Bickerstaff (1904–1983) – founding member & treasurer of the

Ulster Society of Women Artists The Ulster Society of Women Artists was founded in 1957 by Gladys Maccabe with the assistance of Olive Henry and others, as there were no arts societies in Northern Ireland that would accept female members. The society aims to"promote and encourag ...

, & honorary secretary of the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts *

Francis Bindon Francis Bindon (c.1690 – 1765) was a popular architect and painter in 18th century Ireland. Bindon was highly regarded by his contemporaries and was commissioned to design buildings and paint portraits for some of Ireland's most prominent fig ...

(1690–1765) * Basil Blackshaw (1932–2016) – painter, especially of rural scenes with greyhounds,

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Brian Bourke Brian Bourke (born 1936 in Dublin) is an Irish people, Irish artist. Life Bourke was born in Dublin in 1936. His parents were Thomas Bourke (Tómas de Búrca) and Eileen (Eibhlín) Bourke (née Somers). Bourke left school early and got a job in ...

(born 1936) – artist and winner of the

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award for portraiture *

Alicia Boyle Alicia Louisa Letitia Boyle ''RBA, RHA, RUA'' (1 August 1908 – 11 January 1997) was an Irish abstract marine and landscape artist. Early life and education Alicia Boyle was born on 1 August 1908 to Brudenell P Boyle, an engineer, and his wife B ...

(1908–1997) – abstract landscapes *

John Boyne John Boyne (born 30 April 1971) is an Irish novelist. He is the author of eleven novels for adults and six novels for younger readers. His novels are published in over 50 languages. His 2006 novel ''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' was adapte ...

(1750–1810) * Charles Brady (1926–1997) – New York-born painter who spent most of his life in Ireland * James Brenan (1837–1907) – artist *

Gordon Brewster William Gordon Brewster (26 September 1889 – 16 June 1946) was an Irish illustrator and editorial cartoonist. Life Gordon Brewster was born at 15 D'Olier Street, Dublin, the son of William Theodore Brewster, secretary, and Susan McConnell. H ...

(1889–1946) – cartoonist *

Deborah Brown Deborah Brown (27 September 1927 – 8 April 2023) was a Northern Irish sculptor. She is well known in Ireland for her pioneering exploration of the medium of fibre glass in the 1960s and established herself as one of the country's leading scu ...

(born 1927) – painting and sculpture *

Vincent Browne Vincent Browne (born 17 July 1944) is an Irish print and broadcast journalist. He is a columnist with ''The Irish Times'' and ''The Sunday Business Post'' and a non-practising barrister. From 1996 until 2007, he presented a nightly talk-show ...

(born 1947) – sculptor *

Colleen Browning Colleen Browning (May 16, 1918 – August 22, 2003, New York, NY) was an Anglo-American realist and magical realist painter. Early life Colleen Browning was born 16 May 1918 in Shoeburyness, Essex, England at the mouth of the River Thames.

(1918–2003) – realist painter *

Adam Buck Adam Buck (1759–1833) was an Irish neo-classical portraitist and miniature painter and engraver (as was his brother Frederick) principally active in London. Life Buck was born in Castle Street, Cork. Becoming an accomplished miniaturist ...

(1759–1833) *

Augustus Nicholas Burke Augustus Joseph Nicholas Burke (28 July 1838 – 1891) was an Irish artist and an Academician of the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA). Early life Burke was born into the Galway Burkes of Glinsk and was the sixth son of William Burke of K ...

(1838–1891) – artist and a member 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 ...

* John Burke (1946–2006) – sculptor * Thomas Burke (1749–1815) – engraver and painter *

Frederick William Burton Sir Frederic William Burton (8 April 1816 in Wicklow – 16 March 1900 in London) was an Irish painter who was born in County Wicklow and taken by his parents to live in County Clare on the west coast of Ireland at the age of six. He was th ...

(1816–1900) – painter born in

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* Mildred Anne Butler (1885–1941) – painter * John Butts (c. 1728 – 1764) * John Byrne – contemporary artist * Gerard Byrne (born 1958) – figurative painter and

en plein air ''En plein air'' (; French for 'outdoors'), or ''plein air'' painting, is the act of painting outdoors. This method contrasts with studio painting or academic rules that might create a predetermined look. The theory of 'En plein air' painting ...

landscape painter * Gerard Byrne (born 1969) –

installation artist Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called ...

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Niccolo d'Ardia Caracciolo Niccolo d'Ardia Caracciolo RHA (1941 – 1989), known as Niccolo or Nick Caracciolo, was an Ireland, Irish artist known for his portraits and landscapes. Early life and family Born in Dublin on 18 September 1941, he was the only son of F ...

(1941–1989) – painter * Robert Carver (c. 1730 – 1791) – painter of theatre scenery and framed works * John Cassidy (1860–1939) – sculptor and painter * Anna Cheyne (1926–2002) –sculptor and painter * Alfred E. Child (1875–1939) –

stained glass Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...

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Harry Clarke Henry Patrick Clarke (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement. His work was influenced by both the Art Nouveau and ...

(1889–1931) – stained glass artist and book illustrator * Anne Cleary (born 1965) – installation and

video artist Video art is an art form which relies on using video technology as a visual and audio medium. Video art emerged during the late 1960s as new consumer video technology such as video tape recorders became available outside corporate broadcasting. ...

* Egerton Coghill (1853–1921) – painter, especially of landscapes of

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* James Coleman (born 1941) – installation and video artist * Charles Collins (c. 1680 – 1744) – painter, especially of animals and still-life * Patrick Collins (1910–1994) – painter *

Fred Conlon Fred Conlon (1943–2005) was an Irish sculptor. Born in Killeenduff, Easky, County Sligo, where he was schooled, Conlon won a five-year scholarship to the National College of Art and Design in 1960. Domhnail O'Murchadha, assistant profess ...

(1943–2005) – sculptor * Denis Connolly (born 1965) – installation and video artist *

William Conor William Conor OBE RHA PPRUA ROI (1881–1968) was a Belfast-born artist. Celebrated for his warm and sympathetic portrayals of working-class life in Ulster, William Conor studied at the Government School of Design in Belfast in the 1890s ...

(1881–1968) * Amanda Coogan (born 1971) – performance artist * Barrie Cooke (1931–2014) –

abstract expressionist Abstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York City in the 1940s. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York at the center of the ...

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Erin Corr Erin Corr (1803 – August 10, 1862) was an Irish engraver, who was born in Brussels of Irish descent. He spent 10 years engraving the copper-plate for Rubens's ''Descent from the Cross''. In 1833, he was elected into the National Academy of Desig ...

(1793–1862) – engraver *

James Humbert Craig James Humbert Craig (12 July 1877 in Belfast – 12 June 1944) was an Irish painter.Craig was born in Belfast to Alexander Craig, a tea merchant, and a Swiss mother, Marie Metzenen, from a family with a painting tradition. He was raised in ...

(1878–1944) *

Martin Cregan Martin Cregan (1788 - 10 December 1870) was an Irish portrait painting, portrait painter. Early life and family Cregan was born in 1788 in County Meath. He was raised by foster parents, called Creggan, in Martinstown, County Meath. He adopt ...

(1788–1870) *

Frances Emilia Crofton Frances Emilia Crofton née Dunn (1822 – 23 October 1910), known professionally as Mrs William Crofton, was an Anglo-Irish people, Anglo-Irish landscape painter of the picturesque style who flourished in the mid-19th century. In 1854 she publ ...

(1822–1910) – landscape artist *

Dorothy Cross Dorothy Cross (born 1956) is an Irish artist. Working with differing media, including sculpture, photography, video and installation, she represented Ireland at the 1993 Venice Biennale. Central to her work as a whole are themes of sexual and cu ...

(born 1956) – artist working in a range of media from sculpture to video *

William Crozier William Crozier may refer to: *William Crozier (artillerist) (1855–1942), American general, artillerist and inventor *William Crozier (Scottish artist) (1893–1930) * William Crozier (Irish artist) (1930–2011) * William Crozier (cricketer) (187 ...

(1930–2011) – Irish-Scots

still-life A still life (plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or man-made (drinking glasses, boo ...

and landscape artist * Amelia Curran (1775–1847) – portrait painter

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Francis Danby Francis Danby (16 November 1793 – 9 February 1861) was an Irish painter of the Romantic era. His imaginative, dramatic landscapes were comparable to those of John Martin. Danby initially developed his imaginative style while he was the centr ...

(1793–1861) – painter, especially of large pictures in oil * Colin Davidson (born 1968) – artist * Gerald Davis (1938–2005) * William Davis (1812–1873) – artist influenced by the

Pre-Raphaelite The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James ...

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Niall de Buitléar Niall de Buitléar (born 1983) is an Irish artist working in sculpture, painting, printmaking and drawing. Education and career De Buitléar is a graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology. He was awarded a studio membership at Temple Bar ...

(born 1983) *

Mary Eily de Putron Mary Eily de Putron (1914–1982) was an Irish and Guernsey stained glass artist and archaeologist who also served in the WAAF during World War II. Early life and education Putron was born to Annie Kate Shaw and Cyril de Putron at Bushy Park, D ...

(1914–1982) – Irish and Guernsey stained glass artist and archaeologist *

Edward Delaney Edward Delaney (1930–2009) was an Irish sculptor born in Claremorris in County Mayo in 1930. His best known works include the 1967 statue of Wolfe Tone and famine memorial at the northeastern corner of St Stephen's Green in Dublin and ...

(1930–2009) – sculptor born in

Claremorris Claremorris (; ) is a town in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, at the junction of the N17 and the N60 national routes. It is the fastest growing town in the county. There was a 31% increase in the town's population between 2006 and 2011 an ...

Vivienne Dick Vivienne Dick (born 1950) is an Irish feminist experimental and documentary filmmaker. Her early films helped define the No Wave scene. According to ''The Irish Times'', Dick is "one of the most important film-makers Ireland has produced". ...

– experimental filmmaker *

Gerald Dillon Gerard Dillon (191614 June 1971) was an Irish painter and artist. Life Dillon was born in Belfast, he left school at the age of fourteen and for seven years worked as a painter and decorator, mostly in London. From an early age he was intere ...

(1916–1971) – painter *

Anne Donnelly Anne Donnelly (born 1932) is an Irish artist living in Italy. Life Born in Belfast, Donnelly grew up in County Carlow. She studied in the National College of Art in Dublin graduating in 1953 and then went on to the Escuela de Bellas Artes in ...

(born 1932) – artist *

Willie Doherty Willie Doherty (born 1959) is an artist from Northern Ireland, who has mainly worked in photography and video. He has twice been a Turner Prize nominee. Life and work Doherty was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, and from 1978 to 1981 studied a ...

(born 1959) – artist mainly in photography and video * Keith Drury (artist) (born 1964) – oil painter and 3D digital artist * Susanna Drury (1698–1770) –

landscape painter Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent compos ...

* Patrick Vincent Duffy (1836–1909) – painter, primarily of landscapes *

Rita Duffy Rita Duffy (born 1959) is a Northern Ireland artist, described in 2005 as the province's "foremost artist". She describes herself as a Republican, pacifist and feminist. Her installations and projects often highlight socio-political issues and ...

(born 1959) – painter

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Ross Eccles Ross Eccles, (born 13 November 1937), is a contemporary English artist and painter. He has been based in Dublin, Ireland since 1971, and exhibits there regularly. He has also exhibited his work in the UK, France and the US. Life and work Ross ...

(born 1937) – contemporary artist, English-born but based in Ireland since 1971 *

Felim Egan Felim Egan (8 November 1952 – 19 November 2020) was an Irish painter. Biography Born in County Donegal, Egan attended St. Columb's College in Derry before studying Art in Belfast and Portsmouth and at the Slade School of Art in London. He liv ...

(born 1952) – painter * Frank Egginton (1908–1990) – contemporary painter *

Alfred Elmore Alfred Elmore (1815–1881) was a British history and genre painter. Life Alfred Elmore was born in Clonakilty, Ireland, the son of John Richard Elmore, a surgeon who retired from the British Army to Clonakilty. His family moved to London, ...

(1815–1881) – Victorian history and genre painter *

Beatrice Elvery Beatrice Moss Elvery, RHA (1883, Dublin – 1970, Rockall, Sandycove) was a painter, Irish stained-glass artist and sculptor. Early life Beatrice Moss Elvery was born in 1883, the second daughter of the Dublin businessman, William Elvery, ...

(1881–1970) –

stained-glass Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...

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Robert Fagan Robert Fagan ( – 26 August 1816) was a painter, diplomat and archaeologist. Born in London, he spent most of his career in Rome and Sicily. Career The son of Cork immigrants, Fagan was born ca. 1761 in London. He arrived in Rome in ...

(1761–1816) – painter, diplomat and

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

* Gary Farrelly (born 1983) – artist and a founder of the Defastenist art group * Fergus Feehily (born 1968) – artist * Genieve Figgis (born 1972) – contemporary painter *

Jonathan Fisher Parson Jonathan Fisher (1768–1847) was the first Congregational minister from 1794 to 1837 in the small village of Blue Hill, Maine in the United States. Although his primary duties as a country parson engaged much of his time, Fisher was also ...

(fl. 1763–1809) – painter, engraver, and printmaker of

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s of Irish scenery * Mary Fitzgerald (born 1956) – member of Aosdana, lives and works in Dublin and Co. Waterford * Jim Fitzpatrick (born 1944) – artist, especially of Irish Celtic art * T P Flanagan (1929–2011) – landscapes *

John Henry Foley John Henry Foley (24 May 1818 – 27 August 1874), often referred to as J. H. Foley, was an Irish sculptor, working in London. he is best known for his statues of Daniel O'Connell in Dublin, and of Prince Albert for the Albert Memorial in Londo ...

(1818–1874) – sculptor *

Gerda Frömel Gerda Frömel (1931 – 3 August 1975) was a sculptor, born in Czechoslovakia, who lived for an extended period in Ireland, where her work received critical acclaim. She received commissions for sculpture and stained glass and exhibited at the I ...

(1931–1975) – sculptor *

Stanhope Alexander Forbes Stanhope Alexander Forbes (18 November 1857 – 2 March 1947) was a British artist and a founding member of the influential Newlyn school of painters. He was often called 'the father of the Newlyn School'.Newlyn school The Newlyn School was an art colony of artists based in or near Newlyn, a fishing village adjacent to Penzance, on the south coast of Cornwall, from the 1880s until the early twentieth century. The establishment of the Newlyn School was reminisc ...

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Graham Forsythe Basil Graham Forsythe (17 October 1952–16 March 2012) was a Canadian artist. Although Forsythe was classified blind at birth he traveled extensively. He did not start painting until 1991 when his eyesight was restored by an operation. Ear ...

(born 1952) – painter * Brian Frances (1933–2005) – landscape painter * Hugh Frazer (1795–1865) – painter * William Percy French (1854–1920) – songwriter, entertainer,

watercolour Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British English; see spelling differences), also ''aquarelle'' (; from Italian diminutive of Latin ''aqua'' "water"), is a painting method”Watercolor may be as old as art itself, going back to t ...

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Norman Garstin Norman Garstin (28 August 1847 – 22 June 1926) was an Irish artist, teacher, art critic and journalist associated with the Newlyn School of painters. After completing his studies in Antwerp and Paris, Garstin travelled around Europe and pa ...

(1847–1926) – artist with the

Newlyn School The Newlyn School was an art colony of artists based in or near Newlyn, a fishing village adjacent to Penzance, on the south coast of Cornwall, from the 1880s until the early twentieth century. The establishment of the Newlyn School was reminisc ...

of painters * Edmund Garvey (1740–1813) – painter *

Wilhelmina Geddes Wilhelmina Geddes ''HRUA'' (25 May 1887 – 10 August 1955) was an Irish stained glass artist who was an important figure within the Irish Arts and Crafts movement and also the twentieth century British stained glass revival. Notable works includ ...

(1887–1955) * William St. John Glenn (1904–1974) * W R Gordon (1872–1955) – landscapes, founding member of the Ulster Arts Club and the

Ulster Literary Theatre The Ulster Literary Theatre was a theatre company in Ulster (Ireland, now also Northern Ireland) from 1904 to 1934. It had a differently named precursor in 1902, and by 1915 it was named just the Ulster Theatre. It was founded by Bulmer Hobson an ...

Eileen Gray Eileen Gray (born Kathleen Eileen Moray Smith; 9 August 187831 October 1976) was an Irish architect and furniture designer who became a pioneer of the Modern architecture, Modern Movement in architecture. Over her career, she was associated w ...

(1879–1976) – furniture designer and architect * Anita Groener (born 1958) – artist and

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 ...

member * Nathaniel Grogan (1740–1807) – painter from

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

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* Willem Van der Hagen (''unknown''–1745) – Dutch-born landscape painter who settled in Ireland *Ronan Halpin (born 1958) – sculptor living on

Achill Island Achill Island (; ga, Acaill, Oileán Acla) in County Mayo is the largest of the Irish isles, and is situated off the west coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It has a population of 2,594. Its area is . Achill is attached to the mainland by ...

, works in steel and bronze * Eva Henrietta Hamilton (1876–1960) *

Hugh Douglas Hamilton Hugh Douglas Hamilton ( – 10 February 1808) was an Irish people, Irish portrait-painter. He spent considerable periods in London and Rome before returning to Dublin in the early 1790s. Until the mid-1770s he worked mostly in pastel. His s ...

(1734/1739–1808) *

Alice Berger Hammerschlag Alice Berger Hammerschlag née Berger (18 February 1917 – 14 July 1969) was an Austrian artist. She settled in Belfast and while creating abstract paintings also had a number of creative and administrative roles in Northern Ireland. Biography ...

(1917–1969) * James Hanley (born 1965) * Marie Hanlon (born 1948) – artist and

member * Alice Hanratty (born 1939) – printmaker *

William Michael Harnett William Michael Harnett (August 10, 1848 – October 29, 1892) was an Irish- American painter known for his trompe-l'œil still lifes of ordinary objects. Early life Harnett was born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland during the time of the ...

(1848–1892) – Irish-American painter who used a ''

trompe-l'œil ''Trompe-l'œil'' ( , ; ) is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface. ''Trompe l'oeil'', which is most often associated with painting, tricks the viewer into ...

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Conor Harrington Conor Harrington (born 1980) is an Irish street/graffiti artist based in London, England. Overview Harrington is known for both his street work and also more recently his gallery work. Early life Conor Harrington was born in Cork, Ireland, in ...

(born 1980) – Irish-born street artist based in London * William Harrington (Artist) (born 1941) – Irish artist noted for his drawings of Cork city people and streetscapes * Gertrude Hartland (1865–1954) – illustrator * Henry Albert Hartland (1840–1893) – illustrator and built theatrical scenery * Joseph Patrick Haverty (1794–1864) – painter * Edwin Hayes (1819–1904) – painter of naval and marine seascapes/landscapes *

Gabriel Hayes Gabriel Hayes (25 August 1909 – 28 October 1978) was an Irish artist born in Dublin. She was a sculptor and medallist who studied in Dublin, France, and Italy and was also an accomplished painter. Early life and family Mary Gabriel Hayes ...

(1909–1978) – artist and currency designer *

Gottfried Helnwein Gottfried Helnwein (born 8 October 1948) is an Austrian-Irish visual artist. He has worked as a painter, draftsman, photographer, muralist, sculptor, installation and performance artist, using a wide variety of techniques and media. His work is ...

(born 1948) – Austrian painter, photographer, installation and performance artist *

Mercedes Helnwein Mercedes Helnwein (born 1979) is an artist, writer and filmmaker. She was born in Vienna, Austria. Biography Mercedes Helnwein was born in Vienna, Austria. Her father is Austro-Irish artist Gottfried Helnwein.Jessica Gelt (April 08, 2004"Rooms wi ...

(born 1979) – fine artist, writer, and video artist *

Jeremy Henderson Jeremy Henderson was an Anglo-Irish artist and painter. Henderson was Artist in Residence at Kingston University, with art exhibited at the Royal Academy and National Art Collections. Life Jeremy Henderson was born at Lisbellaw, County Ferma ...

(1952–2009) – artist and painter * Patrick Hennessy (1915–1980) – realist painter *

William John Hennessy William John Hennessy (11 July 1839 – 27 December 1917) was an Irish people, Irish-American artist. Life William John Hennessy (originally Ó hAonghusa) was born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Thomastown, County Kilkenny on 11 July 1839 ...

(1839–1917) – wood carving and watercolor artist * Olive Henry (1902–1989) – painting, photography and stained glass artist * Paul Henry (1876–1958) – landscape painter *

Mary Balfour Herbert Mary Balfour Herbert (1817–1893) was a British artist. She was born Mary Balfour in 1817, the daughter of James Balfour MP and Lady Eleanor Maitland; they were grandparents of Arthur Balfour 1st Earl Balfour. She grew up in Whittingehame H ...

(1817–1893) – watercolour artist, especially scenes from the

Lakes of Killarney The Lakes of Killarney are a scenic attraction located in Killarney National Park near Killarney, County Kerry, in Ireland. They consist of three lakes - Lough Leane, Muckross Lake (also called Middle Lake) and Upper Lake. Surroundings The l ...

* Christopher Hewetson (1739–1799) – sculptor * Thomas Hickey (1741–1824) – painter * Derek Hill (1916–2000) – English-born portrait and landscape painter in Ireland * Nathaniel Hill (1861–1934) –

impressionist Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...

* Sean Hillen (born 1961) – artist, especially of

collage Collage (, from the french: coller, "to glue" or "to stick together";) is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. ...

s and the creative use of photographs *

Nuala Holloway Nuala Holloway (formerly known as Nuala Holloway-Casey)
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(born c. 1956) – painter *

Katie Holten Katie Holten is a contemporary Irish artist whose artwork focuses on humans' impact on the natural environment.

(born 1975) – artist of drawings, installations, sculptures, and

public art Public art is art in any Media (arts), media whose form, function and meaning are created for the general public through a public process. It is a specific art genre with its own professional and critical discourse. Public art is visually and phy ...

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Evie Hone Eva Sydney Hone RHA (22 April 1894 – 13 March 1955), usually known as Evie, was an Irish painter and stained glass artist.Nicola Gordon Bowe (May 2009)Hone, Eva Sydney (1894–1955) ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', online editi ...

(1894–1955) – painter and stained glass artist *

Nathaniel Hone the Elder Nathaniel Hone (24 April 1718 – 14 August 1784) was an Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Early life The son of a Dublin-based Dutch merchant, Hone moved to England ...

(1718–1784) – portrait and miniature painter *

Nathaniel Hone the Younger Nathaniel Hone the Younger (26 October 1831 – 14 October 1917) was an Irish painter, the great-grand-nephew of the painter Nathaniel Hone. Life and career Hone studied at Trinity College Dublin. He began his career as a railway engine ...

(1831–1917) – painter *

Thomas Hovenden Thomas Hovenden (December 28, 1840 – August 14, 1895), was an Irish artist and teacher who spent much of his life in the United States. He painted realistic quiet family scenes, narrative subjects and often depicted African Americans. Biog ...

(1840–1895) – Irish-American artist, teacher, and painter, especially of realistic quiet family scenes and narrative subjects *

Mercy Hunter Mercy Hunter ''HRUA PPRUA ARCA MBE'' (22 January 1910 – 20 July 1989) was a Northern Irish artist, calligrapher and teacher. Hunter was a founding member of the Ulster Society of Women Artists, where she was later to become president and she w ...

(1910–1989) – painter, calligrapher and teacher * Robert Hunter (fl. 1752–1803) * Philip Hussey (c. 1713 – 1783) – portraitist and interiors painter

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* Charles Cromwell Ingham (1796–1863) – portrait painter * Patrick Ireland/Brian O'Doherty (born 1928) – sculptor,

conceptual art Conceptual art, also referred to as conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. Some works of conceptual art, sometimes called insta ...

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* Jaki Irvine (born 1966) – contemporary artist

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Mainie Jellett Mary Harriet "Mainie" Jellett (29 April 1897, Dublin – 16 February 1944, Dublin) was an Irish painter whose ''Decoration'' (1923) was among the first abstract paintings shown in Ireland when it was exhibited at the Society of Dublin Painter ...

(1897–1944) – abstract painter and founder of the

Irish Exhibition of Living Art The Irish Exhibition of Living Art (IELA) was a yearly exhibition of Irish abstract expressionism and avant-garde Irish art that was started in 1943 by Mainie Jellett. Background World War II Ireland During World War II, Ireland remained ...

Charles Jervas Charles Jervas (also Jarvis and Jervis; c. 1675 – 2 November 1739) was an Irish portrait painter, translator, and art collector of the early 18th century. Early life Born in Shinrone, County Offaly, Ireland around 1675, the son of John Je ...

(1675–1739) – portrait painter, translator, and art collector * George W. Joy (1845–1925) – painter *

Rachel Joynt Rachel Joynt (born 1966 in County Kerry) is an Irish sculptor who has created some prominent Irish public art. She graduated from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin in 1989 with a degree in sculpture. Her father, Dick Joynt, was ...

(born 1966) – sculptor

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Paul Kane Paul Kane (September 3, 1810 – February 20, 1871) was an Irish-born Canadian painter, famous for his paintings of First Nations peoples in the Canadian West and other Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans in the Columbia Dis ...

(1810–1871) *

Joseph Malachy Kavanagh Joseph Malachy Kavanagh (1856 – 17 April 1918) was an Irish people, Irish Painting, painter. He is known for his painting landscapes, seascapes, rural scenes in Ireland, France and Belgium and occasional portraits. He particularly was in ...

(1856–1918) *

Seán Keating Seán Keating (born John Keating, 28 September 1889 – 21 December 1977) was an Irish romantic-realist painter who painted some iconic images of the Irish War of Independence and of the early industrialization of Ireland. He spent two week ...

(1889–1977) *

Oisín Kelly Oisín Kelly (17 May 1915 – 12 October 1981) was an Irish sculptor. Life and career Oisín Kelly was born as Austin Kelly in Dublin, the son of William Kelly, principal of the James Street National School, and his wife, Elizabeth (née McL ...

(1915–1981) *

Harry Kernoff Harry Aaron Kernoff (9 January 1900 – 25 December 1974) was an Irish genre-painter. He depicted Dublin street and pub scenes and Dublin landmarks, as well as producing landscapes, woodcut illustrations, portraits, and set designs. Early ...

(1900–1974) * John Kindness (born 1951) * Cecil King (1921–1986) * Kenneth King (1939–2019) * John Kingerlee (born 1936) *

Graham Knuttel Graham Knuttel (1954 – 27 May 2023) was an Irish painter and sculptor, whose work has been collected by various celebrities, such as Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Jordan and Michael Stipe.Georgina Moutray Kyle (1865–1950) – watercolour and pastels

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Charles Lamb Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his ''Essays of Elia'' and for the children's book ''Tales from Shakespeare'', co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–18 ...

(1893–1964) – portraits and landscape painter * Deborah Lambkin (born 1970) *

Grania Langrishe Grania Sybil Enid, Lady Langrishe (née Wingfield; born 1934), is an Irish people, Irish botanical illustrator and artist. Life Born Grania Sybil Enid Wingfield on 25 April 1934 to The Right Honourable Mervyn Patrick Wingfield, 9th Viscount Powe ...

(born 1934) * James Latham (c. 1696 – 1747) *

John Lavery Sir John Lavery (20 March 1856 – 10 January 1941) was a Northern Irish painter best known for his portraits and wartime depictions. Life and career John Lavery was born in inner North Belfast, baptised at St Patrick's Church, Belfast a ...

(1856–1941) *

Louis le Brocquy __NOTOC__ Louis le Brocquy ''HRHA'' (; 10 November 1916 – 25 April 2012) was an Irish painter born in Dublin to Albert and Sybil le Brocquy. His work received many accolades in a career that spanned some seventy years of creative practice ...

(1916–2012) *

William John Leech William John Leech (10 April 1881 – 16 July 1968) was an Irish painter. Biography Leech was born in Dublin the son of Anne Louisa née Garbois (1847–1921) and Professor Henry Brougham Leech LLD (1843–1921). He went to school at St Colum ...

(1861–1968) * James Le Jeune (1910–1983) – portraits and landscapes *

John Luke John Luke may refer to: * John A. Luke Jr., chief executive officer of MeadWestvaco * John Luke (artist) (1906–1975), Irish artist * John Luke (New Zealand politician) (1858–1931), New Zealand politician * John Luke (MP) (1563–1638), English p ...

(1906–1975) * Sean Lynch (born 1978) – contemporary artist * Clíodhna Lyons – Irish cartoonist

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* Gladys Maccabe (1918–2018) * George Galway MacCann (1909–1967) – sculpture, painting *

Patrick MacDowell Patrick MacDowell (12 August 1799 – 9 December 1870) was a Belfast-born British sculptor operating through the 19th century. Life MacDowell was born in Belfast in 1799. His father died whilst he was young and the family lived in relativ ...

(1799–1870) *

Micheál MacLiammóir Micheal is a masculine given name. It is sometimes an anglicized form of the Irish names Micheál, Mícheál and Michéal; or the Scottish Gaelic name Mìcheal. It is also a spelling variant of the common masculine given name '' Michael'', and is ...

(1899–1978) *

Daniel Maclise Daniel Maclise (25 January 180625 April 1870) was an Irish history painter, literary and portrait painter, and illustrator, who worked for most of his life in London, England. Early life Maclise was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of Alexan ...

(1806–1870) *

Henry MacManus Henry MacManus ( MRHA) ( – 22 March 1878) was an Irish artist and teacher. Life Henry MacManus was probably born in Monaghan around 1810. MacManus's friend, Charles Gavan Duffy, stated that he was orphaned when his father, who was a cath ...

(c. 1810 – 1878) *

Anne Madden Anne Madden (born 1932) is an English-born painter, who is well known in both Ireland and France where she has divided her time since her marriage to Louis le Brocquy in 1958. Early life Anne M. Madden was born in London in 1932 to an Irish f ...

(born 1932) * Cecil Maguire (1930–2020) – painter *

Alice Maher Alice Maher (born 1956) is a contemporary Irish artist working in a variety of media, including sculpture, photography and installation. Education Maher was born in Kilmoyler, near Bansha, County Tipperary and received her early education a ...

(born 1956) * Padraig Marrinan (1906–1975) *

Fergus Martin Fergus Martin was born in Cork, Ireland. He studied painting at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dún Laoghaire School of Art from 1972 – 1976. From 1979 – 1988 he lived and worked in Italy, where he lectured in Englis ...

(born 1955) *

Violet McAdoo Annie Florence Violet McAdoo (1900 -22 November 1961) was an Ulster born watercolour and landscape painter, a graduate from the Royal College of Art, a one time secretary of the Ulster Academy of Arts, and a time served educator. Biography McAdo ...

(1900–1961) *

James McArdell James MacArdell (1729?–1765) was an Irish mezzotinter. Life He was born in Cow Lane (later Greek Street), Dublin, around 1729. He learnt mezzotint-engraving from John Brooks. When Brooks moved to London in 1746, MacArdell and other pupils foll ...

(fl. 1728–1765) *

Charles McAuley Charles McAuley (1910–1999) was an Irish painter. He was born on 15 March 1910 at Lubatavish, Glenaan, near Cushendall, the youngest of eight children in a family whose forebears had inhabited the Glens for many generations. McAuley pursu ...

(1900–1999) *

Sheila McClean Sheila McClean, RUA, (13 August 1932 – 5 August 2016) was an Irish painter, whose work was in the impressionist style. Life and work Sheila McClean was originally from Moville, County Donegal, Ireland and attended Thornhill College in Derry, ...

(1932–2016) *

Samuel McCloy Samuel McCloy (13 March 1831 – 4 October 1904) was an Irish artist who trained at Belfast School of Design and later at Somerset House. He exhibited widely in group shows across the British Isles and was known for his watercolours, genre pa ...

(1831–1904) * Bryan McCormack (born 1972) * Niall McCormack (born 1960) * Siobhan McDonald *

Norah McGuinness Norah Allison McGuinness (7 November 1901 – 22 November 1980) was an Irish painter and illustrator. Early life Norah McGuinness was born in County Londonderry. She attended life classes at Derry Technical School and from 1921 studied at ...

(1903–1980) * Edward McGuire (1932–1986) *

Frank McKelvey Frank McKelvey (3 June 1895 – 30 June 1974) was an Irish painter from Belfast. Early life and education Francis Baird McKelvey, also known as Frank McKelvey, was born 3 June 1895. He was born in Belfast at 31 Woodvale Road. He was bapti ...

(1895–1974) *

James McKenna James Stephen McKenna (born 9 October 1942) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Jack Osborne in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' and Don Brady in ''A Touch of Frost''. Personal life McKenna lives in Sheffield, England w ...

(1933–2000) * Cherith McKinstry (1928–1904) * Aloysius McVeigh (1923–2008) * Colin Middleton (1910–1983) * Nick Miller (born 1962) – London-born artist, painter, member of

* John Minihan (born 1946) * Crawford Mitchell (1908–1976) – wood-engraving, linocuts * Flora Mitchell (1890–1973) * Martin Mooney (born 1970) * Garret Morphey (c. 1650 – 1716) * George Morrison (1915–1993) – landscape painter and a founding member of the Ulster Watercolour Society * Albert Morrow (1863–1927) – illustrator, poster designer and cartoonist * Jack Morrow (1872–1926) – political cartoonist, illustrator and landscape painter *

Richard Mosse Richard Mosse (born 1980) is an Irish conceptual documentary photographer. Early life and education Mosse was born in Kilkenny, Ireland. He lives and works in New York and Berlin. He received a first class BA in English literature from Ki ...

(born 1980) – conceptual documentary photographer and video artist * Richard Moynan (1856–1906) * Michael Mulcahy (born 1952) *

Janet Mullarney Janet Mullarney (15 March 1952 – 3 April 2020) was an Irish artist and sculptor. Life and education Mullarney was born in Dublin in 1952 and grew up in Rathfarnham. She spent most of her life living in Ireland and Italy, where her final home ...

(1952–2020) – sculptor * George Mullins (fl. 1763–65) *

William Mulready William Mulready (1 April 1786 – 7 July 1863) was an Irish genre painter living in London. He is best known for his romanticising depictions of rural scenes, and for creating Mulready stationery letter sheets, issued at the same time as the P ...

(1786–1863) *

Bernard Mulrenin Bernard Mulrenin, (1803 – 22 March 1868) was an Irish painter best known for his miniatures. He is associated with the early Celtic Revival movement, and is remembered for his leadership and frequent exhibitions at the Royal Hibernian Aca ...

(1803–1868) *

George Francis Mulvany George Francis Mulvany (1809 – 1869) was an Irish painter and the first director of the National Gallery of Ireland. Biography George Francis Mulvany was the son of Thomas James Mulvany, a painter and the RHA's keeper. George Francis Mulv ...

(1809–1869)

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* Charles Wynne Nicholls (1831–1903) * Paul Nietsche (1885–1950) – portraits and still-life

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Dermod O'Brien William Dermod O'Brien PRHA DL Hon RA (10 June 1865 – 3 October 1945), commonly known as Dermod O'Brien, was an Irish painter, chiefly of landscapes and portraits. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the ...

(1865–1945) – landscape and portrait painter * John O'Brien (1831–1891) – Irish-born Canadian marine artist *

James Arthur O'Connor James Arthur O'Connor (1792 – 7 January 1841) was an Irish painter. Career James Arthur O'Connor was born 15 Aston's Quay, Dublin – the son of an engraver and printer, William O'Connor.''Hutchinson'', p. 83. O'Connor would become a ...

(1792–1841) – painter * John O'Connor (1830–1889) – painter *

Roderic O'Conor Roderic O'Conor (17 October 1860 – 18 March 1940) was an Irish painter who spent much of his later career in Paris and as part of the Pont-Aven movement. O'Conor's work demonstrates Impressionist and Post-Impressionist influence. Early lif ...

(1860–1940) – painter influenced by

Impressionism Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open Composition (visual arts), composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating ...

* Éamonn O'Doherty (1939–2011) – sculptor * John O'Keeffe (c. 1797 – 1838) – portrait and figure painter *

Aloysius O'Kelly Aloysius O'Kelly (3 July 1853 in Dublin – 12 January 1936) was an Irish painter. Early life Aloysius was born to John and Bridget O'Kelly in Peterson's Lane (now Lombard Street East), Dublin 3 July 1853. He was the youngest of four boys ...

(1853 – c. 1941) – painter of coastlines, fishing ports and villages *

Tony O'Malley Tony O'Malley (25 September 1913 – 20 January 2003) was an Irish artist. He was born in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland. O'Malley was a self-taught artist, having drawn and painted for pleasure from childhood. He worked as a bank officìal u ...

(1913–2003) – self-taught painter *

Frank O'Meara Francis Joseph O'Meara (30 March 1853 – 15 October 1888) was an Irish artist known for his Impressionist landscape painting. Life Frank O'Meara was born in Carlow 30 March 1853, to Thomas and Sarah O'Meara (née Isbourne). The youngest of ...

(1853–1888) – painter * Daniel O'Neill (1920–1974) – Romantic painter born in Belfast *

George Bernard O'Neill George Bernard O'Neill (17 July 1828 – 23 September 1917), was a prolific Irish genre painter, from 1859 a member of the Cranbrook Colony of artists. Life and work O'Neill was born in Dublin in Ireland, the ninth of fifteen children of a Du ...

(1828–1917) – paintings and etchings Royal Academy of Arts Collection, London, UK *

Henry O'Neill Henry O'Neill (August 10, 1891 – May 18, 1961) was an American film actor known for playing gray-haired fathers, lawyers, and similarly dignified roles during the 1930s and 1940s. Early years He was born in Orange, New Jersey. Career ...

(1798–1880) – artist and archaeologist *

William Orpen Major Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen, (27 November 1878 – 29 September 1931) was an Irish artist who worked mainly in London. Orpen was a fine draughtsman and a popular, commercially successful painter of portraits for the well-to-do in ...

(1878–1931) – portrait painter * Dennis H Osborne (1919–2016) – painter * Jean Osborne (1926–1965) – abstract paintings and graphic designer *

Walter Osborne Walter Frederick Osborne (17 June 1859 – 24 April 1903) was an Irish impressionist and Post-Impressionism landscape and portrait painter, best known for his documentary depictions of late 19th century working class life. Most of his painti ...

(1859–1903) – impressionist painter * Seán O'Sullivan (1906–1964) – portrait painter *

Rory O'Tunny Rory O'Tunny (''fl. c.'' 1520 – 1542; , ; other spellings include ''Ruoricus, Otyuny, Otwyne, Otuyne, Otyyne'') was an Irish sculptor. Born into a family of sculptors, said to have originated in Callan, County Kilkenny, O'Tunney was prim ...

(fl. 1540s) – sculptor

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* George Petrie (1790–1866) – painter, musician,

antiquary An antiquarian or antiquary () is an fan (person), aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifact (archaeology), artifac ...

and archaeologist * Stanley Pettigrew (born 1927) – painter * Garrett Phelan (born 1965) – installation artist * Raymond Piper (1923–2007) – portraiture and illustration * Albert Power (1881–1945) – sculptor *

Sarah Purser Sarah Henrietta Purser RHA (22 March 1848 – 7 August 1943) was an Irish artist mainly noted for her work with stained glass. Biography Purser was born in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) in County Dublin, and raised in Dungarvan, County Wat ...

(1848–1943) – artist often working in

Stephen Pusey Stephen Pusey (born 1952) is a New York-based artist of Irish and British descent known for Abstract art and earlier work as a painter of figurative community murals in London, UK. Early life and education Stephen Pusey was born on 24 June 195 ...

(born 1952) – mural painter *

Patrick Pye Patrick Pye RHA (1929 – 8 February 2018) was a sculptor, painter and stained glass artist, resident in County Dublin. Pye was born in Winchester, England. He died in Dublin, Ireland. Career Major commissions can be seen across Ireland. I ...

(1929–2018) – sculptor, painter and stained glass artist; resident in

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Basil Rakoczi Basil Ivan Rákóczi (31 May 1908 – 21 March 1979) was an English artist born in London. He was a prominent and leading member of the Irish art group, the White Stag, along with Kenneth Hall. Biography Rákóczi was born on 31 May 1908 in ...

(1908–1979) – artist and member of

The White Stag group The White Stag Group was a group of artists centred on the painters Basil Rakoczi and Kenneth Hall. Founded in London in 1935, the group moved to Ireland in 1939 and stayed until after the Second World War where they gained Irish members like T ...

* John Ramage (1748–1802) – Irish American artist,

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, portrait painter, and

miniaturist A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century eli ...

Eileen Reid Eileen Reid (born January 1943) is an Irish singer of the showband era. She had an Irish number 1 on 29 May 1964 with "Fallen Star", and was also known for her song "I Gave My Wedding Dress Away". Career Eileen Reid began singing as a teenage ...

(1894–1981) – painter *

Nano Reid Nano, Nano-, NANO or NaNo may refer to: People * Nano (singer) (born 1988), Japanese-American J-pop singer * Nano Omar (born 1986), Swedish singer * Nano Riantiarno (born 1949), Indonesian director * Agnese Nano (born 1965), Italian actress * Fa ...

(1900–1981) – painter *

Jim Ricks Jim Ricks is an American and Irish conceptual artist, writer, and curator. He has exhibited throughout Ireland and internationally, including a number of public art projects. Early life and education Ricks was born in San Francisco, California ...

(born 1973) – contemporary artist * Anne Rigney (born 1957) – abstract artist and sculptor * Thomas Roberts (1749–1778) – landscape painter * Maria D. Robinson (1840–1920) – painter *

Markey Robinson David Marcus Robinson ( – 28 January 1999) was an Irish painter and sculptor with a primitive representational style. Early life Robinson was born on in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of a house painter. Robinson began drawing at an ...

(1918–1999) – painter with a distinctive naïve

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style * Richard Rothwell (1800–1868) – portrait and genre painter * John Ryan (1925–1992) – artist, writer, critic, publisher, patron, broadcaster and publican

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William Sadler II William Sadler II (c.1782 – 1839), also known as William Sadler the Younger, was an Irish people, Irish Painting, painter. He was a noted landscape painter who is remembered today for The Battle of Waterloo (painting), his depiction of th ...

(c. 1782 – 1839) – landscape painter *

Augustus Saint-Gaudens Augustus Saint-Gaudens (; March 1, 1848 – August 3, 1907) was an American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance. From a French-Irish family, Saint-Gaudens was raised in New York City, he trave ...

(1848–1907) – Irish-born American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation * Caroline Scally (1886–1973) – Irish landscape artist * Robert Richard Scanlan (1801–1876) – painter and portraitist * Patrick Scott (1921–2014) – artist *

Sean Scully Sean Scully (born 30 June 1945) is an Irish-born American-based artist working as a painter, printmaker, sculptor and photographer. His work is held in museum collections worldwide and he has twice been named a Turner Prize nominee. Moving fro ...

(born 1945) – Irish-born American painter and printmaker *

Paul Seawright Paul Seawright (born 1965) is a Northern Irish artist. He is the professor of photography and the Deputy Vice Chancellor (previously Executive Dean of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Belfast School of Art) at Ulster University in Belf ...

(born 1965) – artist and professor of photography at the

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* Dermot Seymour (Born 1956) – painter *

Kevin Sharkey Kevin Sharkey (born 3 June 1961) is an Irish artist, political activist, and former television presenter and actor. He sought a nomination to run in the 2018 Irish presidential election, but withdrew his bid on 17 September 2018. Early life Sha ...

(born 1960) – painter and celebrity * Neil Shawcross (born 1940) –

portrait A portrait is a portrait painting, painting, portrait photography, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, Personality type ...

painter * Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850) – Dublin-born portrait painter and president of the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...

Oliver Sheppard Oliver Sheppard (10 April 1865 – 14 September 1941) was an Irish sculptor, most famous for his 1911 bronze statue of the mythical Cuchullain dying in battle. His work was also part of the art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the ...

(1865–1941) – sculptor and lecturer * John Shinnors (born 1950) – abstract painter *

James Sleator James Sinton Sleator (27 June 1885 – 9 January 1950), was an Irish artist, born in Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland. Painter of portraits and still life, James Sleator was son of William Slator (different spelling, as James changed this, ...

(1889–1950) – artist * Bob Sloan (born 1940) – sculptor * Hamilton Sloan (born 1945) – portrait painter and traditional Irish artist *

Victor Sloan Victor Sloan Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 1945) is a Northern Irish photographer and artist. Life and work Sloan was born in 1945 in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He studied at the Royal Sch ...

(born 1945) – photographer and artist * Edward Smyth (1749–1812) – sculptor * Holly Somerville – botanical artist *

Camille Souter Camille Souter (born Betty Pamela Holmes, 1929) is an Irish abstract and landscape artist. She lives and works on Achill Island and has been an elected member of Aosdána since 1981. Early life Souter was born Betty Pamela Holmes in Northampt ...

(born 1929) – painter * Stella Steyn (1907–1987) *

Imogen Stuart Imogen Stuart (née Werner; born 1927) is a German-Irish sculptor. She is one of Ireland's best known sculptors with work in public and private collections throughout Europe and the U.S.. She was awarded the Mary McAuley medal in 2010 by Preside ...

(born 1927) – Berlin-born sculptor *

Patrick Swift Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or ...

(1927–1983)

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Henry Jones Thaddeus Henry Jones Thaddeus (1859 – 1929) was a realist and portrait painter born and trained in County Cork, Ireland. Life and career Born Henry Thaddeus Jones in 1859, he entered the ''Cork School of Art'' when he was ten years old. There he ...

(1859–1929) – realist and portrait painter * Romeo Toogood (1902–1966) – landscape painter *

Henry Tresham Henry Tresham (c.1751 – 17 June 1814) was an Irish-born British historical painter active in London in the late 18th century. He spent some time in Rome early in his career, and was professor of painting at the Royal Academy of Arts in London ...

(1750–1814) – Irish-born painter of large-scale

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Patrick Tuohy Patrick Tuohy (27 February 1894 – August 1930) was an Irish portrait, narrative, and genre painter. Early life Patrick Joseph Tuohy was born in Dublin on 27 February 1894, at 77 Lower Dorset Street. His parents were the surgeon, John Jose ...

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, narrative, and genre painter * Charles Tyrrell (born 1950) – abstract painter and printmaker

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* J. Laurie Wallace (1864–1953) – artist * Ciarán Walsh (born 1980) – artist *

Owen Walsh Owen Edward John Walsh is a former Administrator of the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. Son of John ("Jack") Melvyn Walsh (1923-1972) and Beverley Dawn Essen (1928-2011). Walsh was educated at the Hutchins School, and then attended t ...

(1933–2002) – painter * Samuel Walsh (born 1951) – contemporary abstract artist * Wendy F. Walsh (1915–2014) – illustrator and botanical artist * Michael Warren (born 1950) – sculptor * Una Watters (1918–1965) – artist * Robert West (died 1770) – painter *

Leo Whelan Leo Whelan RHA (10 January 1892 – 6 November 1956) was an Irish painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Born in Dublin and educated at Belvedere College and the Metropolita ...

(1852–1956) – painter * Maurice Canning Wilks (1911–1984) * Alexander Williams (1845–1930) – landscape painter, maritime scenes *

William Gorman Wills William Gorman Wills (28 January 182813 December 1891), usually known as W. G. Wills, was an Irish dramatist, novelist and painter. Early life and career Wills was born at Blackwell lodge in the neighbourhood of Kilkenny, Kilmurry, County Kilk ...

(1828–1891) – dramatist and painter

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Anne Yeats Anne Butler Yeats (26 February 1919 – 4 July 2001) was an Irish painter, costume and stage designer. Early and family life She was the daughter of the poet William Butler Yeats and Georgie Hyde-Lees, a niece of the painter Jack B. Yeat ...

(1919–2001) – painter and stage designer *

Jack Yeats Jack Butler Yeats RHA (29 August 1871 – 28 March 1957) was an Irish artist and Olympic medalist. W. B. Yeats was his brother. Butler's early style was that of an illustrator; he only began to work regularly in oils in 1906. His early pict ...

(1871–1957) – artist *

John Butler Yeats John Butler Yeats (16 March 1839 – 3 February 1922) was an Irish artist and the father of W. B. Yeats, Lily Yeats, Elizabeth Corbett "Lolly" Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats. The National Gallery of Ireland holds a number of his portraits in oil a ...

(1839–1922) – artist

Critics, collectors and curators

Alfred Chester Beatty Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (7 February 1875 – 19 January 1968)Seanad 1985: "Chester Beatty died at the Princess Grace Clinic, Monte Carlo, on 19 January 1968, .. (some sources give this as 20 January). was an American-British mining magnate, p ...

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Alfred Lane Beit Sir Alfred Lane Beit, 2nd Baronet (19 January 1903 in London; 12 May 1994 in Dublin)Thomas Bodkin Professor Thomas Patrick Bodkin (21 July 1887 – 24 April 1961) was an Irish lawyer, art historian, art collector and curator. Bodkin was Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin from 1927 to 1935 and founding Director of the B ...

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Anne Crookshank Anne Olivia Crookshank ''HRHA'' (3 January 1927 – 18 October 2016) was a pioneering Irish art historian, and emeritus professor of the history of art at Trinity College Dublin, the department she established in 1966. Early life Crookshank wa ...

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William Dargan William Dargan (28 February 1799 – 7 February 1867) was arguably the most important Irish engineer of the 19th century and certainly the most important figure in railway construction. Dargan designed and built Ireland's first railway lin ...

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Desmond John Villiers FitzGerald, Knight of Glin Desmond John Villiers FitzGerald, 29th Knight of Glin (13 July 1937 – 14 September 2011)
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Cathal Gannon Cathal Gannon (1 August 1910 – 23 May 1999), was an Irish harpsichord maker, a fortepiano restorer and an amateur horologist. Beginnings and education Gannon was born in Dublin, Ireland, into a craftsmen family of carpenters, many of wh ...

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Bryan Guinness Bryan Walter Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne, (27 October 1905 – 6 July 1992) was an heir to part of the Guinness family brewing fortune, and a lawyer, poet and novelist. He was briefly married to Diana Mitford. Early life He was born to Wa ...

(1905–1992) * John Hewitt (1907–1987) *

Gordon Lambert Charles Gordon Lambert (9 April 1919 – 27 January 2005) was an Irish businessman, senator, and art collector who, in 1992, donated over 300 paintings to the Irish Museum of Modern Art. He had earlier campaigned for an Irish national modern art c ...

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Hugh Lane Sir Hugh Percy Lane (9 November 1875 – 7 May 1915) was an Irish art dealer, collector and gallery director. He is best known for establishing Dublin's Municipal Gallery of Modern Art (the first known public gallery of modern art in the w ...

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Denis Mahon Sir John Denis Mahon, (8 November 1910 – 24 April 2011) was a British collector and historian of Italian art. Considered to be one of the few art collectors who was also a respected scholar, he is generally credited, alongside Sacheverel ...

(1910–2011) *

Lochlann Quinn Lochlann Quinn (born 1940) is an Irish businessman and philanthropist. Education Quinn attended Blackrock College, and graduated from University College Dublin (BComm) in 1962. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1966. He is main benefac ...

(born 1940) * Æ (George William Russell) (1867–1935) *

Tony Ryan Thomas Anthony Ryan (2 February 1936 – 3 October 2007) was an Irish billionaire, philanthropist and businessman who co-founded the Ryanair airline. Through his establishment of Guinness Peat Aviation in 1975 he began a course of events which ...

(1936–2007) *

George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...

(1856–1950) *

Theo Snoddy Theo Snoddy (30 November 1922 - 12 June 2008) was a Northern Irish art historian and author of the ''Dictionary of Irish Artists: 20th century.'' Theodore John Snoddy was born in Lurgan, County Armagh in 1922. He was the son of a shipyard worke ...

(1922–2008) * Walter G. Strickland (1850–1928) * Dorothy Walker (1929–2002)

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