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Donald Teskey
Donald Teskey (born 1956) is an Irish painter. He is a member of Aosdána. Early life Teskey was born in County Limerick in 1956. He grew up in Rathkeale and graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design in 1978. Career In 1981 he received a prize for drawing at EVA International, and in 1995 he was presented with the Fergus O'Ryan Award. Originally he was a Drawing, draughtsman, only moving to painting in the 1990s, depicting Dublin city and later moving to rural landscapes. In 2003 he was elected a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. In 2005, Limerick City Gallery of Art hosted ''Tidal Narratives'', an exhibition of Teskey's paintings and drawings coinciding with the publication of a book by Gandon Editions. In 2006 he was elected to Aosdána. According to deVeres Auctions, "His paintings depict gritty urbanity through Impasto, thick applied paint with Paintbrush, brushes and Painting knife, knives. The result is a painting with visceral physicality. At this time Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Hibernian Academy
The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA) is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823. Like many other Irish institutions, such as the Royal Irish Academy, the academy retained the word "Royal" after most of Ireland became independent as the Irish Free State in December 1922. History The RHA was founded as the result of 30 Irish artists petitioning the government for a charter of incorporation. According to the letters patent of 5 August 1823, The Royal Hibernian Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture was established, which included a National School of Art. The first elected president was the landscape painter, William Ashford. In 1824 architect Francis Johnston was made president. He had provided headquarters for the RHA at Academy House in Lower Abbey Street at his own expense. The first exhibitions took place in May 1825 and were held annually from then on. To encourage interest in the arts, works displayed at the RHA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |