Published on Tuesday19thApril2016
OPW delighted to exhibit ‘Portraits of a Nation’ in Farmleigh Gallery
View of the Sculptures at Portraits of a Nation Exhibition
The Office of Public Works is delighted to welcome visitors today to ‘Portraits of a Nation’ a selection of portraits from the State Art Collection in Farmleigh Gallery, Phoenix Park. The exhibition features 82 portraits by 54 artists and spans five centuries from a School of Rembrandt portrait dating to the 1630s to portraits created in 2016, such as eight prints by David Rooney from his original illustrations created for the 1916 Portraits and Lives book which was published recently by the Royal Irish Academy.
Portraits of a Nation brings together a diverse range of artistic styles and offers visitors to the exhibition the opportunity to explore the genre of portraiture throughout the gallery spaces – visitors can imagine conversations taking place between the sitters and the artists – across art forms and across time.
The work of many well-known artists are included in the exhibition such as Seán O’Sullivan, Albert Power, Rita Duffy, Carolyn Mulholland, Thomas Ryan, Mick O’Dea, James Hanley, Margaret Corcoran and Louis le Brocquy, alongside works created by recent graduates, such as Shane Keisuke Berkery.
See the press release for more detail.