Sentinels - Opens on March 24th

My new solo exhibition - Sentinels - opens on March 24th in the Doorway Gallery, South Frederick Street, Dublin 2.

The Doorway Gallery is the brainchild of Denise and Deirdre of the former Bad Art Gallery and has just opened it's doors. Set in a beautiful old Georgian building, it is just around the corner from Trinity College and Grafton Street, in the heart of Dublin's art "district". This will be the first exhibition at the new gallery and the opening night promises to be a great occasion. For invitations to the opening please contact the gallery at 01 7645895 or www.thedoorwaygallery.com

A selection of work from the exhibition is now on view at the gallery. In addition I have created a Video to accompany the show which can be viewed here.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb_nOB9HdYU

Christmas 2010 - Free Art Voucher

Thank you to everyone that supported me over the past month at the Wexford FRINGE and Art Fair 2010. Both shows were a great success and it was refreshing to see them so well attended.

Christmas is almost here and to celebrate what has been a really successful year for me I am offering a €100 Art Voucher to anyone that buys one of my original paintings between now and the end of January. This is available on paintings purchased through any of the galleries listed below or directly from me through the studio or online.

The Bad Art Gallery, Dublin
The Hungry Hill Gallery, Adrigole, West Cork
The Boathouse Gallery, Kinsale
Kenny's Art Gallery, Lahinch
Western Light Gallery, Keel, Achill

The Art Voucher may be used against any painting or limited edition print bought through the studio or online from my website. The voucher can also be passed on to someone as a gift. To claim the art voucher for a purchase made through one of the galleries just send me an email with the details of the painting purchased and I will post out the voucher.

Meanwhile Juggy's Well Cafe in Glasthule, Dublin, Kaliedescope in Westport and the Market House Gallery in Dungarvan each have a large range of my Limited Edition Prints for sale. Prints may also be bought online here...

Finally, the dates for my 2011 Painting Workshops on Achill Island are now confirmed and can be booked online here..

Happy Christmas!

Wexford FRINGE & Art Fair 2010

I will be exhibiting in Whites Hotel, Wexford as part of the Wexford Opera Festival from October 24th to October 31st. I will be in the same room as last year - The Selksar Suite - and will be there daily from 11am to 7pm.

Art Fair 2010 in the RDS, Dublin is a little earlier this year and runs from Friday 5th of november to the Sunday 7th. To download complimentary tickets to the RDS Art Fair 2010 please go to the following link:
http://www.ticketmaster.ie/promo/a0mito

You can preview all of the new work now by clicking here...

Summer Exhibitions - August 2010

I have a new exhibition opening in the Hungry Hill Gallery in Adrigole, West Cork. The show runs through July and August in what is one the loveliest galleries in the country, situated in one of the most beautiful parts of the country. You can find more information about the gallery here: http://hungryhillgallery.com/

Meanwhile the summer shows continue in the Bad Art Gallery in Dublin and the Western Light Gallery in Achill, Mayo.

My limited edition prints (including Under Croagh Patrick above) are now on show in Westport, in a newly opened craft/fine art gallery on the main street called Kaleidoscope.

Christmas 2009 Exhibitions

Hard to believe it is Christmas again! It's been a busy, challenging but ultimately a very successful and enjoyable year. But it's not over just yet.....

The annual Christmas show in the Bad Art Gallery, Dublin has got off to a flying start and will run until january. All paintings in the show are under €500, I have 10 new pieces in the exhibition. The Blue Loft Gallery in Ranelagh have also opened their annual Christmas show and have a new selection of paintings from me.

My new collection of 8"x8" limited edition prints are now available through Juggy's Well Cafe in Glasthule, Co.Dublin.

All of my other galleries are running their annual Christmas exhibitions, for gallery details please return to the website.

Art Fair 09 at the RDS - FREE tickets

For complimentary tickets to the Art Fair 09 please go to the following link.

Ticketmaster at: http://www.ticketmaster.ie/promo/toob1k

You will be asked to enter a password/code, which is client.

Alternatively you can print off a ticket by following this link

Art Fair 09 at the RDS

Art Ireland is no more.
But in it's place Art Fair 09 makes it's inaugural appearance at the RDS on November 13th to 15th. It already promises to be a great art fair. I'll be posting details closer to the date.

Padraig McCaul & Grainne Watts: Wexford Fringe

Over the past 50 years Wexford Fringe Festival has run concurrently with Wexford Festival Opera. It is internationally renowned as one of the most vibrant and diverse Fringe Festivals. It boasts an eclectic range of activities including dramas, one-act plays, Guinness Singing & Swinging Pubs, historical tours, classical recitals, jazz, light opera, horse-racing, musicals, poetry readings plus 70 art exhibitions and much, much more.

As part of the Wexford Fringe I will be staging a joint exhibition with ceramicist artist Grainne Watts in White's Hotel, Wexford from October 21st to November 1st. Grainne and I work out of the same studios, Stylebawn Studios in Delgany.

An online catalogue of both Grainne and my work for the exhibition is now on view on my website - www.padraigmccaul.com - and will be added to over the coming weeks.

Glendarragh 10 Years On

I will be exhibiting at the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray, County Wicklow as part of the Glendarragh 10 Years On exhibition in August.

I was lucky enough to spend my first year as a full time artist working out of Glendarragh Studios in Newtown Mount Kennedy. It's a special place and it's hard to imagine anywhere better to have learned, as a novice, about the workings of the Irish Art world than over many cups of tea in the kitchen at Glendarragh. Wishing Fiona and all at the studios the best for the next 10 years.

Summer Exhibitions

I have new work showing in a number of galleries this month, including the Hungry Hill Gallery in West Cork, The Western Light Gallery, Achill and The Clifden Art Gallery, Clifden, Galway.

The Hungry Hill Gallery have just launched their new website - www.thehungryhillgallery.com - and my new work can be viewed there or on my own website - www.padraigmccaul.com. If you are lucky enough to get to visit the gallery make sure to stay for a coffee and take in the views over the bay.

This will be my first year exhibiting with the Clifden Art Gallery and I'm delighted to be associated with such an established and welcoming gallery.

The autumn is shaping up to be a very busy time with exhibitions planned for the Wexford Opera Festival (October), The Art Fair 09 at the RDS (November) and the Edinburgh Art Fair (November), as well as the Christmas group show with the Bad Art Gallery in December. I will be posting details of all of these shows as they get closer.