New Website Up and Running

I have a new website that you can access here -   http://www.patbyrneartist.com/   - I'll be continuing to post on the blog here whenever there's something to post but the website is just somewhere to show the work all in one place along with my CV and all that.

It still needs a little adjusting and I haven't posted my newest body of work but I will at some stage. As it stands it has work made between 2010 and 2013

Work in Group show at Templebar Gallery, Dublin

I have a painting in an exhibition opening tomorrow night at 6:30 PM at the Templebar Gallery and Studios in Dublin. The event is organised by Peachy Dublin in aid of Aware.

This is the painting I have in the show. The documentation isn't great because it's off my phone because I didn't have my camera.

Laois Arts Act Grant 2015

I was delighted to receive word today that I have been awarded funding by Laois County Council. I applied for the Arts Act Grant to help fund the transport of work and set up the exhibition in the The Hyde Bridge Gallery, Sligo during September this year.

Tyrone Guthrie Residency

Earlier in the year I applied to Laois County Council for the Tyrone Guthrie Bursary and I found out last week that my application was successful. i was delighted to get that news and I'll be going to work at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Monaghan  for one week from the 18th - 25th of August where I'm hoping to work on some sketchbook stuff to possibly develop at a later stage.

Sligo Exhibition Dates Confirmed & Instagram

I sent back the contract to the Hyde Bridge Gallery and the dates are nailed down - 

Tuesday, September 8th is the day it will open on at 6pm and it runs then until the 19th closing at 4pm. 

As far as work goes I have 11 pieces completed, I've been working on the this series solid since around the end of September and have been looking to complete a painting per week, (I had one great week finishing 2 but the following week was a write of) so if I can keep up the momentum I'll have plenty to choose from. They're all fairly small to medium size so far but there's a canvas nearly ready to go measuring 150cm x 130cm I just need to size it and it'll be ready. 

Aside from that then I set up an Instagram profile, just to post up an odd studio shot or installation picture off the phone. You can go through the link here - http://instagram.com/pat.b23/  - I haven't posted anything on it yet though.

New Solo Exhibition 2015

I received word before the Christmas break that my work was accepted into the 2015 exhibition program at The Hyde Bridge Gallery in Sligo. I haven't images of the work to put up because it's completely new stuff that I started working on around last April, it only started to take shape between August and September and has been progressing along since then.

The dates are September 6th - 20th this year.

The Hyde Bridge Gallery

Update on Dublin Show

Just a quick update on the Pop-up exhibition in Dublin, it opens on the 5th of December from 6 - 8pm and then it's open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (9th, 10th and 11th). I'll try and get a photo of the drawing I have in it and post it up here.