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I am an artist living and painting between Dublin, at Studio 37 and Valentia Island Art Studio on Valentia Island, Co Kerry in the South West of Ireland. My work is highly influenced by my love of our coast, the play of ever changing light and the drama in the surrounding landscape. My paintings are intuitive and atmospheric and range from loose ephemeral landscapes to richly textured abstract and semi abstract compositions. Whether figurative or abstract, they are often a collage of remembered places and emotions.

I paint many different medium including oil and cold wax medium, acrylic and mixed media. This website shows a comprehensive selection of my work to date. In addition, some of my paintings can be seen in Kilbaha Gallery, Co. Clare, The Russell Gallery, New Quay, Co. Clare and The Whitethorn Gallery, Clifden Co. Galway and Cill Rialaig Arts Centre, Co. Kerry.

Gillian Murphy Doing A Painting

Exhibitions 

Solo

2022

Open Art Studio Event. December 9th 10th & 11th Sandymount, Dublin 4.

2022

Valentia Island Art Studio, Opening, Valentia Island, Co Kerry.

2021

Open Art Studio Event, November, Sandymount, Dublin 4.

2019

Open Art Studio Event, November, Sandymount, Dublin 4.

2013

Aloft Hotel, Place Jean Rey, Brussels B-1040.

2012

Artsenal Exhibition, Artsenal, Etterbeek, Belgium.

2012

Irish Culture Night - Solo exhibition.

2008

Á la Table – Solo exhibition, Brussels. 

2024

The Salt Line, The Green Door Gallery,  21 rue Murillo, Brussels.

Group

2022

Gallery Eleven, Kilmacud. Group Exhibition. Spring 2022.

2016

Sea Fever, group exhibition, The Russell Gallery, Co. Clare.

2016

St Luke’s Hospice, Group exhibition, BDO, Dublin.

2016

A Sense of Place, group exhibition, The Russell Gallery, Co. Clare.

2015

The Doorway Gallery, South Fredrick Street, Dublin

2014

Art Source, Dublin 

2013

Art Source, Dublin 

2013

Group Exhibition by GreenWall, The Commission, Luxembourg.

2013

Group Exhibition by GreenWall, Irish Representation, Luxembourg.

2013

Group Exhibition by GreenWall, Lijsterbeeck, Kraainem, Belgium.

2013

Group Exhibition by GreenWall (to mark the official inauguration of the restored Irish College), Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe.

2013

Language Library of the LEX Building, Rue de la Loi 145, Brussels

2013

Femmes d’Europe - Irish Presidency Gala EventFlagey, Brussels 1050.

2011

Grass Roots Exhibition Launch of GreenWall Art Collective, Golf Life, Sterrebeek, Belgium.

2010

Irish Artists in Brussels - Group exhibition, EESC Building, Brussels.

2010

Brussels Accessible Art Fair, Brussels.

2009

Oils & Water – Group exhibition, Brussels

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