Brian Bourke HRHA (b.1936)
Spring, Knockalough Bog Cuts (c.1982)
Oil on canvas, 96 x 82cm (37¾ x 32¼'')

Brian Bourkewas born in 1936 inDublin and studied at theNational College of Art and...

Brian Bourke HRHA (b.1936)
Spring, Knockalough Bog Cuts (c.1982)
Oil on canvas, 96 x 82cm (37¾ x 32¼'')

Brian Bourkewas born in 1936 inDublin and studied at theNational College of Art and Designand later atSaint Martin's School of Artin London. He held his first one-man show in Dublin in 1964.

The following year he won anArts Councilprize for portraiture, and represented Ireland in both theBiennale de Parisand the Lugano Exhibition of Graphics. He won the Munster and Leinster Bank competition in 1966, and first prize in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art competition in 1967. He was included in the Delighted Eye, the Hibernian Landscape and the Cork Rosc exhibitions in 1980. In 1985, he was named Sunday Independent Artist of the Year, and received the O'Malley Award from the Irish-American Cultural Institute in 1993.

 

His work is included in public and private collections both in Ireland and abroad. He was elected a member of Aosdána and is an Honorary member of the Royal Hibernian Academy.

He lives in Co. Galway and is represented by Taylor Galleries in Dublin.

 

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