Based in West Cork, Holger Lönze first studied architecture before turning to printmaking and sculpture at the University of Ulster, Belfast where he completed his studies with a PhD. After working as a researcher for the Eden Project, Cornwall, he returned to Ireland in 2004 to work predominantly on public commissions and as artist in residence for various county councils. The wind-driven wave on the surface of the ocean yields an elemental metaphor for the shaping of materials by the sculptor’s hands. It conveys the ancient fundamentals of ...

EDUCATION 2000 – 2001 Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, Cork FETAC (NCVA) Award in Art, Craft and Design. 2001 – 2005 Limerick School of Art and Design Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art Painting. (more…)

Dee works in oils, mainly with palette knife, to achieve texture, tone and depth. A signature theme of her work is the play of light on water. Large skies, reflected light, cliffs, the changing moods of the coastline, the juxtaposition of the sea and the surrounding landscape, mountains and hidden lakes, bog lands, heather in sunlight - all inspire Dee. Walks on coastal paths looking down on the sweep of a beach at tide’s ebb, or along moorland tracks which lead to distant places provide her with colours and shapes ...

GENTIAN was born in Shkoder in 1972. He grew up surrounded by the paintings of his uncle, one of the most celebrated artists in Albania, the great master Ismail Lulani. The paintings, the sketches, the studies, and all the books around him, encouraged Gentian to start drawing and painting since he was only 10 years old. (more…)