AngelinaBinding the last 30 books in A Little Book of Brigid edition, a gift to 100 inspiring women who supportwomen in theircommunities. Who would you nominate? #Art #artistbook #brigid #books #handmade #inspiringwomen #womensupportingwomen #irishart #WomenRiseUp #empoweredwomen #irishwomenhist #irishwomenartists #letterpress #screenprint #bookbinding #copticstitch #handprinted #irishdiaspora #irish #brigidsday #brigid1500
Mark MaguireTGI … Fenster Freitag. Hilary Heron’s retrospective exhibition at IMMA. Well worth a visit. 60 works celebrating this pioneering Irish artist. #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #FuinneogFriday #IMMA #Dublin #IrishArt #Sculpture #HilaryHeron #Exhibition #IrishWomenArtists
Michele SomervilleI wrote about Sinéad O’Connor on her birthday yesterday. (It’s part of a longer thing.)
https://indietheology.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/139623400/share-center
#IndieTheology #sinead #sineadoconnor #Catholicchurch #CatholicChurch #clergyabuse #misogyny #IrishChurch #irishmusicians #Vatican #Saturdaynightlive #irishwomenartists
The Wild GeesArtist and illustrator Norah McGuinness died #OTD in 1980. She represented Ireland at Venice Biennale. Exhibited in London and NY. President of Irish Exhibition of Living Art. She did set design for Yeats, Beckett plays and Brown Thomas's window for 30 years! Hon RHA. Hon D. Litt 1973. Her work is held in IMMA, Nat Gallery Ireland, The Hugh Lane and Crawford Gallery.
#IrishWomenArtists #mastodaoine
📷 painting Path to the Sun (1962) IMMA; unknown, fair use on Wikipedia
Artist Úna Watters died #OTD 1965. She created the Claíomh Solais (Sword of Light) image used to commemorate 50th anniversary of Easter Rising in 1966.
She studied at NCAD, exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy and was member of Society of Dublin Painters. Her work was part of 1949 Irish Exhibition of Living Art. (Sounds familiar? We marked her birthday on 4 Nov as well!)
#IrishWomenArtists #Mastodaoine
📷 self-portrait, fair use on Wikipedia; postage stamp, public domain
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una_Watters
She studied at NCAD, exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy and was member of Society of Dublin Painters. Her work was part of 1949 Irish Exhibition of Living Art. (Sounds familiar? We marked her birthday on 4 Nov as well!)
#IrishWomenArtists #Mastodaoine
📷 self-portrait, fair use on Wikipedia; postage stamp, public domain
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una_Watters
Artist and illustrator Norah McGuinness was born #OTD in Co Derry in 1901. She studied at Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. A founder member of the Irish Exhibition of Living Art, she was awarded RDS and Tailteann competition medals. Rep Ireland at Venice Biennale. Set design for Yeats, Beckett and window design for Brown Thomas. She was awarded an Hon D. Litt in 1973
#IrishWomenArtists
📷 photo, unknown, fair use on Wikimedia Commons; painting Path to the Sun (1962)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah_McGuinness
#IrishWomenArtists
📷 photo, unknown, fair use on Wikimedia Commons; painting Path to the Sun (1962)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah_McGuinness
Artist Úna Watters was born in Dublin #OTD in 1918. She created the Claíomh Solais (Sword of Light) image used to commemorate 50th anniversary of Easter Rising in 1966.
Studied at National College of Art and Design. She exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy, member of the Society of Dublin Painters. Her work was part of 1949 Irish Exhibition of Living Art
#IrishWomenArtists #Mastodaoine
📷 self-portrait, fair use on Wikipedia; claoímh solais postage stamp, public domain
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una_Watters
Artist and illustrator Estella Solomons died #OTD in 1968. From a prominent Dublin Jewish family, she studied at Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. She joined Cumann na mBan in 1918. Her studio became a safe house and she painted revolutionary friends and leaders. Co-founded The Dublin Magazine with husband Seumas O'Sullivan. They hosted regular literary salons. Elected to RHA in 1966.
#IrishWomenArtists #Mastodaoine
📷 from 2022 exhibition National Gallery of Ireland
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estella_Solomons
#IrishWomenArtists #Mastodaoine
📷 from 2022 exhibition National Gallery of Ireland
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estella_Solomons
Artist Kathleen Fox was born #OTD in 1880. She studied at Dublin Metropolitan School of Art and worked in oils, enamel and stained-glass. Painted events of the Rising in Dublin, earning her "little rebel" nickname. Her best known works are the Arrest of Constance Markievicz (📷 The Niland Collection, Sligo) and portrait of Grace Gifford. Later known for paintings of flowers, exhibited in London and Dublin
#IrishWomenArtists #Mastodaoine
No 📷 in her Wikipedia page!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Fox
#IrishWomenArtists #Mastodaoine
No 📷 in her Wikipedia page!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Fox
Artist and activist Ellice Pilkington, who was born #OTD in 1869, was the first volunteer organiser for the United Irishwomen. She wrote on the role of women in the home and public life and campaigned on the impact of female emigration. She exhibited her work at the Watercolour Society of Ireland.
#IrishWomenArtists #Mastodaoine
No 📷 on her Wikipedia page but we've borrowed one of her artworks from alchetron.com
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellice_Pilkington