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*Do you remember the first piece of art you made? What was it and how old were
you? What's shaped your artistic journey since then?
I remember doing a drawing of a circus when I was ten years old in 6 class in
th
primary school and winning 6p for best drawing……it mattered to me as a shy and
withdrawn child it was an acknowledgement, a recognition of been seen.
So much has shaped my journey since, such as studying the great painters, I
remember earning a little money and buying oil paint and canvas board to copy the
Rembrandt painting ‘A Woman bathing in a Stream’ but also the poets such as
Heaney and Kavanagh and most recently and most profoundly the great spiritualists
such as Anthony De Mello, Eckhart Tolle and Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj have and
continue to shape the narrative in my work.
*Tell us about some of the highlights of your artistic career, such us memorable
shows/exhibitions where you have exhibited or publications and blogs where
your work has been featured.
Completing my Master’s Degree in Fine art (MFA) in 2010 from De Montfort
University UK was important for me, it was something I would have loved to have
completed earlier but family commitments and other priorities meant delaying my
further studies. I was thrilled to receive the 2016 special award by the international
jury at the Osten Biennial of Drawing/Works on paper in Skopje, Macedonia five of
my works now form a permanent part of the 'World Gallery Of Drawing Collection'
of the Museum of Drawing/Works on Paper, this is a great honour for me.
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/news/prestigious-visual-art-
award-for-paul-35061957.html
Most recently I was delighted to be one of 13 international artists shortlisted for the
‘London Contemporary Art Prize’ 2018 but to then receive one of their top two
awards the 'materials bursary award' was thrilling.
It’s always great to see my work in print both as reviews and interviews but the
review for the book publication of ’EXHIBEO Selected Art Reviews and Interviews’
by Jonathan Raddatz was one of those highlights, beautifully written but most
importantly for me an accurate summary and insight into my work….it was so
refreshing to read from the perspective of someone who just got it.
https://www.blurb.ca/b/6932336-exhibeo-selected-art-reviews-and-interview-vol-1
https://paulmccloskey.ie/exhibeo2.html
