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John Fitzsimons - Riverside
Estimate:
€1,000 - €1,600
Sold
€650
Timed Auction
Arthouse 2023 - Day 1
ARTIST
John Fitzsimons
Size
42x53
Category
Description
About artist: John Fitzsimons is a painter and printmaker from Dublin, born in 1974. His work deals with an aspiration of balance and harmony within society and our destructive relationship with the earth. ‘The Theft of Time’ in 2023 with the SO fine art gallery was his sixth solo painting exhibition. John graduated from the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Design, Art and Technology (IADT) with an honours degree in fine art in 2000. He was a member of the Graphic Studio Dublin from 1995 to 2008. He regularly showed work in the Graphic Studio Gallery as well as in various other galleries around Ireland. Since 2006, as well as his painting practice, John has been working for Stoney Road Press editioning fine art prints. Amongst the artists that he has had the privilege to work with and learn from at Stoney Road Press, John has been particularly influenced by Patrick Scott and Brian O'Doherty. John also teaches a painting course with the VEC and has been invited to do a residency with the Ballenglen Arts Foundation in 2024. John’s work is in the collections of the Office of Public Works (OPW). The Contemporary Irish Art Society (CIAS). Dublin Castle. Deloitte, Ireland. The Georgian Society Dublin. The National Botanic Gardens. Ulster Bank. Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire. Ballynahinch Castle, Galway. Unither Pharmaceuticals, USA and many private collections. Solo Exhibitions: 2023 - ‘The Theft of Time” SO gallery, Powerscourt Townhouse. 2020 - ‘Time and Space’ Olivier Cornet Gallery. 2017 - ‘Projection’ Olivier Cornet Gallery. 2014 - 'Recollections', The Octagonal Room, Dublin Assembly House (home to the Georgian Society). 2012 - 'Pyramid', Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin. 2011  - 'Conversion', Filmbase, Templebar, Dublin. Selected Group Exhibitions: 2023 - SO Fine Art Gallery Group Show. 2023 - RHA Annual Show. 2022 - INK art fair Miami USA with Stoney Road Press. 2022 - RHA Annual Show. 2021 - Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Mayo. 2019 - RHA Annual Show. 2016 - VUE National Contemporary Art Fair at the RHA.  2015 - Botanic Gardens with Graphic Studio Dublin. 2014 - 'Vue 2014', National Contemporary Art Fair at the RHA. 2014 - 'Flaneries in Forests and Fields', group show, Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin 2013 - ‘A Natural Selection’, Graphic Studio exhibition at Botanic Gardens Dublin.
About artwork: Landscape oil painting and pigment on board in a white tray frame
Instagram: https://instagram.com/johnfitzsimons1
Framed: Yes; 46x57
Condition
Excellent Condition
Medium
oil on board
Signature
Yes