Paul Kerr has been resident artist with Artlink since January 2008. Paul was born in 1965 in Dungannon in the north of Ireland. His love for painting and drawing began in his early teens. By the time he was 16, it was to be an all-consuming passion. He was accepted for Art College in 1983, however he turned down the opportunity, as his life took a different course. It was more than ten years before he started painting again. He moved to Dublin in 1996, determined to devote his time to art, and has been painting professionally since then.

Paul has exhibited throughout Ireland as well as taking part in shows in London, New York, Florence, Milan, Sidney, and Beijing. Paul’s work is in Irish and International collections including the Irish Government – Office of Public Works. His online exhibition hosted by the Apollo Gallery, Dublin, in 2003, resulted in an Omni award.

Paul is available to host studio visits and talks to artists, individuals and groups by appointment only via Artlink.

Artist in the Community Programme

Cocoon Project

Artlink will commission artist Joanna Mc Glynn to collaborate with the residents of White Oaks Rehabilitation Centre for a period of 3-months.
Inishowen based artist Joanna Mc Glynn will enable residents to collaborate with her by chronicling their time and experiences at the centre. The outcome will be a sequence of object based works / installations / audio pieces. The collaborative partnership will work with Artlink to curate a final event / exhibition which will take place in Artlink Gallery, Fort Dunree.

Supported by the Arts Council’s Artist in the Community Scheme managed by Create.

New Art 2010

New Art is an annual project piloted by Artlink in 2009 to give emerging artists a platform to exhibit their work in a solo exhibition at Artlink Gallery Fort Dunree in 2011. The 2009 winners are Sam Keogh, Jim Ricks, Martin Boyle and Ursula Burke.

New Art 2010 will be launched in spring.

Artist Resources

Artlink has a variety of resources available to artists or interested individuals. These include:

• Artist Studios
• Library
• Digital media suite
• Ceramic and glass kilns
• Professional development advice
• Exhibition and residency opportunities

For further information on all of Artlink’s programmes and resources contact Artlink on info@artlink.ie or call 00 353 (0)74 63469.