TCD Art Collections

29/03/2025

Article in today's Irish Times in The Ticket:

Go see .arts until 20 April 2025 to experience
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The following is shared from .arts :

‘Peat bogs may not be unique to Ireland, but their place in the Irish cultural imagination certainly is. Against the drama of our mountains, and of the waves shaping our rugged shores, peat bogs seem to feature less prominently in internationally Instagrammable ideas of Ireland.

And yet, as the Royal Hibernian Academy’s BogSkin exhibition shows, if you wanted to come up with a geographical feature that best represents the national psyche, it could well be the bog. Just think of all those treasures, memories, secrets, sacrifices and shames lurking beneath the surface: darkened and misshapen, maybe, but enduring.’

Gemma Tipton writing about BogSkin in today’s weekend edition of the Irish Times.

Read more in print or online at irishtimes.com/culture/art/2025/03/29/thanks-to-the-bogs-life-will-continue-just-not-ours-the-irish-bog-and-our-national-psyche

BogSkin
RHA Gallagher Gallery
Until 20 April

12/11/2024

07/11/2024

PLAUTILLA NELLI (1524-88)... have you heard of this artist?

Born 500 years ago this year...

1st Florentine woman to achieve prominence as a painter in the 1500s ...

possibly the only woman known to have painted The Last Supper during this period...

1 of 4 women mentioned by Giorgio Vasari in his contemporary publication on the "Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects" (2nd ed., 1568) ...

JOIN US TO HEAR MORE about:

Plautilla Nelli - Prioress, Painter and Artist workshop leader in Florence during the 1500s

FRIDAY 15 NOV 2024
2pm to 5.30pm
Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD main campus
FREE EVENT - NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY

Topics we will cover:
Women in art during the 1500s in Florence, contemporary conservation practice, and technical art history.

This symposium brings together from Ireland, Italy, the USA, and the Netherlands, established experts, and student researchers as next generation professionals in the fields of art history, conservation, and technical art history to discuss the art of Plautilla, her workshop, and how recent scientific diagnostic technologies are helping to ‘restore’ her artistic standing to contemporary consciousness.

We are keen to welcome as many students as possible to attend, especially as we are building contacts with conservation studios and projects in Italy with the aim of expanding career pathways for students in Ireland into the fields of conservation and technical art history.

We look forward to welcoming students, colleagues, and a wider public audience on the afternoon of Friday 15th November 2024 from 2pm to 5.30pm – do please spread the word.

Join for as much time as you can manage but we understand people may need to join late or leave early.
Free event, no need to register.

All details are in the programme - see images on this post.
Programme also be available shortly on www.tcd.ie/artcollections/news.....

Symposium concept and co-organisers:
Ireland-Italy Projects Jane Adam and Dr Brenda Moore McCann

Co-organised and developed by:

Catherine Giltrap
and
Dr Catherine Lawless

04/10/2024

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hibernia-to-iberia-a-symposium-celebrating-the-career-of-dr-peter-cherry-tickets-1009178037677

ARE YOU ONE OF OUR TCD Alumni WHO STUDIED HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE AT Trinity College Dublin?

Are you a friend or colleague of Peter's?

GUESS WHAT - DR PETER CHERRY HAS JUST RETIRED!
Do you feel old now!!?

WANT TO COME CELEBRATE HIM AND HIS CAREER WITH US?

We are delighted to announce a special talk and a research day in honour of our teacher, colleague and friend, Peter Cherry.

Please see the details below and please circulate to whomever you think would be interested.
................................................................

There will be 2 days of events very soon:

Friday 11 October 2024
Lecture by Peter at the National Gallery of Ireland at 3pm

and
Saturday 12 October 2024
Day-long Symposium
Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
in the Edmund Burke Theatre

Both are free but we need you to register, even if you might not be able to attend the whole day for the symposium.
We would love to see as many friends, alumni and staff (current and former) as possible, especially for the afternoon sessions.

Do please register for the Friday NGI event and the Saturday TCD event separately, even if you can only come for part of Saturday, so we know numbers.

ALL LINKS ARE AVAILABLE HERE:
https://www.tcd.ie/History_of_Art/PeterCherry/

Or you can access directly at the below links:

Friday 11 Oct 2024, 3pm NGI lecture theatre (SOLD OUT)
Talk by Peter book here:
https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/spanish-art-dublin-fond-farewell

Saturday 12 Oct 2024
(TICKETS AVAILABLE BUT GOING FAST!)
All-day Symposium and informal reception, book here:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hibernia-to-iberia-a-symposium-celebrating-the-career-of-dr-peter-cherry-tickets-1009178037677

Full symposium programme here
https://www.tcd.ie/History_of_Art/PeterCherry/.................................................................

We look forward to seeing you there, especially alumni through the decades :)

03/10/2024

ARE YOU ONE OF OUR TCD Alumni WHO STUDIED HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE AT Trinity College Dublin?

Are you a friend or colleague of Peter's?

GUESS WHAT - DR PETER CHERRY HAS JUST RETIRED!
Do you feel old now!!?

WANT TO COME CELEBRATE HIM AND HIS CAREER WITH US?

We are delighted to announce a special talk and a research day in honour of our teacher, colleague and friend, Peter Cherry.

Please see the details below and please circulate to whomever you think would be interested.
................................................................

There will be 2 days of events very soon:

Friday 11 October 2024
Lecture by Peter at the National Gallery of Ireland at 3pm

and
Saturday 12 October 2024
Day-long Symposium
Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
in the Edmund Burke Theatre

Both are free but we need you to register, even if you might not be able to attend the whole day for the symposium.
We would love to see as many friends, alumni and staff (current and former) as possible, especially for the afternoon sessions.

Do please register for the Friday NGI event and the Saturday TCD event separately, even if you can only come for part of Saturday, so we know numbers.

ALL LINKS ARE AVAILABLE HERE:
https://www.tcd.ie/History_of_Art/PeterCherry/

Or you can access directly at the below links:

Friday 11 Oct 2024, 3pm NGI lecture theatre
Talk by Peter book here:
https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/spanish-art-dublin-fond-farewell

Saturday 12 Oct 2024
All-day Symposium and informal reception, book here:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hibernia-to-iberia-a-symposium-celebrating-the-career-of-dr-peter-cherry-tickets-1009178037677

Full symposium programme here
https://www.tcd.ie/History_of_Art/PeterCherry/.................................................................

We look forward to seeing you there, especially alumni through the decades :)

02/10/2024

ARE YOU ONE OF OUR TCD Alumni WHO STUDIED HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE AT Trinity College Dublin?

Are you a friend or colleague of Peter's?

GUESS WHAT - DR PETER CHERRY HAS JUST RETIRED!
Do you feel old now!!?

WANT TO COME CELEBRATE HIM AND HIS CAREER WITH US?

We are delighted to announce a special talk and a research day in honour of our teacher, colleague and friend, Peter Cherry.

Please see the details below and please circulate to whomever you think would be interested.
................................................................

There will be 2 days of events very soon:

Friday 11 October 2024
Lecture by Peter at the National Gallery of Ireland at 3pm

and
Saturday 12 October 2024
Day-long Symposium
Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
in the Edmund Burke Theatre

Both are free but we need you to register, even if you might not be able to attend the whole day for the symposium.
We would love to see as many friends, alumni and staff (current and former) as possible, especially for the afternoon sessions.
We will also have an informal wine reception to finish the day - a glass of wine to wish Peter well and hear his reminiscences.
The wine reception will be in the Public Theatre/Exam Hall from 4.30pm approx, following on from the Edmund Burke theatre (we have to be gone from the Exam Hall by 6pm).

Do please register for both the Friday NGI event and the TCD event separately, even if you can only come for the afternoon on Saturday so we know numbers.

Friday 11 Oct 2024, 3pm NGI lecture theatre
Talk by Peter book here:
https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/spanish-art-dublin-fond-farewell

Saturday 12 Oct 2024
All-day Symposium and informal reception, book here:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hibernia-to-iberia-a-symposium-celebrating-the-career-of-dr-peter-cherry-tickets-1009178037677

Full symposium programme here
https://www.tcd.ie/History_of_Art/PeterCherry/...................................................................

More information:

A Celebration of The Career of Dr Peter Cherry, Scholar and Teacher
Join us at the National Gallery of Ireland for the special lecture entitled Spanish Art in Dublin - A Fond Farewell to celebrate the retirement of esteemed colleague and renowned expert on Spanish art, Dr Peter Cherry. This will be a personal reflection on the Spanish pictures in the National Gallery of Ireland which have been the source of such pleasure to him over the years. Former lecturer in the Department of History of Art and Architecture of Trinity College Dublin, Dr Cherry’s contributions to scholarship and teaching are internationally recognised.
This event is part of a collaboration of Trinity College Dublin, the National Gallery of Ireland, The Spanish Embassy and the Instituto Cervantes Dublin, which culminates in a symposium that will take place on Saturday, 12 October, entitled 'Hibernia to Iberia: A Symposium celebrating the career of Dr Peter Cherry, Scholar and Teacher'.

Looking forward to seeing you there!
Don't forget to register separately as soon as you can at the 2 links above for the NGI and the TCD events).

Hibernia to Iberia a symposium celebrating the career of Dr Peter Cherry
Come join us to celebrate the career of Peter Cherry with a symposium that celebrates Irish and Spanish art historical scholarship.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/hibernia-to-iberia-a-symposium-celebrating-the-career-of-dr-peter-cherry-tickets-1009178037677

Come join us to celebrate the career of Peter Cherry with a symposium that celebrates Irish and Spanish art historical scholarship.

26/11/2020

TRINITY TO COMMISSION FOUR NEW SCULPTURES REPRESENTING WOMEN SCHOLARS FOR DISPLAY IN THE LONG ROOM

The scientist Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958),

the folklorist, dramatist and theatre-founder Augusta Gregory (1852 -1932),

the mathematician Ada Lovelace (1815-1852)

and the writer and pioneering women’s rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797)

have been chosen from a list of more than 500 suggestions.

There are currently some 40 marble busts in the beautiful, historic space – all men. As the College recognises that its public spaces must better represent our diversity, it has decided as a first step to introduce a series of sculptures of women.

This is the first time in over a century that the University has commissioned new sculptures for this prestigious location.

The first for this space were commissioned in the 1740s, soon after the Library was finished, and the collection was gradually extended in the following years. No new sculptures have been commissioned since the 1880s and no additional sculptures have been installed since the 1920s.

At the end of last year, Provost Patrick Prendergast invited nominations from Trinity students, staff and alumni for new sculpture busts.
Following the principles used for previous commissions, nominations were invited using two criteria; the subjects should be scholars and they should no longer be living. They did not need to be graduates of the University and there was no restriction as to nationality.

The panel, chaired by the Provost and including former Registrars, the Librarian and Academic and Collections experts, received well over 500 nominations covering a wide field of fascinating and deserving women scholars.

Even with this exciting new development, the University is aware that women will still represent only 10% of the busts in the Long Room and that the existing subjects do not represent the ethnic and gender diversity that distinguishes the history of scholarship.

College will next seek expressions of interest from the artistic community. This will result in a shortlist where successful artists will be invited to submit maquettes of their designs.

05/10/2020

Huge congratulations to Dr Niamh O'Malley who will represent Ireland at the next

We wish her and the commissioning Curator
well and are delighted that her work features amongst our acquisitions in recent years
via the Provost's Fund for Contemporary Art

Niamh O’Malley
Nephin (2014), pencil on paper, coloured glass, extended walnut frame. Purchased from the Artist; Provost's fund for Contemporary Art.

https://www.tcd.ie/artcollections/explore/

03/04/2020

Janet Mullarney
1952-2020

Janet Mullarney, 'Th*****me from the Crowd - I Hate You; Pink Fighter; Fury', 2018, painted plaster with wire; fired clay with silicone; fired clay with gloss finish.

A special commission of Janet's work, installed last year at
inspired by her work at the wonderful
"My Minds I' exhibition which I saw in its
iteration.
I asked Janet if she thought the might be a good place for a work(s) she might create with the energy of a few of her figures that I couldn't shake from my imagination.
To my absolute delight she remade the particular 2 figures we spoke of and added 1 more! We got to talk over the potential figures and groupings & the siting of it in situ and then place the wonderful cabinet made for us by in situ with Janet placing the sculptures exactly how she wanted them. As a little extra, we have it sited in such a way that, at night, the lit sculptures are just about visible from the walkway between the Old Library and the 1937 Reading Room.
I was delighted that by the time we had the commission concept underway, .raggett was on board with me at the to realise the final very special details of its display and install.
What a privilege...and a pleasure.

What an artist, what an oeuvre, thank you Janet. Rest in Power.

31/10/2019

is 😉

18/10/2019

It's been a while.. .but we are back... and revelling in just one of our work spaces here .... not a bad way to end the week 🤗

29/06/2019

Huge congratulations to who won the 1st award - Delighted to attend the award launch & to see her winning piece: ‘Chaos Bewitched,’ 2019, Oil, birch wood, glass. We bought a similarly beautiful 3d piece and a painting for the .....
Orla Whelan is the first winner of this new biennial contemporary art prize of €5,000 with the winning piece of art taking up residence in the hotel for the next two years.
The Merrion Plinth was created to celebrate the hotel’s 21 years in business, and through an open submission process for professional artists a shortlist of five artists were selected including
and .
The judges were , Chairman of the hotel, Director of the RHA and , Director of The Oonagh Young Gallery. "As dedicated supporters of visual art, The Merrion hotel aims to support contemporary artists by sponsoring this prize honouring outstanding talent. The will continue to run as an open submission competition every two years." For more see the hotel website www.merrionhotel.com