This year’s show includes plenty of powerful work, as well as prices that range from €50 to €60,000. But younger painters are notable by their absence
Royal Hibernian Academy
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The National Gallery of Ireland’s big new show marks both the RHA’s bicentennial and the 100 years it took to elect a woman academician
It took a century for the institution to allow women full membership, with first woman president elected in 2018
Some of her best paintings are of the land and sea framed by windows, of the wonderfully harmonious interiors she created and her luxurious garden
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The artist says his work is meant to be relatable and empowering. Others may find it trite or offensive. I just think it lacks depth
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Restoring a homestead that had fallen into ruin has been a labour of love for Ethna Phelan
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