This week I'm chatting with Jim Donnelly, Jim is a painter based in Carlow and has an incredible knowledge of the medium. We talk a lot about painting and other subjects crop up too such as folklore and local history and how they feature in our

John Busher

Apr 28th, 2021 1h 2m

In episode 11 of the Bit of Gallery podcast, I'm chatting with Wexford based artist, John Busher. John works in painting and printmaking and we talk about his studio practice and also his curatorial experience, including his how in the complex

Jules Michael

Apr 21st, 2021 56m 33s

In episode 10 I'm chatting with Carlow based artist Jules Michael. I've been friends with Jules since the MFA in the National College of Art and Design where we were both in the paint department, we chat a bit about the work she was creating at

Cathal Duane

Apr 14th, 2021 57m 57s

On this week's episode I'm chatting with friend and Galway illustrator Cathal Duane. As the first artist from outside the midlands, we chat about how Cathal got started in illustration, his work process and the process involved with the busines

Discovering Lafcadio Hearn Through Art

Apr 7th, 2021 32m 18s

No guest this week due to me having internet troubles, so episode 8 is me sitting in a room talking to a microphone for half an hour. I chat about how I discovered Lafcadio Hearn's work through an artistic opportunity 2 years ago and chat a lit

Caroline Keane

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 48m

In episode 7 I chat with Caroline Keane, Caroline is a fellow Laois based artist and has been facilitating workshops for several years at the Dunamaise Arts Centre, The Arthouse, Stradbally as well as several other venues. She has also been wor

Aidan Byrne

Mar 24th, 2021 1h 33m

On episode 6 I chat with Aidan Byrne who works in mosaic, we speak about the PLC course that we were both part of 15 years ago before both going to GMIT in Galway and on from there to how Aidan got started working in mosaics as a medium. Facili

Kieran Hyland

Mar 17th, 2021 1h 13m

In episode 5, I chat with artist, Kieran Hyland. Based in Laois and having only started working in visual art within the last year, Kieran's work has rapidly gained popularity. We chat about his visual arts practice along with other creative en

Paddy Critchley

Mar 10th, 2021 55m 13s

On this weeks episode I chat with Paddy Critchley. Paddy is an artist from Portlaoise who is currently studying in the Limerick School of Art. A former student of the Abbeyleix Further Education Centre, we chat about his life in art to date and

Rebecca Deegan

Mar 3rd, 2021 50m 12s

In episode 3, I chat with Rebecca Deegan, about her studio work, we talk about her curatorial experience and also discuss the online life drawing session that she has organized through the Dunamaise Arts Centre over the lockdowns. We talk too,

Aishling Hennessy

Feb 24th, 2021 42m 59s

In episode 2 I chat with Laois based artist Aishling Hennessy about her career to date and what painting and art mean to her. We also talk about what it was like for her, being featured in the 2019 documentary Road to the RHA, which was shown o

An Introduction

Feb 17th, 2021 22m

Episode 1 of the Bit of Gallery Podcast is an introduction to the show, I wanted to have this information as it's own episode instead of having this stuff eating into another artist's time on their episode. I also run through what you can expec

Trailer

Feb 1st, 2021 41s

The Bit of Gallery Podcast is a new, upcoming show dedicated to promoting and supporting arts and artists from rural Ireland, hosted by midlands based artist, Pat Byrne Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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