Charles Harper, AOSDANA, RHA
Born
1943 Valencia Island, Co Kerry, Ireland
Studied
1958-9 Studied Film Making at Fisherkoesen Film Studios, Bonn, Germany
1961-7 National College of Art, Dublin, Limerick School of Art,
1965-6 Awarded Study/Scholarship at the Dublin Graphic Studio.
1967-8 Studied Principles of Teaching, NCAD, Dublin.
Awards
1965 First Prize, Interpretations of the Devine Comedy, Commemorating Dante's birth, presented by Institute Italiano de Cultura, Dublin.
1966 First Prize for painting commemorating the 50th. Anniversary of the 1916 Rising, Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin.
1971 The Carrolls Open Award, Irish Exhibition of Living Art, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.
1974 First Prise, Duais Na Riochta, Gold Medal, Presented by An Taoiseach, Mr. Charles Haughy, Listowel Writers Week, Co Kerry.
1994 The Arts Council's Bonn an Uachtarain de Hide, at The Oireachtas, Duglas Hide Gallery, Dublin.
1980 Joint First Prize, Claremorris Open, Claremorris Co Mayo.
1990 First Prize IMPRESSIONS 111, Galway Arts Festival.
1990 Awarded Artist-in-Residence Claremorris Co Mayo.
1997 Painting Award at Iontas 97, RHA Gallery, Dublin.
2007 Bulbulia Award at RHA, Dublin.
Represented Ireland
1968 Bianco e Nero, Lugano, Switzerland
1968 First Triennial India, National Gallery of Modern Art and Lalit Kala Gallery New Delhi, India.
1972 International Biennial of Graphic Art Florence, Italy.
1974 International Biennial of Graphic Art Florence, Italy.
1975 Die International Kunstmesse. Basel, Switzerland.
1978 Seven Irish Painters, Gallery R Stockholm, Sweden
1980 Contemporary Irish Art, Angela Flowers Gallery, London.
1982 ARTEDER 82 Muestra International de Opra Grafica, Bilboa, Spain.
1983 BELTINE Quimper Brittany, France
1990 PLENERS, Cecis, Cesu Museum & Riga. Latvia. USSR
1992 CESU PLENERA, Cesu Museum & Riga, Latvia.
1993 CESU PLENERA, Cesu Museum & Riga, Latvia.
1996 Lithuania Plenera Irish Artists
Public Collections include:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA |
The Arts Council of Ireland |
Cecis Art Museum, Latvia |
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland |
The Latvian Ministry of Culture, Riga, Latvia |
AIB Collection, Bank Center, Dublin |
Limerick City Gallery of Art Permanent Collection |
PJ Carroll & Co |
Telecom Eireann, Dublin |
Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork |
Pontravedra Museum of Art, Spain |
John Hunt Collection |
Kingston University, London |
Gordon Lambert Collection, IMMA, Dublin |
Office of Public Works, Ireland |
GPA Collection |
National Self Portrait Collection, University of Limerick |
Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin |
Irish Aviation Authority |
Modern Irish Art Collection, AIT, Athlone |
National Collection of Contemporary Drawings,, LCGA |
Ulster Museum, Belfast |
Irish Museum of Modern Art |
University of Limerick |
The Modern Art Collection, Trinity College Dublin |
Michael Smurfit collection |
Sligo Art Gallery collection |
Paintings in many Irish Embassy’s throughout the World |
Bank of Ireland Collection |
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Bibliography & Publications
Art about Ireland Magazine, Interview with Linda Kavanagh. Irish Times Interview with Harriet Cooke;
Irish Art from the 16cent. to present day, Anne Crookshank. Irish Exhibition of Living Art ’82, Circa Magazine 1983;
Irish Art, Bruce Arnold Thames & Hudson, 1977. Art in Ulster 2, Mike ACTT, 1977.
Contemporary Irish Art, Roderick Knowles, WH Press; The Arts in Ireland: a Chronology, Christopher Fitz Simon, Gill&Macmillan 1982; Irish & European Art & Appreciation, Jimmy Burns; HARPER Retrospective catalogue essay by Paul O Reilly. Robert Ballagh, Ciaran Carty, 1986. Circa Magazine Review, Gerry Walker 1988 Garter Lane, Waterford; Irish Times Profile Interview John Hutchinson; New York Art Review; Art Appreciation Lourda Shepherd; The Irish Figurists and Figuritive Painting in Ireland, Susan Stairs. Cesu Varvaviksne; Dienna, Rita Berelsone 1993; Iru Gleznotajs, Riga TEV, Astrida Rogule 1993; Literatura un Maksla, interview with Petris Bankovskis, Latvian Art Critic.
History of Irish Art Revision by Ursula O’Meara & Theresa Hegarty, Folens, 1994. AIB ART, a selection from the collection, Frances Ruane, 1995. National collection of Contemporary Drawing vol.l, Limerick City Gallery of Art. Modern Irish Lives, Dictionary of 20th-Century Biography Ed Louis McRedmond, 1996. Appreciation and History of Art, Aidan O Sullivan, Gill & Macmillan, 1998. Modern Art in Ireland, Dorothy Walker, 1997. Five hundred years of the art of the book in Ireland, 1500 to the present, Joseph McDonnell, Merrill Holberton publishers L onion, 1997
Charles Harper Profile, Aiden Dunne & Gerry Walker, Gandon Editions, 1998. Catalogue of the collection, Irish Museum of Modern Art, May 1991- May 1998. A buyers guide to Irish Art, Ashville media group Ltd. 1999.
Smurfit Art Collection 2001, Introduction, Aiden Dunne. Contempory Irish Art, Boyle Arts Festival,2004. On Reflection, Modern Irish Art 1960s – 1990s, A selection from the Bank of Ireland Art Collection. Who’s Who in Art, Charles Baile de Laperriere . Ed.
Private Galleries where paintings can be viewed
Gormleys Fine Art, Omagh,Belfast & Dublin. / Rigas Gallery Riga, Latvia
Greenlane Gallery, Dingle, Co. Kerry. / Jonathan Swift Gallery, Belfast
Vangard Gallery, Cork. /The Walton Gallery, London./ Russell Gallery, Co Clare.
Lavet Gallery, Cork./ Kenny Gallery, Galway
Organisation, Committees, etc.
Project Arts Centre, Dublin 1970 -3, Committee
Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin 1971-4. Committee
Oireachtas Art Exhibition, 1979-88, Committee
Selector, Oireachtas Art Exhibition
Founder of EVA, Limerick, Committee 1975-87
Jury, Claremorris Art Exhibition, 1979
All+10 Sorts 1985-7, Committee
Founder member of Aosdana 1982
Head, Fine Art 1980-2004, Limerick School of Art & Design, LIT.
Erasmus Co-ordinator International student Exchange
Executive member of AOSDANA 1987-8 & 1997-8
Elected ARHA in 1997
Member of AAI
Elected RHA in 2003
Open Drawing Awards Show Committee from 2005-9, LSAD
Member of Council of RHA from Oct. 2008-10
Member of Limerick Printmakers
Other Relevant Information
1990-3 Invited to Latvia by Latvian Artists Union for the International Pleners Symposium
1995 Invited to Lithuania as Artist - in- Residence
1995 Artist-in-Residence, Claremirris, Co Mayo.
1995 Invited/Commissioned to make print for "Altered States" Travelling Exhibition by Arts Council of Ireland
2007 Artist -in –Residence, Cill Riallig, Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry
2009 Artist -in -Residence , Cill Riallig, Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry
One Man Exhibitions
1966 Thomond Gallery, Limerick
1967 Molesworth Gallery, Dublin
1968 Brown Thomas Gallery, Dublin
1969 No information available
1970 Gerald Davis Gallery, Dublin
1971 Gerald Davis Gallery, Dublin
1972 Lantern Theatre Gallery, Dublin
1973 No information available
1974 Emmet Gallery, Dublin: United Arts Club, Dublin: Grafikuset Futura AC, Stockholm, Sweden
1975 The Tom Caldwell Gallery, Dublin
1976 The Kevin Gallery, Limerick: Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast
1977 No information available
1978 The Funge Arts Centre, Gorey, Co Wexford: The Tom Caldwell Gallery Dublin: The Stone Art Gallery, Co. Galway
1979 The Tom Caldwell Gallery, Dublin: The Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
1980 Allied Irish Banks, Limerick: Butler Gallery, Kilkenny: The Kenny Gallery, Galway
1981 The Tara Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland: The Tom Caldwell Gallery, Dublin
1982 The Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
1983 Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick: The Tom Caldwell Gallery, Dublin
1984 No information available
1985 No information available
1986 The Grafton Gallery, Dublin
1987 Foynes Library Gallery, Co. Limerick: Newcastlewest Library, Co Limerick: United Arts Club, Dublin: Bank of Ireland, (Citizens II), Dublin: Carroll Gallery, Longford
1988 The Doolan Moore Gallery, Athlone: Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford
1989 United Arts Club, Dublin
1990 Carroll Gallery, Longford: Riverrun Gallery, Four Views, Limerick
1991 Riverrun Gallery, Four Views, Dublin: Carroll Gallery, Longford:
1992 Claremorris Residency Exhibition, Co Mayo
1992 Vanguard Gallery, Macroom Co Cork: Carroll Gallery, Longford
1993 Rigas Gallery Riga, Latvia: Hallward Gallery, Dublin: United Arts Club, Dublin
1994 No one-man Shows this year
1995 Hallward Gallery, Dublin
1996 The Vanguard Gallery, Macroom, Co Cork: Dolmon Gallery, Limerick.
1997 Hallward Gallery, Dublin. The United Arts Club, Dublin.
1998 St Johns Heritage Arts Centre, Listowel, Co. Kerry. A Retrospective, Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo Travelling to Limerick & Cork. Hallward Gallery, Dublin.
1999 No One Man Shows
2000 Belltable Arts Center Limerick
2001 Hallward Gallery, Dublin
2002 No one man shows
2003 The Doswell Gallery, Limerick
2004 Hallward Gallery. Dublin.
2005 Hallward Gallery, Dublin
2006 United Arts Club, Dublin. Russell Gallery, Co Clare.
2007 Gormley Fine Art, Dublin
2008 Gormleys Fine Art, Belfast. (April/May)
2009 Gormley Fine Art, Dublin
2010 United Arts Club, Dublin, Russell Gallery, Co Clare
Group Exhibitions
1961 Irish Artists Winter Exhibition, Limerick
1962 Irish Artists Winter Exhibition, Limerick
1963 Young Irish Artists Foundation, (Travelling)
Irish Artists Winter Exhibition, Limerick
1964 Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin: Irish Artists Winter Exhibition, Limerick
1965 Dante Divine Comedy Competition and Exhibition, (Awarded First Prize), Italian Institute, Dublin: Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin: Young Irish Artists Foundation, (Travelling): Young Irish Artists Foundation, (Travelling)
1966 Commemoration of 1916 Rising Competition & Exhibition, (Awarded First prize artist under 25 years. Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin: Irish Artists Winter Exhibition, Limerick
1967 Irish Artists, Boston, USA: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin: Dutch/Irish Artists Exhibition, Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin: First International Triennale, New Delhi, India
1968 Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin
1969 Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Cork: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin
1970 Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin
1971 Independent Artists Exhibition, Dublin: Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin
1972 Independent Artists Exhibition, Dublin: Irish Exhibition of Living Art, (Awarded) Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin
1973 Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibitio1974 Writers Week Exhibition, Listowel, (Awarded) Independent Artists Exhibition, Dublin: Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin.
1975 No information available
1976 Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin: Listowel Graphics, Co.Kerry
1977 Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Independent Artists Exhibition, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin, Belfast & Letterkenny: Exhibition of Visual Art, Limerick.
1978 7 Irish Artists, Stockholm, Sweden: Independent Artists Exhibition, Dublin: Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin
1979 Harper-Meagher-Walsh Show, Galway: Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin: Independent Artists, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin: Exhibition of Visual Art, Limerick:
1980 Grafika 2 Ireland, Dublin: Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin: Claremorris Art Exhibition, Co. Mayo: Exhibition of Visual Art, Limerick: Works on Paper, Angela Flowers Gallery, London: Limerick Based Artists, Stone Gallery, Galway: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin: 2nd International Print Biennial, Listowel
1981 Drawing Towards, (Arts Council Touring Exhibition): Independent Artists Exhibition, Dublin: Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin: 6 Limerick Artists, (Touring): Exhibition of Visual Art, Limerick: Gallery Artists, Caldwell, Dublin: Listowel Open Graphics, Kerry: A Personal Choice, Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick
1982 ARTDER Muestra Internacional de Obera Grafica, Bilboa, Spain: AND PRINT, Waterloo Gallery, London: Exhibition of Visual Art, Limerick: Limerick Artists, Kilkenny & Blesington: 153rd Royal Hiberninian Academy, Dublin: Claremorris Art Exhibition, Co Mayo: Independent Artists Exhibition, Dublin: Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin: Six Limerick Artists, (Touring): SADE 82 Cork: Art in Schools (Touring): EXPOS, Clonmel Co Tippperary
1983 BELTINE, Quimper, France: Art in Schools 5, (Touring mid west):Plassy Art Days, All+10 Sorts, Limerick University: TCD Collection, DH Gallery, Dublin: Independent Artists Exhibition, Dublin: Gallery Artists, Hammerquist Gallery, New York: ART EXTRA 83, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin: George Dawson Collection, Dublin
1984 Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin: Staff Only, City Art Gallery, Limerick: Royal Hiberninian Academy, Dublin: Independent Artist's Exhibition, Dublin: SKIBB 84, Co Cork: Exhibition of Visual Art, Limerick: Gallery Artists, Hammerquist Gallery, New York:
1985 All+10 Sorts, NIHE, Limerick & Ennis: Simon Art Auction, Galway: Independent Artist's Exhibition, Dublin & Belfast: Irish Artists, The Gallery, Ennis: SKIBB 85, Co Cork
1986 Miniature Art, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada: Murray/Harper, Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick: Royal Hiberninian Academy, Dublin: Irish Artists, Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare: Irish Printmakers, Cuba, (Touring): Claremorris Art Exhibition, Co Mayo: 26th Independent Artist's Exhibition, Guinness Hop Store, Dublin: NCAD Decade Show 1975-85, Hob Store, Dublin
1987 Independent Artist's Exhibition, Dublin: Exhibition of Visual Art, Limerick: Citizens II, Bank of Ireland, Dublin: Western Artists, Time Stone Gallery, Touring Ireland & Australia: Claremorris Art Exhibition, Co Mayo: DISPOSITIONS 87, Brussels, Belgium:Munster Fine Art Society, Cork: Living Landscape 87 Skibbereen & Cork: Riverrun Gallery Inauguration Show, Limerick: Western Artists, Galway
1988 Trees of Life, Touring Ireland :Western Artists, Touring Australia:
1989 National Self Portrait Collection, Dublin: Trees of Life, IMMA, Dublin & Donegal: Gallery Artists, Riverrun Gallery, Dublin
1990 National Self Portrait Collection, Belfast: Irish & Soviet Contemporary Art Exhibition, Dublin: ART DAYS, University of Limerick, Limerick: Southern Artists Exhibition Lavitts Quay Gallery, Cork:
IONTAS, Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo: Limerick Schools Project Auction, Limerick: George Moore Memorial Exhibition Claremorris, Co. Mayo: IMPRESSIONS III Galway Arts Festival, Galway:
STARPTAUTISKAIS AKVARELISTU PLENERS, Cecis Art Museum, Latvia, USSR: CESU Plenera, Riga, Latvia: Irish Writers by Irish Artists, Kenny Gallery, Galway: XMAS Exhibition, United Arts Club, Dublin: The Irish Figuratists, George Gallery, Dublin & Smiths Gallery, London:
1991 Gateway to Art, AER Rianta Arts Festival, Dublin Airport, Dublin: Oireachtas Art Exhibition, Dublin: Gallery Artists, Riverrun Galleries, Limerick, Dublin & Galway
1992 Oireachtas Art Exhibition, (Invited) Dublin: Gallery Artists, Riverrun Galleries, Limerick, Dublin & Galway: Royal Hiberninian Academy, Dublin: Starptautiskais Akvarelistu, Pleners, Cecis Art Museum, Cecis, Latvia
1993 Royal Hiberninian Academy, Dublin: Starptautiskais Akvarelistu, Pleners, Cecis Art Museum, Cecis, Latvia: Erasmus European Artists Exhibition, University of Kingston, London: 4 Limerick Artists, Doolan Moore Gallery, Athlone: Gallery Artists, Stone Art Gallery, Co Galway: Schools Project Auction, Limerick & Cork: Monaghan Open Boyle Arts Festival: Iontas, Sligo: Erasmus European Artists Exhibition, Southmayor, Spain: To The Baltic & Back, Irish Life Centre, Dublin
1994 Royal Hiberninian Academy, Dublin: Living Landscape, Skibbereen, Limerick & Dublin.
1995 "Altered States" Exhibition, ( Art's Council Travelling Exhibition) RHA Dublin. Print Celebration Exhibition, Belltable and Dolman Gallery Limerick, Schools Project, Limerick & Cork. Danny's Cafe, Limerick. Oireachtas Art Exhibition, (Invited), Dublin. Group Exhibition, Castletroy Park Hotel, (Greenlane Gallery) Limerick
1996 Royal Hiberninian Academy, Dublin: Limerick Printmakers, Berlin. Irish Artists, Lithuania
1997 The Art of the Book, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Aer Rianta, Dublin. Iontas, Dublin,
Belfast & Skibereen, Co.Cork. Summer Show, Hallward Gallery. Irish Printmakers, Hallward Gallery, Dublin. Irish Artists, Czech Republic. Iontas. Dublin, Belfast & Skibberene. Dunlavin Festival of Arts. RHA Banquet Exhibition. COE 97 Claremorris, Co. Mayo. Limerick Printmakers, Dolman Gallery, Limerick, Limerick Printmakers, El Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes plasticas, Havana, Cuba.
1998 RHA Banquet Exhibition, Academy Without Walls, The Council's, Dublin. Hallward Gallery Summer Show, Remember Kemmy, Limerick City Art Gallery. EV+A, Limerick City Gallery of Art. Art for Omagh Auction, National Concert Hall, Dublin. Art of the State, 1998 New Directions 1970-1985 The Basement Gallery Town Hall Dundalk. Dunlavin Festival. Iontas, Sligo. Christmas Exhibition 1998, Sligo Art Gallery. Christmas Exhibition, Hallward Gallery, Dublin. John Shinnors Selects, Lavit Gallery, Cork. Buntus, Ardara, Co. Donegal. Lithuanian Show, Tig Fili, Cork. RHA, Dublin. LSAD Print Auction, Limerick.. Boyle Arts Festival (Invited). Hallward Summer Christmas Exhibitions. IONTAS, Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo: Group Show, Belfast Arts Club, Belfast
1999 RHA, Dublin. Christmas Show, Ashford Gallery, Dublin. Group Show, Cavanacor Gallery, Lifford, Co Donegal. FITZGERALD HARPER SHINNORS SLADE, Vangard Gallery, Cork. As I See Myself, Hunt Museum, Limerick. OPENING exhibition, Galway Art Gallery. Galway, CASE, Lavett Gallery Cork. RHA Banquet Show RHA Gallery, Dublin., Dublin
2000 Greenlane show at Parkway Hotel. Group Show, Cavanacor Gallery, Lifford. RHA, Dublin. Anthony Cronin Show, Claremorris. Cats, Sligo Art Gallery.RHA Summer & Winter Shows, Hallward Gallery, Dublin
2001 Impressions, Galway: Summer & Winter Shows, Hallward Gallery, Dublin. CASE, Lavett Gallery Cork.
2002 RHA, Ashford Gallery, Dublin. Limerick School of Art Print Auction, Limerick Summer & Winter Shows, Hallward Gallery, Dublin. Greenlane Gallery,
2003 Limerick School of Art Print Auction, Limerick. Irish Artists, Greenlane Gallery, Dingle. Commeration Show, Tom Caldwell Gallery, Northern Ireland. Wexford Show. Irish Art, Walton Gallery, London. Claremorris Open (inveted). Art for Amnasty Show, Dublin. Limerick Artists, Montana, USA
2004 RHA, Dublin, Dunlavin Arts Festival, Art for Amnasty Show, Dublin.
2005 Hallward Gallery, Dublin. RHA, Dublin, ART@, Wexford Vocational College. Swift Gallery, RHA Gala, Dublin. Kilkenny. Bank of Ireland Collection Show, Crawford Gallery Cork. Annual Festival Exhabition, Jonathan Swift Gallery, Kilkenny
2006 RHA 2006, Dublin, Hunt The Postcard, Hunt Museum, Limerick. 30 Irish Artists, Gormleys Fine Art, Belfast. Charles Harper Selects, McBride Gallery, Killarney.(March)
2007 On Reflection, Bank of Ireland Collection, Hunt Museum, Limerick. Everything you know about Desire is Dead Wrong, Limerick Artists,Thinkk Creative Gallery, Limerick. RHA, Dublin. Members Exhibition, Limerick Printmakers, Limerick. & South Tipperary Arts Center. Christmas Collection, Ruby Lane, Limerick
2008 RHA, Dublin. RHA Drawing Show (Traveling). Members Show, Limerick Printers, Limerick. PRESCENTS, Limerick City Gallery of Art.
2009 RHA, Dublin. Box Set Limerick Printmakers with Lyric FM, Limerick. Dunlavin Festival of Arts, Co Wicklow. CASe ’09, Lavit Gallery, Cork
2010 RHA Dublin.