Sasha Sykes stages blooming lovely work at Emo Court
Meanwhile, RDS Craft Awards gives €10,000 bursaries to five of Ireland’s nascent talents
Gothic follies and ghostly films – this week’s art highlights
There’s some seriously strong painting on show, along with a few very surreal ideas
Welcome to Sears Salon and its eclectic art
A fresh mix of newcomers and well-known artists on Molesworth St
The photographer who started when her father stopped
Photographer Dragana Jurisic picked up a camera after her father's entire archive was destroyed. And that's not the only mystery in her family history
Visual art: Three different ways to pass the Francis Bacon test
A talented trio focus on plants, backwoods scenes and crumbling facades
Richard Gorman: Art that’s as strong as the paper it’s painted on
Gorman’s work on kozo paper is quite something to behold – but don’t ask him how much it cost a sheet
The Kimono Way: Irish design’s love affair with Japan
The influence of Japan on our design culture is deep and pervasive, so what is it that has so enraptured some of our most creative artists and makers?
Pieces of me: Oliver Sears, gallery owner
This Dublin gallery owner describes his style as contemporary with strong classical influences, but for all his eclectic interests he favours painting over other art forms
Visual art round-up: Vivid displays of painterly power
Three exhibitions showcase different aspects of modern painting to great effect
Visual art round-up: Brian Ballard’s paintings get better with age
The Belfast painter's work has aged very well
Gothic fantasy, headless horses and chilly vistas | Visual art round-up
Gary Coyle’s exhibition is superb, and three other Dublin shows also have plenty to explore
Grand gestures and a forbidding landscape | Visual art round-up
Michael Coleman puts on an almost perfect show; a piece of Birmingham moves to Temple Bar; and Amelia Stein goes close to the edge
Bring up the bodies – and have a good look at them | Visual arts round-up
Sam Keogh’s fine new exhibition explores our treatment of human remains and what it reveals about us
Visual Art round-up: Back to the DeLorean, and on to the future
This week’s shows feature a mythologised car and superstition, emerging artists, and beautiful woodturning
Rose Wylie’s goal: to paint like a five-year-old
At 81, the British artist is gaining recognition by avoiding artifice and artiness
Vera Klute studies the human animal in its natural habitat
The German-born artist’s exceptional show is disturbing and even slightly creepy
Virtuoso displays from masters of their craft
Much of the work in ‘Five into Four’ inhabits an in-between zone where craft becomes artistic
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