Artist of the Month

Artists of the Month Schedule 2025 - 2026

Wassily Kandinsky

• Russian painter (1866-1944)

• Abstract Art

• “Everything starts from a dot.”

• “Lend your ears to music, open your eyes to painting, and... stop thinking! Just ask yourself whether the work has enabled you to 'walk about' into a hitherto unknown world. If the answer is yes, what more do you want?

Alma Thomas

• Alma was an African American abstract artist. (1891-1978)
• Her art drew inspiration from nature, music, and space travel

October

Yayoi Kusama

• 96-year-old-Japanese artist- polka dot art and sculptures

November

Frank Stella

• Geometric 3D sculptural and 2D colourful work

• American painter, sculptor, and printmaker

• Noted for his work in the areas of abstract minimalism

December

El Anatsui

• Ghanaian sculptor
• Uses thousands of bottle caps woven together to create enormous tapestries

January

Vanessa Barragão

• Textile designer who creates beautiful organic work in felt/ wool

February

Carole A. Feuerman

• Hyper realistic sculptures, mostly of female swimmers

March

Audrey Hamilton

• Young Irish contemporary artist.
• Focusing on her animal pop art series
• Designs clothes with her prints on them

Akira Toriyama

• Japanese manga/ illustration artist
• Combines traditional Japanese art with modern animae

April

Maser

• Irish street artist

• Through vibrant installations, exhibitions and collaborations, Maser engages communities and transforms urban landscapes into canvases

Henri Matisse

• French visual artist (1869-1954)

May

Kathleen Ryan

• Beaded sculptures based on rotting fruit and food

• Incredible detail

June

Bodys Isek Kingelez

• He built fantastical, Utopian city models from cardboard and everyday materials, imagining new urban futures