Contemporary Art Gallery Red Rag is a leading name in the promotion of Irish artists and offers a wide range of paintings and art prints. The gallery represents contemporary Irish artists of International standing and also promotes contemporary art and art prints from emerging artists. All Irish art shown at Red Rag Gallery is sourced from each artist studio
Each month we highlight the art works of individual Irish artists. This month’s featured Irish artist is George Callaghan.
George Callaghan was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1941. George left school at 15 to work at Nicholson and Bass as an apprentice Commercial Artist. A year later he commenced studying Art at the Belfast College of Art on a Scholarship.
After studying at Belfast College of Art George started work in Dublin as a designer. He then left for London before continuing this career for a number of years working in Australia as an Art Director for a leading advertising agency. At the age of 32 he then moved to the Australian Island State of Tasmania where he has lived for the last 27 years.
The move to Tasmania prompted a big change in Callaghan's career. He set up a studio, which he still maintains today, and also starting to make musical instruments – becoming an accomplished harp player. He now enjoys the reputation of being Australia's leading Harp maker and a leading exponent of the Celtic Harp. Recordings of his harp music include two compact discs, 'Traditional Airs', and 'Rhyme and Reason' along with several cassettes. However, it is Callaghan's paintings that have created consistent interest over the years. His paintings whether in Acrylic, Oil or Pastel all exude a certain quirkiness and narrative with his native Northern Ireland roots very evident.
More Irish artists at Red Rag
Red Rag Gallery also features Contemporary art from other leading Irish artists such as Robert Lee-Wade, Val Byrne, George Callaghan, Paul Christopher Flynn, Fran McCann, John Morris, Mary Pickering, Cormac O’Leary, Robert Ryan, Brian Smyth, Manus Walsh and Lawrie Williamson we also show paintings by young Irish artists. Whatever Irish artist you choose from the gallery you will assured of the quality inherent in our contemporary Irish art. The gallery promotes many genres of paintings from Irish artists including: Architectural paintings, Landscape paintings, Marine paintings, Still Life paintings, Portrait paintings and paintings of Figures.
Red Rag Gallery is open each day for the sale of Irish Art. But you do not have to visit the Red Rag Gallery to buy Contemporary Irish Art. The gallery ships contemporary Irish Art worldwide so you can Buy Irish Art easily from anywhere.
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