About

Donald Teskey was born in Co. Limerick and graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design in 1978.
He came to prominence as an artist through his skill as a draughtsman during the 1980s with several significant solo exhibitions. Since 1992 he has crafted out a substantial body of work as a painter of the landscape focusing on the ruggedness of the western seaboard. Sometimes working on a very large scale, his images reflect his response to the formal elements of composition; shape, form and fall of light. The result are powerful images of instantly recognisable parts of the Irish landscape with large abstract passages and surfaces which articulate the relentless, energetic and elemental force of nature.

He is the recipient of awards from EV+A, the Claremorris Open Exhibition, the Royal Hibernian Academy and the Royal Ulster Academy.

He was awarded a full fellowship to the Vermont Studio Centre, USA in 2002.

He was artist in residence for 2 months at the Josef and Annie Albers Foundation, Connecticut in 2007

He was awarded a 3 month residency in Paris at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in 2012.

He is the Print Club of New York’s Presentation Print Artist for 2015

Teskey’s work has been exhibited in the UK, USA, Canada, China, Germany, France, Finland and South Africa.Collections include the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Arts Council of Ireland, corporate and private collections worldwide.

He is a member of Aosdana (The Arts Council established Aosdána in 1981 to honour artists whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the arts in Ireland, and to encourage and assist members in devoting their energies fully to their art)

Donald Teskey is represented by Oliver Sears Gallery,

29 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

Tel: +353 1 644 9459 Email: info@oliversearsgallery.com www.oliversearsgallery.com

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2014 – Atlantic, Ballinglen Arts Founation, Co. Mayo
• 2013 – Entre Terre et Mer, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
• 2013 – West x Southwest, Hammond Gallery, Glengarriff, Co. Cork
• 2013 – Ocean Frequency, Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin
• 2012 – Nature Reserve–Paintings from The Gearagh, Town Hall Gallery, Macroom, Co. Cork
• 2011 – Nature Reserve, Art First London.
• 2011 – A Connemara Folio, Clifden Arts Festival, Co. Galway
• 2010 – The Idea of Islands, RHA Gallery, Dublin
• 2009 – Loops&Sidings, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
• 2007 – New Paintings, Mullan Gallery Belfast
• 2007 – From Bethany to Beacon Falls, Rubicon Gallery Dublin
• 2006 – Coastline Narratives, Art First London
• 2005 – Tidal Narratives, new large–scale paintings and drawings Limerick City Gallery of Art
• 2005 – Land Fall Variations, drawings Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
• 2005 – Paintings, Vangard Gallery, Cork
• 2004 – Not Only Forms, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
• 2003 – Paintings from the Red Mill, Art First, London
• 2002 – New Paintings, Art First, London
• 2001 – Island Crossings, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
• 2000 – Paintings, Art First, London
• 1999 – Paintings, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
• 1998 – Paintings, Vangard Gallery, Co. Cork
• 1997 – Paintings, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
• 1996 – Clink Wharf Gallery, London
• 1995 – Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
• 1993 – Rubicon Gallery, Dublin

SELECTED RESIDENCIES

• 2012 – Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris. Artist in residence
• 2008 – The Gearagh Artists Residency Programme, Co. Cork
• 2006 – Josef Albers Foundation, CT. USA. Artist in residency
• 2003 – The Vermont Studio Centre, VT USA. Awarded full fellowship
• 1996/2002 – Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Co. Mayo. Awarded full fellowship
• 1995 – Annamakerrig, Tyrone Gutherie Centre. Residency

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2014 – ***Sea Fever,***Catherine Hammond Gallery, Co. Cork

• 2013 – Natural History, curated exhibition, Art First, London

• 2012 – Hibernation, Winter Group Exhibition, Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin

• 2012 – Rardharc American Irish Historical Society, New York City

• 2010 – Graphic Studio 50 years in Dublin, IMMA

  • *– Éigse Carlow Retrospective*, VISUAL Carlow

• 2008 – Revelation, National Gallery of Ireland

  • *– Celebrating Drawing*, National Gallery of Ireland
  • *– New Additions National Self Portrait Collection*, Limerick University

• 2007 – *Into Landscape,* Touring exhibition of drawings by artists – various locations Ireland

  • *– Siar 50*, Irish Contemporary Art Society collections at IMMA

• 2005 – Rhyme and Resin, a collaboration between poets and artists. Organised by Poetry Ireland.

  • *– RHA Members Drawing Exhibition*, Ashford Gallery, Dublin

• 2004 – H2o, Model Arts Centre and Niland Gallery

  • *– Time of Shaking, Art for Amnesty*, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
  • *– An Irish Eye; Landscapes of Fact and Imagination*, Cape Town South Africa

• 2003 – Eire/land, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, USA

  • *– Reflecting on Success – Past Winners*, Claremorris Open Exhibition

• 1998 – Art First, Three–Person Show, London (Gwen O’Dowd & Janet Pierce)

• 1997 – Landscape & Recollection, The Ballinglen Experience, RHA Gallagher Gallery

  • – Clink Wharf Gallery, London
  • – *Art Club,* Burgwedel e.V, Hannover, Germany (work from Ireland & Scotland)
  • – Éigse Festival, Carlow (Invited Artist)

• 1996 – National Collection of Contemporary Drawing, Limerick City Gallery of Art

  • *– Living Landscape*, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen
  • – Connaught Brown Gallery, London
  • – Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, Dublin 1996 – 2013

• 1990 – Three–Person Show, Riverrun Gallery, Dublin (Michael Quane & Ian Sutherland)

• 1984–88 – Divisions, Crossroads, Turns of Mind, Some New Irish Art, touring exhibition of North America, Canada and Finland – curated by Lucy Lippard

• 1984 – Three–Person show, Lincoln Gallery, Dublin (Marc Reilly & Tony Carroll)

• 1983 – EV+A Prizewinners Exhibition, Dublin, Belfast and Limerick

• 1981/82 – GPA Awards Exhibition, Dublin

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• 2013 – Ocean Frequency, Catalogue text by Theo Dorgan, published by the Oliver Sears Gallery. ISBN 978 0 9575648 0 0
• 2011 – A Connemara Folio, by Donald Teskey. Published by Occasional Press ISBN 978 0 9564786 1 0
• 2010 – The Idea of Islands, by Donald Teskey and Sue Hubbard, published by Occasional Press. ISBN 978 0 9548976 9 7
• 2009 – Irish Arts review Vol 26 /No. 4 “Tracking Donald Teskey” Interview by Brian McAvera.
• 2008 – Conversation in the Mountains, Text by John Banville, Images by Donald Teskey. Limited edition. Published by Gallery Press. ISBN 978 185235 443 5
• 2007 – From Bethany to Beacon Falls ISBN 978–0–9554084–3–4 with essay by Gordon Teskey and Nicholas Fox Weber, Published by Rubicon Gallery
• 2006 – ***Coastline Narratives,***Catalogue essay by Peter Fallon, Published by Art First, London. ISBN 1-901993-51-5
• 2005 – Profile 22 – Donald Teskey – Tidal Narratives, published by Gandon Editions. ISBN 0948037–245 to coincide with an exhibition at Limerick City Gallery of Art. Irish Arts Review. Vol 22 /No.3 Ocean Narrative by Samuel Walsh
• 2004 – Donald Teskey Not Only Forms, Catalogue essay by Gerard Smyth, Poet and Managing editor of the Irish Times. Additional text by Peter Maxwell of the Ballinglen Arts Foundation. Published by the Rubicon Press Ltd, Dublin. ISBN 0–9541322–6–2. To coincide with an exhibition at the Rubicon Gallery, Dublin.
• 2003 – Donald Teskey Paintings from the Red Mill, Catalogue introduction by Rikki Ducornet, Author. Published by Art First, London.ISBN 1–901993–38–8 To coincide with an exhibition at Art First, London
• 2002 – Donald Teskey New Paintings. Catalogue Essay by Aidan Dunne, Art critic with the Irish Times.Published by Art First, London. ISBN 1–901993–27–2 To coincide with an exhibition at Art First, London
• 2001 – Donald Teskey Island Crossings, Catalogue Essay by John Horne, Professor of Modern European History, Trinity College. Published by The Rubicon Press Ltd, Dublin ISBN 0–9532744–9–7 To coincide with an exhibition at the Rubicon Gallery, Dublin.
• 1999 – Donald Teskey Paintings 1993–1999 catalogue essay by Andrew Lambirth. Published by The Rubicon Press Ltd. in association with Art First London. ISBN 0–95327044–6–5 To coincide with an exhibition at Art First, London

COLLECTIONS

• The Arts Council of Ireland
• Irish Museum of Modern Art
• Limerick City Art Gallery
• The Contemporary Irish Arts Society
• The Office of Public Works
• Allied Irish Banks
• Baring Asset Management, London
• KPMG, Dublin
• Ulster Bank, Dublin
• National Drawing Collection, Limerick
• Butler Gallery Collection, Kilkenny
• First National Building Society
• Augustus Cullen & Sons Solicitors
• Irish Life Assurance
• Ballinglen Arts Foundation
• Boyle Civic Collection
• Limerick City University
• Kelly’s Hotel, Wexford
• St Lukes Hospital
• St Patricks Hospital
• Royal Victoria Hospitals, Belfast
• Private collections in Ireland, Europe & UK