Kildare’s Premier Art Gallery, Kilcock Art Gallery was established in 1978 by Breda Smyth with the official opening by George Campbell R.H.A., one of Ireland’s leading artists who died in 1979. Since then the gallery has been dealing in Fine Paintings, Sculpture and Prints by leading names in Irish Art. Stay in touch for details on upcoming exhibitions by signing up to our mailing list.
John Behan R.H.A. “Reflections” Bronze Sculptures. From May 15th to June 14th
On Saturday May 11th, President Higgins opened an exhibition of bronzes by John Behan RHA in Kilcock Art Gallery entitled “Reflections”
The exhibition reflects the sculptor’s output over the last 50 years, highlighting the themes of displacement of people and emigration that have concerned John throughout his life as a sculptor.
One of his pieces, entitled “Arrival” and commissioned by the Office of Public Works, is a bronze sculpture of a Famine ship, seven metres long and eight metres high, with 150 bronze figures on deck and disembarking. The piece was presented to the United Nations by the Government of Ireland in 2000.
In April 2018, President Higgins viewed “Arrival”, after his address to the UN High-Level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace.
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John Behan R.H.A. “Reflections” Bronze Sculptures. From May 15th to June 14th
Kilcock Art Gallery is delighted to celebrate Ireland’s finest sculptor John Behan’s “Reflections” of 50 years as a sculptor. He is known for his remarkable and numerous public sculptures, such as the monumental ‘National Famine Memorial’ in County Mayo and the life-size ‘Arrival’ ship sited outside the United Nations building in New York – a gift to the UN from the Irish Government in 2000. His work is included in many private collections including that of Mary McAleese, Mary Robinson, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Bill & Hillary Clinton, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, The Crawford Municipal Gallery and the National Gallery of Ireland.
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