On this episode, Caren Sullivan talks to artist and educator Neil Dunne in 2020.

Neil Dunne, an artist and educator based in Dublin, Ireland, embarks on a multifaceted exploration at the intersection of art and the urban landscape, drawing inspiration from the profound ideas of Guy Debord and the Situationist International.

His expanded print practice serves as a research vehicle, delving into the amalgamation of printed matter and paint, with a keen awareness of the distinct abilities each medium possesses to respond to the built environment.

Informed by the Situationist ethos, Dunne's work becomes a dynamic inquiry into the psychogeography of urban spaces, seeking to unravel the layers of memory, social movements, and sub-cultural tropes embedded within the cityscape. His research methodologies pivot on a profound sense of place, evolving from practical studies of physical space and expanding into urban semiotics and sub-cultural influences.

As an alum of The National College of Art and Design, where he earned his BA in 2014 and was awarded the NCAD Postgraduate Scholarship from 2015-2017.

Dunne's artistic journey has been marked by notable exhibitions, including The VUE Art Fair in 2018, where he earned a nomination for the Savilles Art Prize. His contributions extend globally, with exhibitions in Dublin, Hong Kong, and his works being collected by esteemed institutions and private collectors alike.

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On this episode, Caren Sullivan talks to artist Alison Pilkington in 2020.

Alison Pilkington in her own words;

"In my painting practice I tap into my inner world and personal experiences to conjure up strange and unsettling worlds where all is not entirely at ease. Humour, the absurd and private jokes abound in strange unsettling landscapes. Bizarre figures are recurring motifs. They can be viewed as tragi-comic and quasi- philosophical in tone. I strive to communicate a range of thoughts and emotions through the medium of painting.

My work draws from a variety of eclectic influences from ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture. From the classical painting of the 17th century western traditions to the writing of Stephen King and the humourist Ivor Cutler and the stories of James Joyce. I frequently return to motifs and imagery and reuse and rework them into other paintings. I consider my paintings as visual and philosophical problem solving. I always focus on how imagery interacts with the intrinsic qualities of paint, how the paint material moves and how it can be played with. The quality of paint handling, although seemingly casual, is a result of repeated attempts at getting something 'right'.

My work has been included in key international painting exhibitions including the Marmite Painting Prize London , and the BEEP international painting Biennial Swansea as well as part of international private and public collections in Ireland OPW, UCD, Bank of Ireland, Wexford Co.Council,and in private collections in Ireland The UK the USA and Europe."

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On this Christmas Special episode, Caren Sullivan talks to super talented musician Paddy Casey in 2020.

Paddy Casey received his first guitar when he was 12 and left home soon after and began busking and gigging for about 12 years. At about the age of 24 he was approached by Sony A&R Scout Hugh Murray at the International Bar in Dublin, while performing at the singer/songwriter night hosted by Dave Murphy. Sony gave Casey some studio time in Sun Studios Dublin where he recorded 9 tracks in 2 days. Sony decided that they liked the tracks so much that they wanted to release them as they were. They offered Paddy a recording contract. He was signed by Sony, and was eventually taken in by U2's management company, Principle Management.

Casey released his first album Amen (So Be It) in 1999. This album was produced by Pat Donne and was certified triple platinum in Ireland and did fairly well worldwide. "Sweet Suburban Sky" surfaced the following year on the soundtrack to the award-winning US TV teen drama Dawson’s Creek. Casey received nominations for Best Irish Songwriter and Best Male Singer at the Hot Press Awards. Touring saw Casey providing support to artists such as R.E.M, Ian Brown, Ani DiFranco and The Pretenders.

Casey returned in 2003 with the multi-platinum album, Living. It was produced by Fred De Faye, Paddy Casey and Pat Donne. It spawned the Irish Singles Chart hits "Saints and Sinners", "The Lucky One" (in 2003), plus "Bend Down Low" and "Want It Can't Have It" (in 2004). Living spent the majority of the year in the top ten, climbing to the top of the Irish Albums Chart 21 weeks after its initial release.

In 2005, Casey toured extensively in Ireland and abroad; highlights including a headline concert at the Heineken Green Energy Festival and also supported U2 on their Vertigo tour, performing in Ireland, Scotland and Norway.

In 2006, Casey went to Los Angeles, California, United States, to record with George Drakoulias, who had worked at the Def Jamlabel with Rick Rubin. He toured the album extensively and also toured with KT Tunstall and Augustana amongst others.

On 3 April 2008, Casey performed on the Late Show with David Letterman.

After returning from the US, Casey chose to part ways with Sony and Paul McGuinness, and for the next few years he began writing and recording at home. In November 2012, he released his first independent album The Secret Life Of. The first single, "Wait", featuring the Shannon Gospel Choir, was released in May 2012. Casey toured in Ireland and abroad for the last few years with frequent visits to Australia, Europe and the Middle East.

In November 2016, Casey released the single "Everything Must Change". This was the first taster taken from Casey's then forthcoming sixth album. In July 2017, Casey released "Turn This Ship Around", the second single from this forthcoming album.

Paddy Casey's double album Turn This Ship Around was released on August 6, 2021. Turn This Ship Around has one side focusing on an array of acoustic songs decorated with strings and piano, and the other side featuring an array of full band tracks that span multiple genres.

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On this episode, Caren Sullivan talks to artist Jaki Irvine in 2020. It was a very unique episode where the artist decided to appear in the interview as a digital foam entity, a delight!

Using video installation, photography, music composition and writing, Jaki Irvine explores the complex ways we imagine ourselves and the world around us, a process which, for Irvine, has both philosophical and political implications.

Jaki Irvine has written many critical texts and short writings on other artists work in the past, including Extinction Beckons, for Mike Nelson, a book commissioned by Matts Gallery. In 2013 she wrote Days of Surrender, her first novel, published by Copy Press, UK.

Irvine is represented in the collections of IMMA, the Irish Arts Council, Tate Modern, FRAC and in numerous other collections, both public and private. In 2014 her permanent photographic commission, Shot in Mexico, was installed in the Deutsche Bank in Dublin.

In September, 2016, she presented If the Ground Should Open, a major new commission for the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin. This was then shown at Frith Street Gallery, London, in 2017.

She is a member of Aosdana and an artist advisor at the Rijksakademie Amsterdam.

She is represented by Frith Street Gallery, London and Kerlin Gallery, Dublin.

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For more information, follow Jaki Irvine and galleries on Instagram @jakiirvine @kerlingallery @frithstreetgallery

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On this episode, Caren Sullivan talks to artist Colin Martin in 2020.

Colin Martin was born in Dublin in 1973.

He graduated from DIT in Fine Art- Painting in 1994 and completed a post-graduate year in printmaking in 2005. He completed an MFA at the National College of Art and Design in 2010. He lives and works in Dublin. In 2008 he was elected an associate member of the RHA.

He has been the recipient of numerous Awards including, in 2008 Thomas Dammann Travel Award; 2005 Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship, 2005 RHA Hennessy Craig Scholarship, 2004 Golden Flee ce Merit Award, 2004 Travel Bursary Arts Council of Ireland, 2000 Tony O’ Malley Travel Award.

Colin Martin’s work is included in several important public and corporate collections including the OPW, AIB, Kelly's Hotel Rosslare, Boyle civic collection, Chester Beatty Library and ESB.

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Colin is currently curating RDS Visual Arts Awards show, opens on 22nd November 2024. For more information, follow Colin Martin on Instagram @colinmartin81

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On this episode, Caren Sullivan Talks to artist Lee Welch in 2020.

Lee Welch was born in Louisville, Kentucky and currently lives and works in Dublin, Ireland.

Welch creates gestural, atmospheric paintings that attest to the psychical and emotional depths of his chosen subjects and map out delicate negotiations between beauty, desire, and the painted image. Depicting figures from his own milieu, as well as from history, literature, music, and tennis,

Welch finds feeling in that which he depicts, always rendered with the intensity of his particular humanism; a close looking akin to love. In each subject’s specificity, the artist reveals the universal feelings that connect us to each other, and that stretch from our present moment back through time.

Welch received his BFA from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in 2009 and his MFA from Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam in 2011.

He has since been widely exhibited internationally and received numerous awards. Recent exhibitions have taken place at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University; Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC), León, Spain; Glucksman Gallery, Cork; Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp and Kerlin Gallery, Dublin.

His paintings are in private and public collections such as the Arts Council, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane and the OPW - State Art Collection.

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