We are delighted to present an exhibition of new work by one of Ireland's most important contemporary painters, Eamon Colman. In this, the artist’s second solo exhibition with Solomon, Colman presents a new series of works which lead us into restless and transcendent landscapes. Blending the figurative and the abstract and layering ideas as he does materials, Colman extracts elements of his local landscape and its history to form vibrant and dynamic compositions. His use of collage and his patchwork style of colour and pattern captures the constant motion and shifting perspective of the explored terrain.
Born in Dublin in 1957, Eamon Colman studied in the Trinity College, Dublin Art Workshop and the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, beginning a full-time professional career in 1979. He was Chairperson of the Artists Association of Ireland (1993-1995) and elected President of The European Council of Artists (1995-2000). In recognition of his major contribution to Irish culture, Eamon Colman was elected a member of Aosdána in 2007 and to the Toscairi in 2018.
Colman’s work is represented in many major public collections including: The Arts Council of Ireland; The Danish Arts Council; The Office of Public Works - Government Collection; The Irish Museum of Modern Art (Gordon Lambert Collection); Tralee Regional Technical College; Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast; AIB Bank; Bank of Ireland; KPMG; Smurfit Kappa PLC; Citibank; Deutsche Bank; Accenture; Fyffes Ireland; Delta Airlines; De Vere’s private collection and various private collections worldwide.
Eamon Colman: Thinking Like a Mountain
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ARTISTS TALK: Eamon Colman
Eamon Colman in conversation with Gerry Kearns, Professor of Human Geography, Maynooth University (via Zoom 2 April 2022) -
REVIEWS / PRESS / MEDIA
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Eamon Colman
Sunday Independent interview with Emily Hourican March 6, 2022'These pieces are fragile yet strong, which is exactly what I was trying to be' Artist Eamon Colman had an operation for oesophageal cancer just before lockdown. As the world... -
THE ARTIST'S WELL: Eamon Colman
Series 1 / Episode #40 : Interview with Alan Keane April 24, 2021The Artist’s Well meets up with Eamon Colman in his beloved garden in rural Kilkenny. An endless source of inspiration, the vivid and ever changing colours eventually find their way... -
Sunday Independent: Eamon Colman's My Cultural Life
February 14, 2021Eamon Colman is a visual artist and member of Aosdána, who lives in rural Kilkenny. He has has had over 30 solo exhibitions and is currently working on 'Into The... -
IRISH TIMES: Art in Focus
featuring Eamon Colman's 'Moorhen Call from the Smell of the Pond' February 8, 2020Art in Focus Moorhen Call from the Smell of the Pond, it Seems to Furrow the Smooth Surface of Silence by Eamon Colman Aidan Dunne What is it? Moorhen Call... -
THE GLOSS MAGAZINE: EAMON COLMAN
INTERVIEW BY PENNY MCCORMACK FOR 'ARTISTIC LICENSE' COLUMN February 5, 2020Artistic License: Eamon Colman by PENNY MCCORMICK Inspired by his daily walks, Eamon Colman’s new exhibition acknowledges the rawness of the landscape around him in County Kilkenny, as well as... -
Art & Museum Magazine: Eamon Colman
Article by Derek Culley on the contemporary art market and aestheticsBorn Dublin in 1957 Eamon Colman studied at Trinity Art Workshop and National College of Art and Design, Dublin, beginning a professional career in 1979. Having created over forty solo... -
Eamon Colman: Irish Arts Review
Eamon Colman reveals the lure of art and landscape from an early age to John P. O'Sullivan. September 1, 2019Eamon Colman will be having a major solo exhibition here at Solomon Fine Art: 7 - 29 February 2020 -
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT: Eamon Colman
What Lies Beneath? February 23, 2020What lies beneath: Golden fields showed wet and clear by Eamon Colman Oil and mixed media on Yopo Japanese 280g acid free paper under acrylic courtesy Solomon Fine Art Golden...
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