PAUL JAMES KEARNEY

"In the digital age we are bombarded with imagery through our smartphones and tablets, and I aim to create works that hold the viewers’ attention. I aim to create artwork that says something about the time in which they are created. Through rhythm, balance composition and colour theory I aim to achieve artworks that hold the viewers’ attention in an image saturated age.

The industrial revolution created new ways to make art such as heavy impasto and plein air painting. The digital age has also created new ways to make art, and I am simply using these new tools to create something that pushes the boundaries of fine art while retaining some of traditional fine arts formal elements."

- Paul James Kearney

EN

Born in 1987 in Galway, Ireland, Paul James Kearney completed his BFA in Contemporary Painting under Blaise Drummond at Atlantic Technological University in 2014, and an MA in Arts Policy & Practice (MPP) at the University of Galway in 2015. In 2023, he completed a postgraduate diploma in eCPR at the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, under Daniel Fisher (MD, PhD) to study trauma and related disorders.

Kearney works primarily through digital media, which he prints on fine art, museum-quality paper as one-off editions. He has lived and worked in Galway, Limerick, Dublin, London, and Brighton, and currently maintains a studio at MART Studios in Galway.

He has exhibited in Ireland at institutions including The National Gallery of Ireland, The Royal Hibernian Academy, and the University of Galway, and internationally in locations such as New York, Los Angeles, Paris, São Paulo, and South Korea (CICA Museum).

His works are held in private collections internationally, as well as in institutional collections including The Irish State Art Collection (OPW), Dublin; University of Galway; CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea; Villanova University, Philadelphia; and Flazathores Conseil, Paris.

ES

Nacido en 1987 en Galway, Irlanda, Paul James Kearney completó su BFA en Pintura Contemporánea bajo la tutoría de Blaise Drummond en Atlantic Technological University en 2014, y un MA en Política y Práctica de las Artes (MPP) en la University of Galway en 2015. En 2023 completó un diploma de posgrado en eCPR en el Royal College of Surgeons, Dublín, bajo la guía de Daniel Fisher (MD, PhD), para profundizar en el estudio del trauma y los trastornos asociados.

Kearney trabaja principalmente con medios digitales, que luego imprime en papel artístico de calidad museística como ediciones únicas. Ha vivido y trabajado en Galway, Limerick, Dublín, Londres y Brighton, y actualmente mantiene un estudio en MART Studios en Galway.

Ha expuesto en Irlanda en instituciones como The National Gallery of Ireland, The Royal Hibernian Academy y University of Galway, y a nivel internacional en ciudades como Nueva York, Los Ángeles, París, São Paulo y Gimpo, Corea del Sur (CICA Museum).

Sus obras forman parte de colecciones privadas internacionales, así como de colecciones institucionales como The Irish State Art Collection (OPW), Dublín; University of Galway; CICA Museum, Gimpo, Corea del Sur; Villanova University, Filadelfia; y Flazathores Conseil, París.