Tom Phelan

Tom Phelan b. 1970

Tom Phelan was born in Dublin and was educated at Blackrock College and Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology. In 1997 he was awarded one of nine international scholarships in Graphic Arts at Il Bisonte, Florence, Italy by S.D. Aerospace Design, Tokyo, Japan. He has been a member of Graphic Studio Dublin since 1992, was the Studio Manager and Master Printmaker from 2004 until 2007, and has worked as an editioning printmaker and technician with artists such as; Louis Le Brocquy, A.R. Penck, Michael Farrell, Tony O’Malley, Felim Egan, Barry Flanagan and Donald Teskey. He is currently a freelance master printmaker and painter. Tom currently is also the head lecturer in printmaking at the Vienna Art School (Kunstschule) in Vienna, Austria.

Past Graphic Studio Dublin Exhibitions:
» 2017 Another bite of the Cherry, Botanic Gardens, Dublin
» 2013 A Natural Selection, Botanic Gardens, Dublin
» 2015 The Cracked Looking Glass, Graphic Studio Gallery
» 2009 Artist’s Proof, Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
» 2008 Revelation, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
» 2005 Garden of Earthly Delights, Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
» 2004 The Cracked Looking Glass, Graphic Studio Gallery

Past Graphic Studio Gallery Exhibitions:
» 2018 Relief
» 2014 Swell (solo show)
» 2008 Little Christmas
» 2006 New Woodcuts & Etchings
» 2003 New Works

Recent Solo Exhibitions

» 2014 Dublin Graphic Studio, “Swell”
» 2014 Molesworth Gallery, Dublin, “Quiver”
» 2012 Weingut Schneeberger, Heimschuh, Austria, “Dublin meets Kitzeck”
» 2007 Konstnärernas Hus, Stockholm, Sweden

Recent Group Exhibitions
» 2016 Kulturbund Treptow, Berlin, Germany (“Wiener Blut”)
» 2015 Molesworth Gallery, Dublin (“Wavelength”)
» 2015 Halle de Chartrons, Bordeaux, France (“Vagabonde Surf and Art Festival”)
» 2012 Galerie Natalia Nowakowska, Vienna, Austria (“Artist Run”)
» 2011 Mechanik (four artists group show), Galerie Part Of Art, Retz, Austria
» 2003-2006 London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy London
» 2004 Konstnärernas Hus, Stockholm, Sweden
» 2004 The Little Print Shop, New York, USA
» 2003 Uffizi Museum, Florence, Italy