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Roger's
works have been strongly influenced by his affinity with the
Irish landscape and way of life. His subjects are varied - sea
scapes, bogs, churches, castles, harbours, street and market
scenes. Having been a former all-Ireland GAA player and sportsman,
sporting activities feature frequently in his work.
A
scholarship to Dublin College of Music, Dublin Feis Ceoil success,
and private art lessons were the gateway to Roger's life-long
committment to painting and music. He was a graduate of UCD
and worked as a Telecommunications Engineer before becoming
a full-time Artist and Tutor. Painting,
however, took centre-stage in his life in the mid-1970s when
he moved to Limerick city. It was then that his successful early
exhibitions began to foreshadow his current solo sellout shows.
Most
of his exhibitions have been in the North Munster and Western
seaboard areas. He has also exhibited successfully in Dublin
and the U.S.A. He was a founder member of the Adare Studio Group
and Gallery 75 (Limerick city). Roger
currently teaches art and co-manages Gallery 75 in Limerick
city, where his paintings are regularly on display.
His
paintings have been purchased by the following, among others:
- Bank of Ireland |
- Allied
Irish Bank |
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TSB Bank |
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Ulster Bank |
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Limerick Corporation |
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Limerick County Council |
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GPA |
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Shannon Development |
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ESB |
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Limerick Civic Trust |
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The Malton Hotel, Killarney |
Exhibitions
The
following is a selection of some of Roger's exhibitions:
Solo
Exhibitions |
2009 |
Frank
Lewis Gallery, Killarney |
2007
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Frank
Lewis Gallery, Killarney |
2005
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Frank
Lewis Gallery, Killarney |
2003
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Frank
Lewis Gallery, Killarney |
1998
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Frank
Lewis Gallery, Killarney |
1997
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Gallery 75, Limerick City |
1990-1996
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Ulster
Bank, Limerick (permanent) |
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Group
Exhibitions |
2010 |
Mc
Carthy, Greaney, Davies and Ryan, Frank Lewis Gallery, Killarney |
1985
-2000
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Annual
Four-man Exhibition, TSB Bank, Limerick City |
1995
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Belltable
Arts Centre, Limerick City (two-man) |
1991
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Tercentenary
Exhibition, TSB Bank, Limerick |
1989
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Telecom
Eireann National Art Exhibition |
1981
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Adare
Studio Group, Belltable ARts Centre, Limerick |
1979
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Cummins
Gallery, Limerick City |
Other
galleries where Roger exhibited include:
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Gerald Davis Gallery, Dublin |
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Green Lane Gallery, Dingle, Co Kerry |
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Limerick City Gallery of Art |
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Clifden Art Gallery, Clifden, Co Galway |
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Kenny Gallery, Lahinch, Co Clare |
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Clareen Gallery, Nenagh, Co Tipperary |
Presentations
His
paintings have been presented to various public figures. Limerick
Corporation, for example, has presented his paintings to the
following, among others:
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Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland |
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Papal Nuncio to Ireland |
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Primate of All-Ireland, Robert Eames |
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