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Biography
Deirdre Burke lives and works in a small studio in co Wicklow.
Deirdre graduated in the College of marketing and design, finally
receiving her honors degree in fine art printmaking, under the
tutelage of Alice Hanratty, Joe Hanley and Michael Kane. In
the summer of 1997 she took up a brush and started to paint
after a spell of nine years, and has been painting in oils
ever since.
Her main subjects and themes are based on the Vernacular, be it buildings boats language. She exhibited in The St.James art fair in Kentucky and Ann Arbour in Michigen in 1997 and 1998 and built up a small following in America. She has exhibited in many group shows over the years, but mainly working on a commission basis.
A small watercolour she donated to the Elton John Aids foundation, was purchased by John Hurt and the singer Roisin Murphy is also a collector. Her first solo Exhibition was with Aidan Morris of the Gate Gallery in co.cork, who she has been with for eight years.
Her main subjects and themes are based on the Vernacular, be it buildings boats language. She exhibited in The St.James art fair in Kentucky and Ann Arbour in Michigen in 1997 and 1998 and built up a small following in America. She has exhibited in many group shows over the years, but mainly working on a commission basis.
A small watercolour she donated to the Elton John Aids foundation, was purchased by John Hurt and the singer Roisin Murphy is also a collector. Her first solo Exhibition was with Aidan Morris of the Gate Gallery in co.cork, who she has been with for eight years.
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