Exuberantly Camp Renderings in Oil Paint
Desmon Shortt studied at the Limerick College of Art and Design from 1987 to 1991, he currently lives in Co. Tipperary. Shortt has garnered a reputation for his distinctive fantastical and exuberantly camp pictorial renderings in oil paint. He adds a contemporary twist to the traditions of Rococco and Baroque techniques resulting in an alternative kitschy reality. Shortt’s paintings feature an assortment of strange figures and organisms including Disney-like creatures, fairy princesses and other anthropomorphic beings.
Desmond Shortt has been the recipient of many awards such as the RHA Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Bursary in 1994 and has undertaken residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co. Monaghan, the Cill Rialaig Project in Co. Kerry. Shortt has exhibited widely throughout Ireland.
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Cloud With Legs by Desmond Shortt
Couple Holding Hands by Desmond Shortt
Girl and Cockerel by Desmond Shortt
Man On A Horse by Desmond Shortt
Man Wearing A Hedge by Desmond Shortt
Pink Abstract by Desmond Shortt
Road With Half Man Half Lightbulb by Desmond Shortt
Starfish and Bubble 2 by Desmond Shortt
Starfish and Bubble 3 by Desond Shortt
Starfish and Bubble by Desmond Shortt
Biography
- e-mail: desmondshortt@eircom.net
- post: 6 Mill Cottages , Cahir , Co. Tipperary , IRELAND
- phone: 00 353 (0) 52 41586
Education
- Limerick College of Art & Design 1987 1991
- Certificate in Visual Education 1988
- Diploma in Fine Art Painting 1991
- Exchange to Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Orleans , France 1990
Selected Group Exhibitions
- Dyehouse Gallery, Waterford September 1999
- Queens Hall, Narberth, Wales August 1998
- Jo Rain Gallery, Dublin August 1998
- Goat, Los Angeles December 1996
- Hallward Gallery, Dublin August 1996, December 1996, July1997 August 1997, December 1998, July 1999
- Cill Rialaig Gallery, Dublin February 1996, April 1996
- University of Limerick September 1995
- Gordon Gallery, Derry November 1994
- The One Gallery, Belfast March 1994
- Pantheon Gallery, Dublin December 1992, March 1993
Awards
- Arts Council Artist in Residence (Schools) 2001
- Artists Association of Ireland, Costa del Sol Award 1998
- Wexford County Council Public Panel of Artists 1997-1999 1999-2001
- Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Studio Assistance 1997-1998
- RHA Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Bursary, Highly Commended 1994
- Tipperary SR, County Council ( Arts Act, 1973 ) 1994
- Arts Council Travel Award ( Jerusalem, Los Angeles ) 1994, 1996
- Artflight ( London ) 1994
- Arts Council Studio Grant 1993, 1994
- Arts Council Materials Grant 1993
Residencies
- Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co. Monaghan 1995
- Cill Rialaig Project, Co. Kerry 1995
- Malaga, Spain ( Artists Assoc. of Ireland Costa Del Sol Award ) 1998
Website:
http://www.artvitae.com/artist_portfolio.asp?aist_id=134