One of Ireland’s Most Recognized Artists
Eithne Jordan was born in Dublin in 1954 and she studied at Dun Laoghaire School of Art. Being one of Ireland’s most recognized artists she is famous for her depictions of urban spaces, in particular areas that go unnoticed such as factory roofs, car parks, subway tunnels and housing estates. These environments are skillfully drafted to instill a sense of emptiness, void of a human figure, all exaggerated with her use of colour and tone.
View ‘House with Fences’ within the Collection
Houses with Fences by Eithne Jordan
Elected Member of Aosdana
In 1979 Jordan was the founding member of the Visual Arts Cente, a co-operative for artists in Dublin and she also taught painting at the National College of Art and Design. Recent solo exhibitions include: Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 2007; West Cork Arts Centre, 2007; Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, 2007; Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, 2007; Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, 2004. Selected group exhibitions include Fenton Gallery, Cork, 2008; ARCO Madrid 2008, Art Rotterdam 2007 and Pulse New York 2007 Art Fairs. Eithne Jordan is a member of Aosdana.
Biography
- Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1954
- Studied at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dublin (’76)
- Lived and worked in London (’78)
- Founder member of the Visual Arts Centre, Dublin (’83)
- Painting lecturer, N.C.A.D (’89)
- Lived and worked in West Berlin, (studied at Hochschule der Künste 1984-85)
- External Examiner for Painting Diploma, Sligo Institute of Technology (2003-05)
- Living and working in Dublin and France(1991-2010)
Solo Exhibitions
- Night in a City, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 2010
- Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, 2007
- Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, 2007
- The DOCK, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland, 2007
- West Cork Arts Centre, Cork, 2007
- Grennan Mill, Kilkenny Arts Festival, 2007
- City, Rubicon Gallery Dublin, 2007
- Galway Arts Centre, Galway, 2005
- Recent Landscapes, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 2004
- Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, 2004
- Paintings, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 2002
- Centre Culturel Joel-Le-Theule, Sablé-sur-Sarthe, France, 2002
- Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 2002
- Paintings 1990-98, Model Arts Centre, Sligo, 1998
- Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 1998
- Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick, 1998
- Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 1998
- Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 1992
- Riverrun Gallery, Dublin, 1990
- Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford, 1990
- Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, 1990
- 1988 Riverrun Gallery, Limerick, 1990
- Hendricks Gallery, Dublin, 1990
- Lincoln Gallery, Dublin, 1985
- Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 1982
- Peacock Theatre Gallery, Dublin, 1980
Selected Group Exhibitions
- RHA Annual Exhibition, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, 2010
- Small Worlds, Kinsale Arts Week, Kinsale, 2010
- Surface and reality, curated by Oliver Dowling, Kilkenny Arts Festival, 2010
- ARCO, Madrid (with Rubicon Gallery), 2009
- “From Ballinglen to Cork”, The Lavit Gallery, Cork, 2009
- RHA Annual Exhibition, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, 2009
- To Have and Have Not , curated by Gemma Tipton, Kinsale Arts Week, 2009
- ARCO, Madrid (with Rubicon Gallery), 2008
- NEXT, Chicago (with Rubicon Gallery), 2008
- Two person show with Stephen McKenna, Fenton Gallery, Cork, 2008
- RHA Annual Exhibition, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, 2008
- RHA Annual, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, 2007
- Art Rotterdam Art Fair, Netherlands (with Rubicon Gallery), 2007
- Pulse Art Fair, USA (with Rubicon Gallery), 2007
- Maco Mexico Art Fair (with Rubicon Gallery), 2007
- 2006 RHA Annual, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, 2007
- Other Visions: Exhibition selected by Aidan Dunne, Purdy Hicks Gallery
- London, 2007
- The Summer Exhibition, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, Co.
- Mayo2007
- Art Brussels Art Fair, Belgium (with Rubicon Gallery), 2005
- RHA Annual, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, 2005
- Boyle Arts Festival, Boyle, 2005
- FIAC, Paris Art Fair (with Rubicon Gallery), 2004
- In the Time of Shaking, Irish Artists for Amnesty International, IMMA
- Dublin, 2004
- RHA Annual Exhibition, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, 2003
- Every Blooming Thing”, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, 2003
- Selections from the Sligo Municipal Art Collection, RHA Gallagher
- Gallery, Dublin, 2003
- Irish Art Today, Civic Theatre, Tallaght, Dublin, 2003
- Irlande à Aubais”, festival of Irish art at Aubais, France, 2003
- Art 2002, London Art Fair, 2003
- ArtBrussels, Belgium Art Fair (with Rubicon Gallery), 2003
- 2ème Biennale Européenne d’Art Contemporain, Eragny-sur-Oise,
- France, 2003
- ArtBrussels, Belgium Art Fair (with Rubicon Gallery),
- Toronto Art Fair, 2003
- En Visage: the Face in Contemporary Art, Irish Museum of Modern Art,
- Dublin, 2003
- Starting a Collection, Art First Gallery, London, 2003
- Art 2000, London Art Fair, 2003
- Art 99, London Art Fair, 1999
- Starting a Collection, Art First Gallery, London, 1999
- When Time began to Rant and Rage, touring: Berkeley Art Museum,
- California; Grey Art Gallery, New York; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool;
- Barbican Arts Centre, London, 2003
- Jill George Gallery, London, 1998
- RHA Exhibition, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, 1998
- Small Works, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 1997
- Re/Dressing Cathleen”, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston, 1997
- L’Atrium de Chaville, Paris, 1997
- Landscape, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 1997
- Paysages Irlandais, arts affaires, Paris, 1997
- Figuration, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 1997
- E.V.+A. 94”, Limerick City Gallery, Limerick, 1994
- Balance-Imbalance, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 1992
- Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, 1992
- A new tradition: Irish Art of the Eighties”, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, 1990
- Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, (two-person show with Michael Cullen), 1990
- Images of Ireland”, Brussels, 1990
- A Sense of Ireland, London, 1990
- Paton Gallery, London, (two-person show with Sally Heywood), 1989
- Oireachtas, R.H.A. Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, 1989
- Pentonville Gallery, London, (two-person show with Anita Groener),
- traveled to Wexford Arts Centre, Ireland, 1987
- Edge, ten Irish Artists, Aorta, Amsterdam, traveled to Belfast & Kilkenny, 1987
- Contemporary Women Artists in Ireland”, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin.
- Art Advice, New York, 1987
- GPA Emerging Artists Exhibition, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, 1986
- The School Show, Arts Council touring exhibition, 1986
- Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Brittany, 1986
- Ateliers, Haus am Lutzowplatz, Berlin, 1986
- N.C.A.D. Decade Show, Guinness Hop Store, Dublin, 1986
- Open Studios, Waldenser Ateliers, Berlin, 1985
- The October Exhibition, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, 1984
- New Artists New Works, Orchard Gallery, Derry, and Project Arts
- Centre, Dublin, 1983
- Ten Irish Artists, Kelleher Gallery, New York, 1983
- Irish Graphics, Amsterdam, 1983
Awards and Residencies
- Artist’s residency, RHA studios, 2010
- Artist-in-Residence, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 2009
- Elected RHA, 2009
- Artist’s Residency, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Mayo, 2008
- Arts Council travel award, 2007
- Artists Residency, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Mayo, 2007
- Artist-in- Residence, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, 2005
- Artist’s Fellowship, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Mayo, 2005
- Invited Artist, Graphic Studio Dublin, 1996 & 1999
- E.V.+A. prize for painting awarded by Jan Hoet, 1994
- Elected member of Aosdana, 1990
- Artists Residency, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Ireland, 1987-88
- Guinness Peat Aviation Award, 1986
- Arts Council Bursary for painting, 1985
- DAAD Scholarship to West Berlin, 1984/5
- Arts Council Bursary, 1982
- Independent Artists Large Scale Painting Award, 1980
- Arts Council Bursary, 1978
Collections
- The Irish Museum of Modern Art
- McMullen Museum Of Modern Art, Boston
- Sligo Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaoin
- Contemporary Irish Arts Society
- Allied Irish Bank
- Bank of Ireland
- St. Luke’s Hospital, Dublin
- Dublin City Libraries
- G.P.A. Collection
- Jefferson Smurfit PLC
- Municipal Art Collection
- Private Collections in Ireland, Europe and U.S.
Eithne Jordan is represented by Rubicon Gallery Dublin