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Born 1943 Valencia Island. Known for: Figure painting, nudes.
Charles Harper (b.1943) Born on Valencia Island Co. Kerry in 1943. He studied art at Limerick School of Art & the National College of Art in Dublin as well as filmmaking in Bonn, Germany. Exhibits... Read full biography
Charles Harper (b.1943) Born on Valencia Island Co. Kerry in 1943. He studied art at Limerick School of Art & the National College of Art in Dublin as well as filmmaking in Bonn, Germany. Exhibits regularly in Ireland and abroad. Harper primarily uses a metaphoric approach to painting using such... Read full biography
Charles Harper (b.1943) Born on Valencia Island Co. Kerry in 1943. He studied art at Limerick School of Art & the National College of Art in Dublin as well as filmmaking in Bonn, Germany. Exhibits regularly in Ireland and abroad. Harper primarily uses a metaphoric approach to painting using such motifs as the boat, angels, balance, landscape, and the figure. He has represented Ireland many times abroad in such countries as India, Switzerland, Italy, Latvia, England, France, the US and Sweden.... Read full biography
Charles Harper (b.1943) Born on Valencia Island Co. Kerry in 1943. He studied art at Limerick School of Art & the National College of Art in Dublin as well as filmmaking in Bonn, Germany. Exhibits regularly in Ireland and abroad. Harper primarily uses a metaphoric approach to painting using such motifs as the boat, angels, balance, landscape, and the figure. He has represented Ireland many times abroad in such countries as India, Switzerland, Italy, Latvia, England, France, the US and Sweden. He has received eight National Awards for his painting, including, First prize for Painting commemorating the 1916 Rising at the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, The Carrols Open Award at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1971, the Arts... Read full biography
Charles Harper (b.1943) Born on Valencia Island Co. Kerry in 1943. He studied art at Limerick School of Art & the National College of Art in Dublin as well as filmmaking in Bonn, Germany. Exhibits regularly in Ireland and abroad. Harper primarily uses a metaphoric approach to painting using such motifs as the boat, angels, balance, landscape, and the figure. He has represented Ireland many times abroad in such countries as India, Switzerland, Italy, Latvia, England, France, the US and Sweden. He has received eight National Awards for his painting, including, First prize for Painting commemorating the 1916 Rising at the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, The Carrols Open Award at the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1971, the Arts Councils Bonn an Uachtarain de Hide at The Oireachtas Art Exhibition. His Work is included many important public and priva... Read full biography
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Charles Harper (b.1943) Born on Valencia Island Co. Kerry in 1943. He studied art at Limerick School of Art & the National College of Art in Dublin as well as filmmaking in Bonn, Germany. Exhibits regularly in Ireland and abroad.
Harper primarily uses a metaphoric approach to painting using such motifs as the boat, angels, balance, landscape, and the figure. He has represented Ireland many times abroad in such countries as India, Switzerland, Italy, Latvia, England, France, the US and Sweden.
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