After the success of John's summer studio show, he is staging another private viewing of his new work in the relaxing surroundings of his home and studio - 106 Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, on Sunday The 12th of December 2004 - 10.00am to 4.00pm.

For more details email John at john@nolanart.com
or telephone 8372162

John Nolan is one of the artists selected to exhibit in the County Buildings, Station Road in Wicklow Town between 15th November and Friday 10th December 2004.

The show will be opened by Cllr. John Byrne, Chairperson, Wicklow County Council. There is also an unveiling of a donation to the County Municipal Collection by Friends of the National Collection of Ireland - " The Good Shepherd" - Artist Evie Hone (1894 - 1955).

John has been awarded artist of the month from Liquitex, the popular manufacturer of acrylic paint.

John Nolan was born in Dublin Ireland in 1958. The celebration of color and form preoccupied him from an early age and was nurtured through the encouragement and instruction received from his artist father.. read more on the Liquitex website

We are delighted to present The Irish Colourist John Nolan's first UK solo show:
A Celebration of Colour at The Gallery Restaurant, 20 Earlsdon Street, Earlsdon, Coventry, CV5 6EG.

Both his modern figurative and abstract work will be on view in this exhibition. John will be at the gallery on the night to discuss his work. The show will continue until the 2nd of October 2004.

For futher information contact Michael Cant mike@larch.co.uk Tel : 01926314312 Sponsored by Larch Consulting, UK.

A solo Exhibition of John's new work in the newly opened Jones Art Gallery, Harbour Mill, Davitts Quay, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.

The exhibition will be officially opened by KEN WIGHAM, at 8.00pm on Monday the 9th of August 2004 and will continue until the end of August.

The gallery is open Monday to Saturday 11.00am - 7pm.

The NTMA annual report and accounts for the year ended 31st of December 2003 was launched on the 21st of July 2004 at the Treasury Building, Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2. The Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevey and Doctor Michael Somers , Chief Executive of the NTMA, both attended the launch.

The paintings reproduced in this report are the work of John Nolan, displaying a mixture of his modern figurative and abstract work. This is John's third time to be chosen as the featured artist in the report.

There is a private viewing of John's new paintings in his home and studio - 106 Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, on Sunday the 27th of June 2004 - 12.30pm to 7.00pm.

For more details email John at john@nolanart.com or telephone 8372162.

John Nolan is exhibiting his abstract work as one of the featured artists selected by Aisling Kilroy of the Narrow Space Gallery - 14 Mitchel Street, Clonmel. Co. Tipperary www.thenarrowspace.com

Featuring the work of a selection of Irish and International artists selected from www.artvitae.com the show will be opened on Friday 18th June 2004 at 8.00pm by Mary Baxter, who is the chairperson of the Waterford Healing Trust. "Unplugged" will run until 7th August 2004.

This show would not be possible without the art website www.artvitae.com, which Michael and Geraldine Loyer have successfully developed, bringing together 140 artists from all over the world.

Nolan gets Whig-y with it, an absolute must -see, at The Northern Whig, Belfast.

John is interviewed by journalist Brian Campbell, about the opening of his solo exhibition at The Northern Whig, Belfast, featured in The Irish News - May 8th 2004.
The show moves to Art Effect, Spires Mall, Belfast, for two weeks.

John Nolan will be exhibiting his modern figurative work at Art Effect Contemporary, Spires Mall, Belfast. The opening will take place at
The Northern Whig, 2 Bridge Street, Belfast BT1, Thursday 13th May, 5.00pm - 9.00pm.

The show will continue at Art Effect from the 14th of May - 28th May.

Contact: Art Effect Tel : 048 - 90326858

An exhibition of paintings by John Nolan and his nephew Stephen Nolan. Until June 2004 - open daily.

For this show John Nolan and his nephew Stephen Nolan, selected work from their studios. It is an interesting exploration of their individual approaches to the creative process.There is no premeditated theme to the exhibition. "Relative Views" refers to the uncle / nephew relationship, which may or may not dictate the choice of work for the show.

Above: Homage to Modi 20"x20" acrylic on stretched canvas.

John Nolan's painting " If You Listen - You Can Hear " (diptych - modern figurative style ) represented Ireland at the Florence Biennale, 6th - 14th of December 2003.

He was one the artists invited to represent Ireland at this international survey of contemporary art, which took place at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence.The artists were selected by the prestigious International Committee of the Florence Biennale.

The theme John chose for the Biennale is communication , which attracted Young Euro RSCG Advertising, who are based on Leeson street. The paintings will be hung in the boardroom of their Leeson Street offices. Congratulations to Young Euro RSCG for supporting Irish Art.

John will present his modern figurative work, at various galleries and venues throughout Ireland and abroad in 2004, commencing with;

March 2004 - The Devenish Fine Art Gallery, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh.
May 2004 - Art Effect - Spires mall , Belfast.

More venues to follow soon. For further information contact:

john@nolanart.com

or

00 353 1 8 372162

Since its inaugural exhibition in 1997 when the work of 317 artists from 17 nations was exhibited, the 'Florence Beinnale' has been acclaimed as a panoramic survey of contemporary art.
Participation is by invitation only, and this year the prestigious International Commitee of the 'Florence Biennale' has invited Irish artists John Nolan, Gregory Toal, Deborah Donnelly, Roger Cummiskey, adn Tommy Barr to join more than 600 artists from 50 countries in Florence.
The exhibition takes place at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence from 6-14 December 2003.
Florence Biennale 6 - 14 December.

John Nolan

presents

"A journey into the Abstract"

November '03 until February '04

WESTIN Hotel, Westmoreland St. Dublin

and online at:

www.artvitae.com

John and his wife Miriam were featured in "My First Love" article, which describes how they met in the mid 1980's when John was a struggling artist - Dublin in the 80's was less prosperous than today.