Christmas in Wicklow

8" x 10"

Acrylic on Canvas Board

Wishing you and yours a warm and colourful Christmas and may success and happiness knock on your door throughout the New Year! See you all in 2011

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year". Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.

John Nolan is pleased to be among the 17 Artists chosen for the Normoyle Frawley Gallery Christmas show. “Limerick and Dublin Artists” at The Normoyle Frawley Gallery

35 John’s Street Limerick – opens Tuesday 7th December.

Exhibiting Artists – Rita Wobbe, Sam Walsh, Charles Harper, John Collins, P J O Connell, Carl Doran, Sean Molony, Robert Ryan, Henry Morgan, Patrick Normoyle, Declan Chambers, John Nolan, Mike Fitzharris, Davis Newton, Daithi Brophy, Stuart Dunne, Doris Staal.

For more information visit:

www.nfgallery.com

For more information visit:

www.axis-ballymun.ie

On the 24th of September, Dublin Culture night, John presented "Crescendo" an abstract painting to the Axis Arts Centre and Community Resource Centre in Ballymun. The painting is a 60"x48" acrylic on canvas and was inspired by music.

Niamh Fitzpatrick, Assistant Project Manager, accepted the painting on behalf of the Axis. It is hanging in the mezzazine/ gallery area of the centre.

John believes that in this era of severe cutbacks which effects everyone including Art Centres, that any support we can offer to these centres in whatever form, is vital, as they are an integral part of every community.

John Nolan has published a spectacular set of 24 contemporary Fine Art Greeting Cards. K&M Evans are now stocking John's greeting cards.

Each unique card is a reproduction of his original contemporary and pop art paintings, a true celebaration of colour.

K&M Evans specialises in a full range of materials for artists. They also stock craft materials suitable for all ages.

For more information:

K&M Evans

Meeting House Lane

Marys Abbey

Dublin 7

(Just off Capel Street)

Phone: (01) 8726855

Web: www.kmevans.com

Mon - Fri: 9.00am - 5.30pm

Sat: 9.00am - 1.00pm

Venue: Axis, Ballymun

Date: Wednesday June 16th

Reception: 3.30pm - 5.30pm

An exhibition of paintings produced by 15 staff members from St. Joseph's Junior School, Balcurris Road, Ballymun, who attended art classes with the artist John Nolan.

The exhibition will be opened by Cllr John Lyons on the 16th of June at 3.30pm in the Axis Arts Centre.

The exhibition continues until July 2nd.

For more information:

John Nolan

Email: john@nolanart.com

Tel: 086 8118063

The Blue Loft Gallery is based at 121 Ranelagh Village, Dublin 6.

Coming from town on the Ranelagh road, drive through the village in the direction of Clonskeagh. The gallery is situated in the group of shops on the right side of Ranelagh road between Laser Home Entertainment and Sherry Fitzgerald.

Opening Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday (closed Mondays) 10.30am. - 6.00pm.

For more information contact:

Tel: 01 498 2666

Email: info@blueloft.ie

Web: www.blueloft.ie

Cost:

€16 per 2 hour class

€160 Euro per block of 10 Classes

Class Times:

10am - 12noon

And 7pm - 9pm

Maximum number for each class is 6

For more information contact:

John Nolan

Mobile 086-8118063

Experience John’s world of colour at: www.nolanart.com

JOHN NOLAN will help you explore colour through his unique style of painting.

Classes are held in his studio in Drumcondra and are available in the mornings and in the evenings.

John Nolan is a practising artist well known for his upbeat, colourful, paintings which are widely exhibited and have represented Ireland at the Florence Biennale.

"Our aim will be to have lots of fun with colour, learning the best ways to use acrylic paints and exploring my varied style of painting.”

Noble and Beggarmen is an independent bookshop specializing in the Arts. They stock books on Irish art, modern and contemporary art, photography, architecture and art theory. They are based at 28 South William Street and The Royal Hibernian Academy, Ely Place, Dublin 2.

For more information contact:

Noble & Beggarman Books

28 South William Street

Dublin 2

Telephone: 01- 6333568

www.nobleandbeggarmanbooks.com

Lorcan Cassidy a transition year student joined the artist John Nolan in his studio for his work experience placement. Lorcan who attends St. Vincent's Secondary School, Glasnevin, spent a week in John's studio learning about the normal day to day running of an artist's studio. He also participated in John's art classes and created 2 fabulous paintings. Lorcan hopes to study art after leaving school and is definitely very talented and a name to look out for in the future.

Experience Lorcan's fantastic community of characters he created on his website - click here

Lorcan working on one of his paintings

Lorcan with his finished masterpeices

Sinead O Sullivan and class SNA Janet Moloney (who is also a fabulious artist)

For more information visit:

www.axis-ballymun.ie

This project developed in conjunction with West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds, asked artists across all art forms to engage and work with over 500 young people and 24 teachers across Ballymun's National Schools.This six week project culminated in major celebration events in both The Axis Theatre and the schools involved on the 11th of February 2010.

Our Lady Of Victory Boy's School started in late January with the artist John Nolan teaching art to Sinead O Sullivan's 3rd class of 27 boys. The class created 27 Pop Art self portraits. John taught the class how to produce the Pop Art portraits in the style of Andy Warhol using acrylic colours. The class produced 3 fabulous panels with 9 amazing portraits on each, which are hanging in the school.

John Nolan had the pleasure of meeting the charming Jan Chandler in his Dublin studio in January. On her recent whistle stop visit to Ireland, Scotland and England, the Chicago based gallery owner, Jan Chandler, wanted to purchase more paintings by John for her Heartland Gallery.

Jan has a passion for Irish culture, in fact anything to do with Ireland.... Irish art, music, literature, theatre, history..... the list is endless, a true Hibernophile. John is already looking forward to her next visit which hopefully will be in the not too distant future.

For more information visit www.heartland-gallery.com www.celticscapes.com

For more information contact John:

Email: john@nolanart.com

Tel: +353 (0)1 8372162

John Nolan has published a spectacular set of 24 contemporary Fine Art Greeting Cards.

Each unique card is a reproduction of his original contemporary and pop art styles, a true celebaration of colour.

The cards a professionally printed by Neogen, a dublin based design company, and presented in cellophane bags with white envelopes. The cards are blank inside and measure 145mm x 145mm and 110mm x 220mm

John has been working with Neogen, a Dublin based Graphic Design Company, who have reproduced 3 paintings from his " Starry Night In Dublin" series and 3 paintings from his "Floral" series as limited edition hand finished signed giclee prints. They are printed on canvas and limited to 75 prints.

The Starry Night In Dublin series are 10"x10' with a 2 " border, framed and priced at €75 Each.

The Floral series are 20"x16' with a 2" border, framed and priced at €145 each.

Giclee (gee-clay) is a French word meaning " to spray". The modern inkjet printing process scans an image digitally and uses high resolution printers with archival inks, paper and canvas to create fine art reproductions which are almost like the original painting in colour, clarity and the appearance of texture.

For more information contact John:

Mobile: 086 8118063

Email: john@nolanart.com