DCU is thrilled to announce the recent acquisition of a prestigious artwork by renowned artist Richard Gorman. The piece, titled Third, has been generously donated and is now on display in the foyer of the newly opened Polaris Building. 

This addition further enriches the university’s growing collection of contemporary art.

About the Artist 

Born in Dublin in 1946, Richard Gorman was educated at Trinity College Dublin and Dun Laoghaire School of Art.

Frequent visits to Japan have influenced his working methods and materials, instanced in a series of large-scale works on handmade washi paper, which he produced in western Japan in 1999. His oil paintings on linen typically involve clearly defined interrelated blocks of colour, creating tensions between themselves and the edge of the picture.

Richard has received awards from the Arts Council and the Department of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Palette D’Or at the 1986 Festival International de Peinture, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, and the Pollock-Krasner Award in 1996. In 2005 he was elected RHA at the Royal Hibernian Academy.

He divides his time between Dublin and Milan.