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New Paintings
Fenton Gallery 2003 Tom Climent New Paintings A solo exhibition of new paintings Tom Climent is known for the large scale of his paintings, his bold use of paint and brooding, dramatic colour. In 1995 his degree exhibition caused huge excitement at the Crawford College in Cork, with almost all of his paintings selling out toContinue reading “New Paintings”
The Irish Examiner : Featured Artist Cork Arts Fest 2000
Alannah Hopkins’s review of Tom Climent’s exhibition as part of Cork Arts Fest in The Irish Examiner | 2000
Alannah Hopkins | Cork Arts Fest | The Irish Examiner | 2000 Tom shows his strength by hitting the canvas Tom Climent was the featured artist of Cork Institute of Technology’s Arts Fest 200. His new work was at Gallery 44, MacCurtain Street, Cork, and consisted of five large works in oil and acrylic, two series ofContinue reading “Alannah Hopkins’s review of Tom Climent’s exhibition as part of Cork Arts Fest in The Irish Examiner | 2000”
Mark Ewart’s review of Tom Climent’s exhibition as part of Cork Arts Fest in The Irish Times | 2000
Mark Ewart | Cork Arts Fest | The Irish Times | 2000 Now in its eight year, Cork Institute of Technology’s Arts Fest offers a diverse mix of activities including music, literature, theatre and film. On the visual arts front, four exhibitions are each scheduled for rather short runs, including an extremely evocative body of work byContinue reading “Mark Ewart’s review of Tom Climent’s exhibition as part of Cork Arts Fest in The Irish Times | 2000”
Hillary Pyle’s article on the Tom Climent, the Tony O’Malley Award Winner 1998 in The Irish Times | 1998
Hillary Pyle | Tony O’Malley Award Winner | The Irish Times | 1998 Innocent desire of award winner CORK-BASED artist Tom Climent has been announced as winner of the inaugural Tony O’Malley Award at the James Joyce Centre in Dublin. Over 40 painters from north and south of Ireland submitted work to Kilkenny’s Butler GalleryContinue reading “Hillary Pyle’s article on the Tom Climent, the Tony O’Malley Award Winner 1998 in The Irish Times | 1998”
Alannah Hopkins’s review of Dancing Parade at the Triskel Arts Centre in The Sunday Times | 1998
Alannah Hopkins | Review of Dancing Parade | Triskel Arts Centre | The Sunday Times | 1998 To say that Dancing Parade consists of a series of paintings inspired by Degas gives little idea of what an exciting achievement it is. Al the works are, broadly speaking, variations on that familiar image of the ballerina at the barre. Climent’sContinue reading “Alannah Hopkins’s review of Dancing Parade at the Triskel Arts Centre in The Sunday Times | 1998”
Isabel Healy’s review of Dancing Parade at the Triskel Arts Centre in The Irish Examiner | 1998
Isabel Healy | Review of Dancing Parade | Triskel Arts Centre | The Irish Examiner | 1998 Tom Climent’s new exhibition is a move to more subtle work by the popular artist MORE than almost any other artist emerging from Cork, Tom Climent has a loyal following. Even before he graduated from the Crawford College of ArtContinue reading “Isabel Healy’s review of Dancing Parade at the Triskel Arts Centre in The Irish Examiner | 1998”
The Sunday Times : Review of Dancing Parade at Triskel Arts Centre
Ciara Ferguson’s review of Pure at the Temple Bar Gallery & Studios in The Sunday Independent | 1997
Ciara Ferguson | Review of Pure | Temple Bar Gallery & Studios | The Sunday Independent | 1997 Celebrating Climent One could be suspicious of the amount of hype surrounding 27-year-old Cork artist Tom Climent. After all this is his first show in Dublin and he is only two years out of the Crawford College. But thatContinue reading “Ciara Ferguson’s review of Pure at the Temple Bar Gallery & Studios in The Sunday Independent | 1997”