Niall Naessens

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Biography

Niall Naessens was born in Dublin in 1961. He is a graduate of the National College of Art and Design. He has a long association with the Graphic Studio Dublin and was a director between 2001 and 2006. He more recently set up, and now manages, Cló Cill Rialaig (print workshop) on behalf of the Cill Rialaig Project. Although primarily a printmaker he also paints. He is a figurative landscape artist with a particular interest in the sea. Naessens now lives in Brandon in West Kerry with his wife and family.
His work is in many collections including the Bank of Ireland, the Contemporary Art Society of Ireland, Chester Beatty Library, National Gallery of Ireland, Northern Bank, Office of Public Works, Hilton Hotel and Dublin City University. He has been commissioned by University College Dublin, Dublin Port and the Department of Foreign Affairs amongst others.

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 Niall Naessens: The Last Man In Europe, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2021 The Wanderer, SO Fine Art Editions, Dublin
2019 Draw, An Diseart, Dingle, Co. Kerry
2018 Good Morning Mister Turner, Niall Naessens and J.M.W.Turner, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
2018 Good Morning Mister Turner, Siamsa Tire, Tralee, Co. Kerry
2015 L 12121 Picture Panoply, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2015 L 12121 Picture Panoply, Stiuideo Lios na Caolbhaí, Brandon, Co. Kerry
2015 Neighbour in the Printroom, Cork Printmakers, Cork
2012 Eyeful of Sky, Siamsa Tire, Tralee, Co. Kerry
2012 Distant World, Bildtse Aardappel Weken, Het Bildt, Holland
2011 Etchings, An Lab, Dingle, Co. Kerry
2011 An Irish Etcher, The Ink Shop, Itheca, New York, USA
2010 Landmarks, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2008 Vico, Dalkey Arts, Dublin
2008 Paintings & Etchings, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
2007 Brandon Etchings, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2007 Brandon Etchings, Art Upstairs, Wexford
2007 Brandon Etchings, Wellspring Gallery, Tralee, Co. Kerry
2007 Cé Bhréanainn, Old Town Hall, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
2005 South Westerlies, Paul Kane Gallery, Dublin
2006 Laistíos den Chnoc, An Diseart, Dingle, Co. Kerry
2006 Painting in Kerry, Millcove, Sheen Falls Hotel, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
2003 10 Prints Niall Naessens, Factory Performance, Sligo

Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Leaning on the Line, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2024 Winter Exhibition 2024, SO Fine Art Editions, Dublin
2024 Between Islands, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2024 Summer Show 24, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2024 Mór 2024, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2023 Winter Exhibition, SO Fine Art Editions, Dublin
2023 Decennium, 10th Anniversary Exhibition, SO Fine Art Editions, Dublin
2022 On The Grand Canal, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2022 MÓR, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2022 Summer Exhibition, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2022 Expanded, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2021 Winter Exhibition 2021, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2019 Summer Show, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2019 Royal Hibernian Academy, Annual Exhibition, Dublin
2019 Boyle Arts Festival, Boyle, Co.Roscommon
2018 Niall Naessens and J.M.W. Turner: Good Morning Mister Turner, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
2016 Song Lineswith Daniel Lipstein, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
2016 Song Lineswith Daniel Lipstein, Custom House Gallery, Westport
2014 RHA Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2014 London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy
2011 Two Person Show, Greenlane Gallery, Dingle, Co. Kerry
2008 Vico, Dalkey Arts Gallery, Dalkey, Ireland
2008 The Cat and The Moon Gallery, Sligo
2007 Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
2007 Paintings & Prints, Old Town Hall Gallery, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
2006 Paul Kane Gallery, Dublin
1998 Art into Art, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
2002 Holy Show, Chester Beatty Library, Dublin

Collections
National Gallery of Ireland Dublin City University
Bank of Ireland Office of Public Works
Chester Beatty Library William Fry & Company
St. Vincent’s University Hospital Shelbourne Hotel
Beaumont Hospital ABN Amro Bank
Allied Irish Bank Contemporary Art Society of Ireland
Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham Irish Embassy, Beijing
Irish Embassy, Tanzania George McClelland
Global Crossing Jury’s Hotel Group
Mason Hayes and Curran Radisson Hotel SAS
Northern Bank

Commissions
Department of Foreign Affairs Ballyroe Hotel, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Dublin Port Company Graphic Studio, Dublin
University College Dublin UCD Club, St. Stephen’s Green