Eamon Colman

Eamon Colman was born in Dublin in 1957 and has lived and worked in County Kilkenny since 2003.  He has been an elected member of Aosdána since 2007 in recognition of his significant contribution to Irish culture. His professional career spans from 1979, during which he has created forty-five solo exhibitions presented nationally and internationally.    

In 1997, he was invited to host a major mid-term retrospective exhibition of his work entitled ‘Post Cards Home’ at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, at the age of 39. This was accompanied by a monograph on his work by writer and art critic Brian McAvera entitled ‘Dreams from The Lion’s Head, The Work of Eamon Colman’ published by Four Fields Press. A 25-year retrospective of his work is featured in a substantial publication by Gandon Editions, Kinsale: ‘Profile 25 – Eamon Colman’ (2006).  

In 1989, he won the First Prize Painting Award in EVA International; in 2001 First Prize Painting Award in Eigse, Carlow Arts Festival; in 2002, he was the first Irish artist to be awarded Full Fellowship Award from the Vermont Studio Centre, USA; in 2005, he won a CCAT Interreg Major Award for touring an exhibition in Wales, UK and in 2018 he was awarded a Culture Ireland GB18 Award.  In 2023, he was invited to exhibit ‘28-Acres’ at The Butler Gallery and Museum, Kilkenny, which was accompanied by a new film by Kevin Hughes, Wallslough Studios, about the artist and his local environment where he finds inspiration.

His work has been featured in many international exhibitions showcasing contemporary Irish art, such as ‘Woven Fine Grain’ at Sasse Museum, Los Angeles, USA, curated by Ciara Hambly (2023), ‘Ground Zero 360’, BUH Museum, Texas, USA (2021). He has also exhibited in Brussels; Denmark; France; Spain; the UK; The Netherlands; Hong Kong; Canada, and the USA.

Colman’s work is held in numerous prominent public collections including The National Gallery of Ireland; The Arts Council of Ireland; The Danish Arts Council; The Office of Public Works - Government Collection; The Irish Museum of Modern Art (Gordon Lambert Collection); Tralee Regional Technical College; Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast; AIB Bank; Bank of Ireland; Ulster Bank; KPMG; Smurfit Ireland Grp.; Citibank; Deutsche Bank; Arthur Anderson; Fyffes Ireland; Delta Airlines; De Vere’s private collection and various private collections worldwide.

Solomon Fine Art, Dublin, Ireland, represents Eamon Colman.