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Beanna Thorai. A Coastal Scene off
Tory Island, by Donegal artist Patsy
Dan Rodgers.
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Tory Island
Donegal's Gaeltacht includes the rugged
Tory Island, situated nine miles off the Donegal coast. Tory occupies
a unique position in the history of Irish art,
being home to the school of Tory Island Primitive Landscape
Painting. Noted painters include: Patsai Dan Mac Ruaidhri (Patsy
Dan Rodgers), the present Rí Thoraí (King of Tory); his
nephew Rory Rodgers, Anton Meehan and the English landscape and portrait
artist Derek Hill, who "discovered" the famous Tory primitive
painter James Dixon
(1887-1970), and encouraged the activities of the Tory artist school.
Their artworks are represented in many art collections in Ireland and
overseas.
Other Famous Donegal Artists
As well as Tory Island painters, Donegal's
list of famous Irish artists contains
such names as: Stephen McKenna, (Classical, Still Lifes, Interiors and
Landscapes); Comhghall Casey, (Still Lifes, Self-Portraits and Landscapes);
Carey Clarke, (Watercolour Landscapes); Jacinta Feeney, (Semi-Abstract
Oil Paintings); Denise Ferran, (Watercolourist and Museum Curator); Sean
Fingleton, (Landscape Artist Renowned for his Impasto Canvases); Josephine
Kelly, (Contemporary Landscape-Inspired Artist); Janet Pierce, (Mixed-Media
Artist influenced by Abstract Impressionism); Ann Quinn, (Contemporary
Artist); Mary Theresa Keown, (Contemporary Artist); Redmond Herrity (Sculptor);
Sharon McDaid (Textile Artist and Designer); John Darch (Landscape and
Seascape Artist and Architectural Photographer); Johnny Gallagher (Photographer);
and other artists like Ian Gordon, Kevin Sharkey and Aoife Vallely.
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