James Hanley is an Irish painter and designer.

Life and work

Hanley graduated from University College Dublin

University College Dublin

University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...

 in 1987 with a degree in History of Art and English, and from the National College of Art and Design

National College of Art and Design

The National College of Art and Design is a national art and design school in Dublin, Ireland.-History:Situated on Thomas Street, the NCAD started as a private drawing school and has become a national institution educating over 1,500 day and evening students as artists, designers and art educators...

 in 1991 with a BA in Fine Art Painting. He works in a naturalistic style and has exhibited widely in his native Ireland. He is on the Board of Governors of the National Gallery of Ireland

National Gallery of Ireland

The National Gallery of Ireland houses the Irish national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another on Clare Street. It was founded in 1854 and opened its doors ten years later...

 and is a member of Aosdána

Aosdána

Aosdána is an Irish association of Artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Membership, which is by invitation from current members, is limited to 250 individuals; before 2005 it was limited to 200...

, and also a member and previous Secretary of the Royal Hibernian Academy

Royal Hibernian Academy

The Royal Hibernian Academy is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823.-History:The RHA was founded as the result of 30 Irish artists petitioning the government for a charter of incorporation...

. He is married to Órla Dukes.

In 1996 he accompanied the Irish defence forces to Bosnia and Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

 to research a painting commissioned to commemorate Ireland’s presidency of the European Community Monitor Mission in former Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

. This now hangs in the Military College, Curragh Camp

Curragh Camp

The Curragh Camp is an army base and military college located in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Army.- Brief history of the Curragh's military heritage :...

. In 2006 he designed a coin to mark the 175th anniversary of the Irish Office of Public Works

Office of Public Works

The Office of Public Works is a State Agency of the Department of Finance in the Republic of Ireland...

. In 2007 he was the artist in residence at the Centre cultural irlandais de Paris. He was commissioned by the Irish post office to design three Christmas stamps for 2008. He has lectured and taught painting and drawing classes regularly at the National Gallery of Ireland since 1990.

External sources

Artistic CV: http://www.jameshanley.net/james-hanley-cv.php Retrieved 11 February 2011.
Review of his work: http://www.solomonfineart.ie/index.cfm/fuseaction/homepage.content/id/0154E2A9-194B-49B2-A7D71FB19076A6B0 Retrieved 13 February 2011