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"Born and educated in Dublin, Derek Culley is mainly self taught and intuitive in approach. The language Culley uses is basically that of Abstract Expressionism in its various manifestations through Pollock and De Kooning, adding to the mix some references to Celtic and other sources. But if his language is a complex one, it is also one he has mastered and can on occasion use for his considerable expressive purposes. Since it is a manner which relies on a degree of impulse, his subjects can remain embedded in a welter of signs and marks. But when everything gels, the results have considerable imaginative impact and impressive power."
Desmond MacAvock: "5 Years of Culley"" Exhibition Royal Hospital KiLmainham (IMMA) Dublin -The Irish Times 1989
Solo Shows
1985 Windsor Arts Centre Windsor UK
1989 Wolfson College Oxford UK
1989 Royal Hospital Kilmainham (now IMMA) Dublin Ireland
1990 Galerie am Buttermarkt Koln Germany
1990 The United Arts Club Dublin Ireland
1990 The George Montague Gallery Dublin Ireland
1994 The Green Room London UK
1994 The United Arts Club Dublin Ireland
1996 The Irish Club London UK
2000 RDS Dublin Ireland
2006 The Innes Lounge London UK
2006 Southport Art Centre Merseyside UK
2007 New Song Art Centre Rocklands USA
2007 O'Flaherty's San Jose CA USA
2008 ALT ENTS Art Group Civic Centre Tallaght curated by Eamon Colman 2008 (Aosdána)Dublin Ireland
2009 Pro Arts Oaklands USA
2009 "Cill Rialaig" Series @The Tea Rooms Birkdale UK
2010 Gala "LEO" - Casino: Independents Biennial 2010 Liverpool UK
2010 "Cill Rialaig" Series @The Tea Rooms Birkdale UK
2011" Cill Rialaig" Series @The Tea Rooms Birkdale UK
2011 "Golgotha" Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Liverpool UK
2011 "Tamh Lacht" RUA/RED (South Dublin Arts Centre) Curated and presented by ALT ENTS Art Group - Tallaght Dublin Ireland
2012 'Cill Rialaig Series' @The Tea Rooms Birkdale UK
2012 'Golgotha' Prayer Room IEC2012 International Eucharistic Congress RDS Dublin Ireland
2012 The ATTIC - (Independents Biennial) Liverpool UK
2013 Parallax Art Fair London UK
2014 Editions Limited - Independent Biennial -Liverpool UK
2016 The ATKINSON Gallery – Southport (Launch exhibition for The Landing Gallery - Selected Artist)
Awards
Art Colony Galicnick residency: Macedonia 1994
BIRD 2005. International Art Award. (Special Award by Jury)
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant Recipient 2006-2007. Awarded a grant of $25,000 for artistic merit
The Cill Rialaig Project Ireland 2008
Digital Series IGiclee Print34 cm × 28 cm × 5 cm
Derek Culley, a self-taught abstract artist, became well regarded within the artistic circle of artists such as Denis Bowen and John Bellany, leading them to found and chair Celtic Vision.
Recipient of a Pollock Krasner Foundation Award (PKF) New York 2006-2007 $25K- referees John Hoyland / Stella Santacaterrina
Selected Solo shows include “Five Years of Culley” The Royal Hospital Kilmainham, (now IMMA) Dublin Ireland,1989, Wolfson College Oxford 1989, “Golgotha" Liverpool Anglican Cathedral-2011, Tamh Lacht" RUA/RED Gallery-Dublin 2011, Golgotha' Prayer Room IEC2012 International Eucharistic Congress RDS-2012 -. Editions Limited Liverpool Independent Biennial 2014. – The ATKINSON- The Landing Gallery – Southport 2016. Sedition Ltd 2016(Digital works)
He took part in many other ‘group shows’ including The London Group tour 1987; Celtic Vision Tour 1986/1987/1988. Modern Irish Painting, Dillon Gallery, 1995; and Skopje Museum of Contemporary Art, Republic of Macedonia, 1996. Art Cosmopolis RDS Dublin Ireland, FÍS 2008/9 CUC Liverpool. Kilkenny Arts Festival -Shankill Castle 2012 - Gallery Different –London 2012/13/14. Selected “What's the Point!” London 2014. Selected “MAC” Belfast 2014. Selected The Gallery Print Centre – Gallery Opening London 2015 - Selected Finalist Brisbane Art Prize 2015.
Art Colony Galicnick residency: Macedonia 1994
BIRD2005 International Art Award –China,
The Cill Rialaig Project Ireland - Residency 2008,
Culley’s work plays on visions of light in which he utilises each vigorous brushstroke to cement a clear and iconic signature style. Each brushstroke provides the illusion of depth, allowing the viewer to full immerse themselves within the work.
"Born and educated in Dublin, Derek Culley is mainly self taught and intuitive in approach. The language Culley uses is basically that of Abstract Expressionism in its various manifestations through Pollock and De Kooning, adding to the mix some references to Celtic and other sources. But if his language is a complex one, it is also one he has mastered and can on occasion use for his considerable expressive purposes. Since it is a manner which relies on a degree of impulse, his subjects can remain embedded in a welter of signs and marks. But when everything gels, the results have considerable imaginative impact and impressive power."
Desmond MacAvock: "5 Years of Culley"" Exhibition Royal Hospital KiLmainham (IMMA) Dublin -The Irish Times 1989
