O’Donoghue, Hughie

Hughie O’Donoghue RA (b. 1953) was born in Manchester, England but much of his work is influenced by time spent in his mother’s place of origin, the remote Barony of Erris in Co Mayo, Ireland. His paintings explore themes of universal human experience, often on an epic scale, they meditate on ideas of truth and the relationship between memory and identity, drawing on history and personal records to create works which resonate with emotional intensity.

He completed an MA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths in 1982 and was Artist in Residence at the National Gallery, London from 1984-85. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from University College Cork, Ireland in 2005; and was elected to the Royal Academy in 2009 and Aosdána in 2013.

In 2022 he was one of the judges for the Stevens Competition, the premier competition for stained glass artists in the UK.

Sources:
Hughie O’Donoghue’s website
Royal Academy – Artists – Hughie O’Donoghue