BOB LYNN was born in Scotland in 1940. He studied at Edinburgh College of Art and subsequently taught art in Scotland and London. Lynn studied enamelling as a mural technique under Stefan Knapp, receiving a scholarship to Poland in 1970. In 1984 he moved to Wicklow.
Lynn’s work was the subject of short film on RTÉ’s ‘The Arts Show’ in 1989. His work is highly regarded in Ireland and Lynn was elected Chairman of Visual Arts, Éigse Carlow Arts Festival between 1994 to’96 and 2000 to ‘02. In 2004 he was selector for Wicklow Artists Mermaid Arts Centre. Bob Lynn is also a noted print-maker and is a member of both the Leinster Print-Making Studio and the Graphic Print-Making Studio.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS :
1971 Krakow, Poland. 2003 Riverbank Art Centre, Newbridge.
1973 Polish Cultural Institute, London 2003 Dyehouse Gallery, Waterford.
1974 Upper Street Gallery, London. 2004 Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast.
1989 Tom Caldwell Galleries, Dublin 2005 Hillsboro Fine Art Gallery, Dublin.
1998 Carlow Éigse Festival 2006 Richard Gordon Gallery, Derry.
1995, '97, '99, '01 Solomon Gallery, Dublin 2007 Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast.
2002 Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow
CORPORATE COLLLECTIONS include: AIB, Dublin, Jefferson Smurfit Group plc,, Greencore plc., Doyle Hotel Group, Arthur Cox & Co., St. Patrick's College, Carlow, AIB Group, OPW, Dublin, IT, Tallaght, Revenue Commission, Galway, U.C.D., Dublin, University of Limerick, City Bank, London, Elan Corporation Plc.., Dublin, Sanmina, Blanchardstown, Sonopress, Swords, Peter O' Connor & Son Solicitors, Dyehouse Gallery, Strand Hotel, Dunmore East, Leo Pharma Ltd.
Bob Lynn at the Pigyard, 2007.
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