Hughie O'Donoghue

O’Donoghue was born in Manchester in 1953. Considered one of the leading painters of his generation, his paintings frequently combine rich, expressionist colours and textures, verging on the abstract. These may be combined with, or overlay, historic photographic or documentary sources.
O’Donoghue studied at Goldsmiths College and upon graduation became artist-in-residence at London’s National Gallery. O’Donoghue’s work is concerned with history as memory. His painterly skills, together with his research into his subjects, has enabled him to produce a highly acclaimed body of work, not least for his masterful expression of human suffering.
O’Donoghue is member of the Royal Academy. He is in major private and public collections including the British Museum; Trinity College, Dublin; The Irish Museum of Modern Art: Gemeentemuseum; Arts Council of Great Britain: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery:The Imperial War Museum, London: The National Gallery, London: University of Michigan Museum of Art. In 2013 O’Donoghue was selected to design windows for the Henry VII, Lady Chapel, at Westminster Abbey. He lives and works in London and Ireland.

Submitted by Oliver Sears Gallery