Kieran Tobin
Kieran Tobin is a native of South Tipperary living in Galway for many years. He graduated from The National University of Ireland, Galway.He practised as a Consultant E. N. T. Surgeon at University Hospital, Galway before taking early retirement from the medical profession in 2004 and is now a full time artist.
1988 saw Kieran’s first solo exhibition in his adopted hometown of Galway. He had taken up art as a hobby some years previously and had become completely “hooked”!
He has worked in watercolour and acrylic but found pastel a favoured medium for many years. In recent times he has moved on to include oils for much of his work.
Kieran’s main interest is in the landscape, uncluttered, unspoiled countryside. He has always been a keen observer of nature. Living in the West of Ireland is an ideal base for a landscape artist with Connemara on the doorstep and he spends much of his time searching out the quiet places, off the beaten track, tranquil and peaceful.
For this exhibition Kieran dedicated 12 months of his artistic output to the theme of the Irish wooded landscape, in this, the International Year of the Forest. He brings us on a journey through various types of woodland, from deep in the forest to open vistas and from the stark, bare branches of winter to the heavily laden boughs of summer.
Kieran has previously had four highly successful solo exhibitions with The Kenny Gallery, mostly in pastel. He has had two solo exhibitions in the United States and has taken part in numerous multi-artist shows.
He is a member of the Pastel Society of Ireland and of the Pastel Society of San Diego, California.