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Congratulations to Niamh O’Malley ARHA on winning the Solomon Fine Art Award for Sculpture in any medium at the recent 196th RHA Annual Exhibition awards.

The 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald continues until Sunday 9th August.

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Niamh O'Malley ARHA, on right, is pictured beside her work Held, arrangement (2), with Tara Murphy from Solomon Fine Art. Photograph: Paul Sherwood.
June 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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The 2026 deVeres Art Award for a work of distinction has been won by Gerry Davis for his work Rehearsal Room at Lumen Street Theatre (details in alt text).

The 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald – ends Sunday 9th August.

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July 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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The Whyte’s Auctioneers Award was presented to Ben McCabe for his painting, Where’s the Babysitter?, at the recent 196th RHA Annual Exhibition awards.

The 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald ends on 9 Aug.

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Ben McCabe pictured with his winning work. RHA President Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Ben McCabe, and Ian Whyte.
June 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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The K & M Evans Painting Prize has been awarded to Sian Costello for her work Summer’s Day, at the 196th RHA Annual Exhibition awards.

The 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald continues until Sunday 9th Aug.

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A painting of a person wearing a light gray t-shirt and shorts standing on a sunlit forest path surrounded by tall trees. Image: Sian Costello, Summer’s Day. Oil on canvas, 165 x 150cm. Image courtesy of the artist. RHA President Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Nathalie Weadick, RHA Interim Director (accepting award on behalf of Sian Costello, and John O’Rourke of K & M Evans Art Supplies. Photograph: Paul Sherwood.
June 19, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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Niamh Swanton is the recipient of the Progressive Vision Curtin O’Donoghue Emerging Photographic Artist Award.

Niamh is pictured with Progressive Vision’s Donal Curtin beside her winning work, The Desire to Strive for a Better Place.

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Niamh Swanton is pictured with Progressive Vision’s Donal Curtin beside her winning work, The Deire to Strive for a Better Place.
June 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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The Graphic Studio Dublin / Wilkinson Award, sponsored by Ipsos B&A, has been won by David McGinn for his work Coultry.

The 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald continues until Sunday 9th August.

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David McGinn with his work Coultry. RHA President Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh, David McGinn, and Luke Reaper (Ipsos B&A).
June 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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John Behan RHA has won the Morgan O’Driscoll Sculpture Award at the recent RHA Annual Exhibition Awards.

The 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald continues until Sunday 9th August.

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Image: John Behan RHA, The Morrigan. Bronze, unique, 36 x 61 x 25cm. Image courtesy of the artist. Image: RHA President Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh, John Behan RHA, and Nathalie Weadick, RHA Interim Director. Photograph: Paul Sherwood.
June 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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The 2026 ESB Moran Award for Outstanding Sculpture has been won by Cheryl Brown for her work, Irish Goat (details in alt text).

The 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald continues until Sunday 9th August.

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A photograph of a bronze sculpture of a mountain goat with curved horns standing on a plain surface. Image: Cheryl Brown, Irish Goat. Bronze, 40 x 10 x40cm. Edition of 9, 7 available. Image courtesy of the artist. Photo: RHA President Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh, sculptor Cheryl Brown, and Ann Nolan presenting the ESB Moran Award for Outstanding Sculpture. Photograph: Paul Sherwood.
July 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Congratulations to Melissa June Alexandra O’Donnell on winning the James O’Nolan Graduate Award, announced at the 196th RHA Annual Exhibition Awards, in association with McCann FitzGerald.

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Melissa June Alexandra O’Donnell, Decoding Painting_04_Latent Creative Data. Varnish, tape, acrylic paint on canvas, 125 x 150cm. Image courtesy of the artist. RHA President Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh presenting the award on behalf of Taffina Flood to Melissa June Alexandra O’Donnell. Photograph: Paul Sherwood.
June 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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Doreen Kilfeather has won the Alex Bradley Award for a mid-career artist in any medium, at the recent 196th RHA Annual Exhibition awards.

The 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald continues until the 9th August.

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Doreen Kilfeather, Laundry on two chairs. Analog film printed on Hahnemühle FineArt baryta, 66 x 66cm. Edition of 10 + 1 AP, 10 available. Image courtesy of the artist. RHA President Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Doreen’s daughter Elsa Murray accepting the award on her behalf, and Hugh Bradley. Photograph: Paul Sherwood.
June 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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The 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald continues until Sunday 9th August.

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May 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM