Celebrating 60 years!
The Dublin Art Society (DAS) was co-founded in 1961 by Dorothy Armstrong and Kenneth Webb. We have a mixture of over 60 talented professional and amateur artists in our ranks.
Our Annual Exhibition took place on the weekend of Friday 7th November 2025 at Dalkey Town Hall opened by Irish art critic and journalist John P O’ Sullivan.
An inspiring article on the theme of ‘Communicate, Collaborate and Create’ by DAS member Trisha O’ Callaghan.
Our Summer Exhibition took place from 28th June to 6th July at the Cowshed Gallery in Farmleigh. The event was opened by International Artist Kate Pushkavera.
Our Annual Exhibition took place on the weekend of Friday 18th October 2024 at Dalkey Town Hall opened by acclaimed Irish artist, Mary Burke.
There were over 200 paintings at the exhibition, arranged according to theme by curator Tony Strickland. Over 900 art lovers came to see our work over the course of the weekend.
This Club was co-founded by a very charming, old world lady of the time - Miss Dorothy Armstrong - who later, was to give unstintingly of her time and energies to make the Club a success.
Originally, the Club was the brain child of Kenneth Webb, who runs the Irish School of Landscape Painting and is himself a true Professional.
DAS member Paul Kavanagh shares his inspiration, his approach to painting, and his memories of the society
DAS member Valerie Moffat gave our members a tour of the incredible ‘Turning Heads’ exhibition at the National Gallery. Many thanks to Gill Hall for organising.
DAS members explored the world of charcoal with Diana Kingston at Knockrose and the results speak for themselves.
DAS member Mary Kavanagh gives us an insight into her artistic process and broad range of creative pursuits
Our Annual Exhibition took place on the weekend of Friday 20th October 2023 at Dalkey Town Hall.
There were a total of 162 paintings at the exhibition, arranged according to theme by curator Tony Strickland. Despite the weekend beginning with an orange weather warning and non-stop rain, over 700 art lovers came to see our work over the course of the weekend.
DAS member Lynn Kennedy, put our members through their paces at her recent portraiture workshop at Knockrose
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“To be an artist… you have to be very severe with your amount of energy… To have an overriding hobby, that's the secret. Mine was an overriding hobby, I couldn't get rid of it.”
Mary Swanzy
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“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way—things I had no words for.”
Georgia O Keeffe
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“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.”
Picasso
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There are two ways for a painter: the broad and easy one or the narrow and hard one.
Mary Cassatt
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It is important to express oneself...provided the feelings are real and are taken from your own experience.
Berthe Morisot
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If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.
Edward Hopper
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“The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.”
Lucian Freud
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Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
Vincent Van Gogh
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I paint flowers so they will not die.
Frida Kahlo