Jack Pakenham
Jack Pakenham
Biography
Born Dublin 1938.
Graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 1959 in French, Spanish and Philosophy. Spent winter of 1959/60 writing and painting in the Balearic Island of Ibiza and later lived in Dorset. Taught English 1961-1990 and has been painting full time since 1990
Solo Exhibitions
1960 Georgian Rooms
1962 Piccolo Gallery
1966 The Bell Gallery
1972 The Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast
1975 The Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast
1976 The Arts Club, Belfast
1977 Queen’s University, Belfast
1981 `The Belfast Series`, Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast
1983 `Encounters`, The Riverside Theatre, New University of Ulster
1984 `Encounters`, Octagon Gallery, Belfast
`Italian Journey Images`, Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast.
1987 Hendriks Gallery, Dublin
1988 Newry and Mourne Arts Centre
Selected Works 1961-78,Fenderesky Gallery , Belfast
1990 `A Broken Sky`, Paintings 1975-89,Orchard Gallery, Derry
Project Gallery, Dublin
1991 Limerick City Art Gallery
Fenderesky Gallery at Queen’s
Selected Works 1975-1990, Wyvern Gallery, Dublin
1992 Selected Works 1975-1991, Harmony Hill, Lisburn
`Die Strasse Explodiert in Meinem Kopf`, Galerie + Edition Caoc, Berlin
`Die Strasse Explodiert in Meinem Kopf`front* art, Berlin
1994 Fenderesky Gallery at Queen`s, Belfast
1995 Wyvern Gallery, Dublin
Tristann`s Gallery, Dundalk
`A Broken Sky 11` Orchard Gallery, Derry
Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
1996 Dublin Castle
1999 ‘Recent Paintings’, Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast
2000 ‘Head-lines’ , Irish/Berlin
2001 ‘Head-lines and Scrolls’, Queen Street Studios Gallery, Belfast
‘From Andalucia to Nevada’, Elaine Somers Gallery, Holywood
2001/02 ‘Decade’ Paintings 1990-2000, Engine Room Gallery, Belfast
2002 ‘Winter Landscapes, Bay Tree Gallery
‘Head-lines and Scrolls’, Moon Gallery. Mt. Berry, Georgia, USA
2003 ‘Belfast-Berlin Scrolls . Irish Berlin , Germany
2004 New Paintings, Fenderesky Gallery , Belfast
Two Person Exhibitions
1964 Studio 7 Swanage, Dorset
1965 The Bell Gallery, Belfast
1970 Studio 7 Swanage, Dorset
1987 Arts Council Gallery, Belfast
1996 Grafica Irlandesa Zacatecas Mexico
Three Person Exhibitions
1997 “Artists for peace sake”, Barrick Museum Las Vegas, Nevada
Selected Group Exhibitions
1963-73 Group 63
1963 4 Painters, Piccolo Gallery
4 Painters of Promise, Arts Council Gallery, Belfast
3 Painters, Studio 7, Swanage, Dorset
1966 4 Ulster Painters, Lurgan Arts Festival
1977 8 Northern Irish Artists, Third Eye Centre, Glasgow
Penta Group, Octagon Gallery
1985 4 Artists, Shambles Gallery, Hillsborough
1986 `Man as Victim`, Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast.
1990 7 Artists, Laganside Gallery
1991 5 Artists, Wyvern Gallery, Dublin
1992 Documenta 1X, Austellung X1 x Caoc, Gallery Martin Schmitz,
1993 Drie Belfaster Kunstler, Galerie Pigment, Kassel
1994 Determined Material Foundations, Fenderesky Gallery at Queen’s
`Beyond the Partitions`, Queen Street Studios 10th Anniversary
Travelling Exhibition, Ireland, England, Scotland
25th Anniversary Exhibition Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
`The Longer View`, One Oxford Street
1995 Works on Paper, Queen Street Studios Touring Exhibition
Small World-Small Works, Galerie + Edition Caoc, Berlin
1996 `Art Beyond Conflict', The Moon Gallery, Georgia U.S.A.
Ellipse Arts Centre Arlington U.S.A.
Fassbinder Gallery Chicago U.S.A.
Seigal Gallery Bethlehem U.S.A.
Fenderesky Gallery Belfast
Technical College Gallery Cork ( 1997 )
De Zeyp Brussels
Cultureel Centrium Leopoldsburg, Belgium
Cultureel Centrium Tielt, Belgium
Kulturhus Stavanger, Norway
1998/99 `When Time Began to Rant and Rage,`Figurative Painting from 20thC
Ireland
University of Berkeley, California
Grey Art Gallery, New York
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
2000 ‘Troubled’, Pitshanger Manor Gallery, London
Selected Mixed Exhibitions
1964 Arts Council of Northern Ireland Open Painting
1962-66 Irish Exhibition of Living Art
1965-66 Young Irish Artists` Foundation
1966 The Bell Gallery
1967 Duchas Exhibition
`Ulster Painting `68`, Belfast, Cork, Derry
Project Gallery Dublin
1971 `Work in Progress`, Arts Council Gallery, Belfast
Irish Exhibition of Living Art
1975 Irish Artists, Banbridge Festival
Graphics by Ulster Artists, Queens University of Belfast
1976 Collectors` Choice, Ulster Artists, Leeds Playhouse
1977 `Artists for Peace` Travelling Exhibition
1978 `Art for Society`, Whitechapel Gallery, London and Ulster Museum Belfast
1980-99 Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
1982 `Contemporary Irish Drawings`, Robert Hull Fleming Museum
University of Vermont, Canada and Price Gallery, Castleton, Canada
1985-87 E.V.A , Limerick
1986-7 Open Drawing Exhibition, Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast
1986-88 `The Artist and the Bomb, Dublin, Cork, Galway
1988 `Ulster Art in the Eighties`, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin
`People at Work`, I.C.T.U. Exhibition, Dublin, Cork, Galway
1989 An Chomhairle Ealaion Collection, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
1991 `Parable Island`, Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
`In a State`, Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
1991-3 `The Fifth Province`, Some Contemporary Art from Ireland, Edmunton
St. Johns, Victoria, Calgary and Halifax, Canada
1996 4th Anniversary Exhibition, front*art, Berlin
1997 `Cruelty`, Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast
Painting and Household Objects, Fenderesky Gallery
1998 Academy Without Walls, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin
1999 `Glimpse`, Travelling Exhibition
2000 Royal Ulster Academicians, Dublin and Waterford
R.U.A. Diploma Collection Ulster Museum Belfast
“Artists’ Century” Gallagher Gallery Dublin
Ormeau Baths Gallery ,Belfast
8 N.I. Artists ,Pitshanger Gallery ,London
Blackshaw and Friends ,Boyle Roscommon
Inaugural , The Studios Gallery , Belfast
2001 ‘Side by Side’, Belfast Nashville Exchange
UkwithNy, Queen Street Studios, Irish Centre, New York
2002 ‘The Public Eye: Arts Council of Northern Ireland Collection’, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast/ City Art Gallery , Edinburgh
Millenium Gallery , Portadown
Awards and Bursaries
1967 Arts Council of Northern Ireland Short Visit Award
1981 Arts Council of Northern Ireland Travel Bursary to Italy
1983 Commission, Ulster Places, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Elected Associate, Royal Ulster Academy
1983-84 George Campbell Memorial Travel Award to Spain
1984 Conor Prize, Royal Ulster Academy
1986 Silver Medal, Royal Ulster Academy
1987 Elected Academician, Royal Ulster Academy
1988 Self Portrait Commission, National Self portrait Collection, limerick `Heroes`, Commission, An Chomhairle Ealaion
1990 Arts Council of Northern Ireland Studio and Materials Grant
1992 British council Exhibition and Travel Award to Berlin
1994 Arts Council of Northern Ireland Studio and Materials Grant
1996 British Council Travel Award to America
Conor Prize, Royal Ulster Academy
2003 A.C..N.I. Travel Award - Germany
AUTHOR`S PUBLICATIONS
1974 `Spent The Morning`, collection of poetry
1976 `Who will Tell Them`, collection of poetry
1980 `The Last Day`, collection of poetry
1995` A Broken Sky-paintings and poetry
TELEVISION INTERVIEWS
1960 `Roundabout`, U.T.V., Interview with Ivor Mills
1961 `Roundabout`, U.T.V., Interview with Anne Gregg
1968 8 Ulster Artists, B.B.C.
`Folio Arts`, R.T.E
1978 `Scene Around Six`, Art and Politics, Interview with Barry Cowan
1988 `See Here, Part 3: Bigotry`, B.B.C. Schools Documentary
1989 `Irische Kunstler und Der Nord Irland Konflikt`, N.D.R
German Television, Metarbeit Robert Green
`Spectrum` Documentary, U.T.V
1990 `Profile of Mary Robinson`, N.D.R. German Television
1994 `The Trouble with Art`, Double Band Productions, B.B.C.N.I./R.T.E Arena Arts, N.D.R. German Television
1995 `Return Journey`, 40 Minutes Documentary directed by Paul Yates
B.B.C. N.I
1998 Arlington News Roundup, Arlington Virginia
S.T.V. News Aktuellt, Sveriges Television
1999/00 `Belfast My Love`, Les Fleurs D’Ici
Vinegar Hill Productions France and Ireland
2003 ‘No Solo Musica ‘ .Survey of Irish Art , Madrid TV
2005/06 Interview the Artery, Utv
Collections
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Ulster Television
Newtonabbey Borough Council
Department of the Environment
National Self Portrait Collection, Limerick
An Chomhairle Ealoinn
Office of Public Works, Dublin Castle
Bar Library, Belfast
Belfast City Hospital
Model Arts Centre, Sligo
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