News / Tom Mathews for the Cat Laughs at the Blackbird Gallery

Date: 23.05.2009



Tom Mathews ,Artoons and Others . an exhibition of original works by renowned cartoonist Tom Mathews.
It explores the artists wit and ability to Illustrate the ineffable humor of everyday life.
Tom's work appears regularly in publications such as The Irish Times, The Sunday Independent and Hot Press.

The exhibition opens at 7pm on Thursday 28th May. All welcome

 
This is the second time that Tom has exhibited with The Blackbird, both times to coincide with the Kilkenny Cat Laughs festival.
Tom Mathews was born in Dublin in 1952. After working for a time in advertising he studied Fine Art at NCAD, since leaving which in 1974 he has worked as freelance writer, critic, and cartoonist.
His work appears weekly in The Irish Times and The Sunday Independent as well as in Cara Magazine, Hot Press, and other publications. He has had sixteen one-man shows to date including three exhibitions of paintings. These have also featured in the Living Art and RHA.
His cartoons are in many private and public national and international collections


 

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