Paddy Lennon was born in Inchicore, Ireland in 1955. In 1980 he received a Diploma in Fine Art from the City & Guilds Art School in London. He has lived in Dublin, London, Connemara, Mexico, Spain and now resides in Wexford. His works are in private and corporate Collections worldwide.

Artist's Statement

My formative experience of colour is of being bathed in the translucent colouring of the stained glass illuminating the rich, theatrical, ecclesiastical, architecture of my childhood. These experiences form the storehouse of my memory. I believe that all factors of my world, my experience, of life on both a personal and wider level are intrinsic to the creative process and in realizing my own vision.

My work is concerned with achieving a harmony and an art balance. I do not force a particular style or look. Instead I allow the work to develop in a visceral way. This process allows my work to be open to discovery.

A strong and integral part of my Art Practise is my drawing and my understanding of the principles of good draughtsmanship, observation, structure and discipline. They form the unseen frame on which I support my painting.

As in music my paintings express the inexplicable. They resonate with the reflective observer demanding an emotional response in the same way music would to the ear. If observed in a sensitive way the viewer will see my work as an expression and a stimulus to the imaginative life. No painting stops with itself. There is no completion as such. Each painting is a continuation of previous work and is taken up and renewed in successive works.

Recent Solo Exhibitions

2020 Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford

2019 Clifden Arts Festival, Galway
John Hewitt Summer School, Armagh Arts Centre
Westgate Design, Wexford

2018 Dungarven Arts Centre, Waterford
The Kenny Gallery, Galway
Aspects Literary Festival, Bangor, Co. Down
Dublin Book Festival RDS, Dublin

2017 Gallery One, Wuxi, China
Art Echo, Guangzhou, China

2016 CEAC Chinese European Art Centre, Xiamen, China
Da Wang Cultural Highland Art Centre, Shenzhen, China

2015 Arteco, Guangzhou, China
The Gaslamp Gallery, Gorey, Ireland

2014 The Lightbox Gallery, Yas Viceroy, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2013 Gallery Freiling, Vich, Geneva, Switzerland
The Gallery Wexford Opera Festival, Wexford

2012 St. Helen's Gallery, Rosslare, Ireland

2011 Dyehouse Gallery, Waterford, Ireland
Dubai International, World Trade Centre, Dubai

2010 Cil Rialaig Gallery, Kerry

2009 The Kenny Gallery, Galway

2008 Tramyard Gallery, Dalkey, Dublin
The Norman Gallery, Wexford
Greenacres, Wexford