Works and exhibitions Brian Whelan
execution of edith cavell 1 of 14 paintings brian whelan commissioned norwich cathedral
the paintings later in following year travelled brussels roman catholic cathedral st michael , st gudula (close schaerbeek, edith cavell executed) before continuing journey norfolk permanent installation of 14 panels @ norwich cathedral coincide 100th anniversary of cavell s execution, in october 2015.
washington national cathedral invited whelan again exhibit in 2016. 9 paintings on subject of holy city, celebration of 3 abrahamic faiths: judaism, christianity , islam. installation placed in north transept mark 15th year since 9/11 attacks. paintings remained in cathedral until after 2017 presidential inauguration , multi-faith service @ washington national cathedral in presence of unimpressed donald trump.
holy city painting whelan exhibited under north transept stained glass window of washington national cathedral 15th anniversary of 9/11
a painting brian whelan of st george , dragon (2010)
whelan s painting martyrdom of st. edmund permanently hangs in lady chapel of st. edmundsbury cathedral in bury st. edmund, england.; images used on shane macgowan website; , cover , contents of popes 2009 cd outlaw heaven , 2012 cd new chuch 5 releases london irish punk folker anto morra since 2013 until present day.
in addition painting religious subjects, whelan paints london—the city of birth—using multiple perspectives , contradictory scales, bending, twisting, , organising urban chaos harmony.
in summer 2009, whelan co-curated quiet men – london irish painters, first major international tour (uk, spain , us) of contemporary london irish art. @ pm gallery in ealing, london whelan first showed large (2.7 m × 3.6 m) polyptych transmetropolitan painting – immigrants joyride across city of london , reference song of same name shane macgowen.in addition whelan s work, quiet men tour included paintings 4 other london irish painters: bernard canavan, john duffin,
dermot holland , late daniel carmody. book same name published irish world newspaper launched in 2010 irish embassy in london.
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