Round Neckpiece by Angela O'Kelly. Part of PORTFOLIO: Side by Side. Image courtesy of Rory Moore.
2.6.7 PORTFOLIO @ Solomon Fine Art, Dublin January – December 2015, Solomon Fine Art, Dublin Description: PORTFOLIO @ Solomon is a twelve month schedule of exhibitions at Solomon Fine Art, in conjunction with DCCoI and The Doyle Collection. Exhibitions showcase work from the Design & Craft Council of Ireland’s PORTFOLIO programme which actively works to grow the reputations and potential of designer makers across all major disciplines of contemporary craft. Featured makers are those producing innovative objects, either one-off pieces or limited editions and working to the highest standards of design quality and technical skill. Selected by an international expert panel, the programme currently features over 120 of Ireland's most renowned makers in disciplines woodturning, stone and basketry. It presents the work of talented Irish designer makers to national and international collectors and commissioning bodies and acts as a valuable reference for curators, galleries and museums. Solomon Fine Art is considered one of Ireland’s leading contemporary art galleries and has built its reputation on representing Irish and international Irish Design 2015 Interim Report 75
artists working primarily in a figurative style. The inaugural PORTFOLIO @ Solomon exhibition was officially opened by An Tánaiste Joan Burton TD in January 2015.
Migration Artifact by Karl Harron. Part of PORTFOLIO: Side by Side. Image courtesy of Rory Moore.
including ceramics, glass, metals, paper, textiles, fashion, calligraphy, furniture,