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Gold Cup winner Don Cossack

Unveiling Lester Portrait, Curragh Guineas Festival 2016

Colour and atmosphere caught on canvas

Painting world famous scenes

The Curragh parade ring

The great Hurricane Fly

Capturing the light

It all starts with a sketch…

Years of dedication

Oils, ink, acrylic, pencil

The Studio

Mixing the old with the new

New 100% silk scarves designed by John Fitzgerald from The-collections.ie

Shergar, BBC documentary commission

John Fitzgerald

John Fitzgerald is now established as one of Ireland’s leading Equine, Sporting and Portrait Artists. John was born in Co. Meath in 1976 and still lives and works in Co. Meath from his home studio in the heart of Meath’s countryside.

John Fitzgerald (Artist-in-Residence at the Curragh) is informed, accomplished and prolific with works regularly coming up for sale.
- Quote from Kya de Longchamps , The Irish Examiner, 21st March 2015
2014 saw John’s work reach a huge audience when he had access all areas at The Cheltenham Festival.
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In 2013 John was asked to be the Artist in Residence by the Curragh Racecourse, where he has his own studio / gallery which is open to the public on race days.
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John has painted some of our top equine heroes as well as portraits of leading Jockeys such as A.P Mc Coy, Barry Geraghty and Davy Russell.
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ABOUT JOHN

John originally studied Industrial Design in Letterkenny RTC & in University of Wales, Swansea. It was while in college that he developed a strong understanding of drawing & design and the different techniques used in completing a piece from initial concept sketches, observation and studying 3 dimensional form. In his mid thirties John went to study for a period in NCAD where he further developed his Style.