About the artist:

Tighe O’Donoghue/Ross was born in New York City in 1942. He received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. at New York University, graduating magna cum laude. He is a world-renowned printmaker and sculptor whose work is in the permanent collections of such prestigious institutions as The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Brooklyn Museum in New York, the Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Art in Washington, D.C. and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. He is an American and an Irish citizen, living with his family in County Kerry for the past 20 years. O’Donoghue/Ross’ oeuvre is full of symbol and surrealism, his imagery playful, yet profound. Many of his images contain allusions to Irish and Celtic myths, but he gleans material from all faiths, mythologies and philosophies when compiling his surreal World of O'Donoghue/Ross. He is unusual in being adept at numerous media, from painting to sculpture, etching/aquatint/mezzotint/engraving to watercolour. He has been creating digital images for a number of years now, and has reached a mastery of the medium in a way few other artists have attained. O'Donoghue/Ross' family share his vision and dedication to the creative process.

Tighe O'Donoghue passed away on May 30th, 2023.

Selected Collections: The Arts Council, Republic of Ireland Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris Brooklyn Museum, New York Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin Oregon Art Institute, Portland Smithsonian, Washington, DC Utah Museum of Fine Arts Victoria and Albert Museum, London Aer Lingus AIB Banco do Brasil Bell Telephone of America Bill Cullen & Jackie Lavin, Dublin & Co Kerry Derrynane House, Co Kerry, Ireland Disney World, Orlando Exxon Corporation Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry Hyatt Hotels, Saudia Arabia IBM Corporation Jurys Hotel, Dublin Kerry County Council The Kerry Group KPMG - Stokes Kennedy Crowley Mallow Castle, Co Cork Mitsui Bank National Concert Hall, Dublin New York Times Office of Public Works, Dublin Office of the Taoiseach, Dublin Parknasilla Hotel, Co Kerry Robert and Olive Pierse, Listowel, Co Kerry Shell Oil, Houston Xerox Corporation

Selected Commissions: Kerry County Council, Clonkeen District N22 Road Project Kerry County Council, Killaha Bridge, N22 Road Project Kerry County Council, Killarney Town, Pike Hill Killegy House & Hunting Lodge, Killarney Lios Dun, Listowel, Co Kerry Millennium Memorial, Kilcummin, Co Kerry Tomas MacCurtain Memorial, Blackpool, Cork Millennial Park, Kiskeam, Co Cork St. Brendan of the Gael, Fenit, Co Kerry Video of O'Donoghue discussing the St. Brendan the Navigator