139. John O'Donnell: Artist - Part 1
The Ireland Podcast10 Helmi 2025

139. John O'Donnell: Artist - Part 1

Ep. 139 Fender Jackson finds out the craic from the artist John O'Donnell.


Conversation includes: introductions; education including Visual Communications; opening his first gallery in the Swan Centre in Rathmines; opening a second one in Ranelagh; John’s brother; moving to S.Africa in the late 1980s; selling art at the beginning; opening a gallery in S.Africa; reflecting the Rainbow Nation in his art; sell art to help fund disadvantaged people through college; how John sold work around the world; Art Expo; The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; painting to suit the luggage allowance; dealing in honesty; overcoming raw-ness; getting the sale; Palm Springs; not framing; the hammer story; ‘Brazil’ by Terry Gilliam starring Robert De Niro; the work required to raise a certain money in a weaker economy; Bongi Dube; receiving a call from Anant Singh the producer of ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ as a result of Oisin Gallery; remembering Dublin city in The Rare Auld Times; Guggi; Eamon Coleman; the 30th anniversary of the Trinity Access Program; Peter Rowen; Salvatore of Lucan; Frances Leogue; Jordan Cassidy and other topics. Oh! And Fender singing ‘The Rare Auld Times’ by Pete St. John. Please forgive the sloppy tempo change.


Relevant Links

https://www.johnodonnellartist.com/

https://www.instagram.com/johnodonnell_artist/


Additional Links

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/74TTW7d5J9yALvNA1ewMWK?si=6de8d9bd0d264fe2

https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/8b7d7ecd/141-john-odonnell-art-part-2

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