latest irish art news

• Storm Thorgerson

  British artist Storm Thorgerson who designed some of the most famous music album covers of all time has died aged 69. His artworks were used for album Read more

  covers of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Muse, Genesis, Phish and many other major rock bands. Thorgerson had a long association with Pink Floyd, designing the vast majority of their album covers, including Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and Animals. Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist Dave Gilmour said the artworks Thorgerson created for the band had been "an inseparable part of our work". He died surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with cancer.

• New TV Arts Show

  A search to find a portrait artist has been launched, with a £10,000 commission prize to paint author Hilary Mantel as first prize. Comedian Frank Skinner and TV Broadcaster Read more

  Joan Bakewell will present the Sky Arts series. Artists are invited to apply for a series of art shows which will be held in Dublin, Cardiff, Glasgow and London over the summer. Paintings from all the finalists in the competition will be displayed at the National Portrait Gallery. Featured artist Simon Davis is a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters(RP) and a past prize winner in the prestigious National Portrait Gallery BP prize.