John Nolan

JOHN NOLAN VISUAL ARTIST
“I try to create, celebrate and embrace the power of colour”
John Nolan was born in Dublin in 1958 and lives and works in Dublin. He is a second-generation artist, having been exposed to art from an early age by his father. Over the past 40 years John has established himself as an international artist whose work is characterized by his use of vibrant colour.
As an artist he has worked with fellow artists, poets, musicians, designers, on various commissioned artworks. He collaborates with a fashion designer in Canada, his stylised motifs are reproduced on their garments. An international cruise company commissioned his artwork for three of their ships which were launched in June 2016 and 2019 on the Danube. The 2019 ship is the biggest river cruiser in the world displaying John’s unique paintings. The Vincent Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam displayed his painting “homage to Vincent Van Gogh “, in the summer exhibition featuring Vincent’s sunflowers.
John’s artwork “Nora Barnacle and James Joyce” features on the cover of “James and Nora: A Portrait of a Marriage” by Enda O’Brien. The book was published by Orion Publishing Group in June 2020
He shares his passion for painting with many, his mantra is “Paint wh...

I started painting and never stopped. I am a self taught artist.