Andrej Getman

I am a painter and visual artist originally from Lithuania, living and working in Dublin, Ireland since 2005. I hold a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Fine Art (Painting) from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin.

Each painting begins with something personal that carries emotional weight. I paint what stays with me, things that sit in the body and don’t easily go away. The work comes from themes of urban life, modern culture, socio-political issues, mental health, and LGBTQ+ identity, often from my perspective as a queer person. These themes are not separate for me; they overlap, the same way life does.

I mainly work with oil on canvas and mixed media, building images slowly through layers, using heavy brushstrokes when it feels necessary. I often start from something familiar: a place, a figure, a moment, and then break it down, repaint it, or partially erase it. The process mirrors how memory works for me: unstable, emotional, sometimes clear, sometimes distorted.

I don’t plan the paintings too tightly. I react, step back, sit with it, and let the image develop over time. What ends up on the canvas is not an explanation or a fixed story, but an emotional record. The paintings are a way of working through things I...

RHA Foundation in Painting – Term 2 module 2023
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin 2

MFA in Fine Art – Painting QQI Level 9 2018 to 2020
National College of Art and Design, Dublin 8

BA (Hons) Fine Art QQI Level 8 2015 to 2018
National College of Art and Design, Dublin 8

Art and Craft Professional Practice QQI Level 6 2014 to 2015
Liberties College, Dublin 8

Portfolio Preparation in Art and Design QQI Level 5 2013 to 2014

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
A Cage Called Family at Ranelagh Arts Centre, D6 – 2025
(UN)ACCEPTABLE at the Complex Gallery & Studios, Dublin 7 – 2022

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Salon of Diúltaíodh (Salon of the Rejected) at GalleryX, D2 – 2025
…and nobody answered at The City Assembly House, D2 – 2025
The Spring Group Show at Ranelagh Arts Centre – 2025
Art Riddler Exhibition at One Charlemont Square, D2 – 2024
More Than Words at Micro Gallery, The Edward Murphy Library, D8 – 2024
Pallas for Palestine The Bank at The Digital Hub – 2024
Studio Members Exhibition MART Gallery & Studios, D6 – 2023, 2022, 2021
Spectacular Replica NCAD Gallery, Dublin 8 – 2021
Winter Open The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co. Clare – 2021
The Queeratorial Pallas Projects & Studios, Dublin – 2019
Merciful Hour The Darkroom, Dublin 7 – 2019
Come Back To Me Rua Red Gallery, Dublin 24 – 2019
Chewing Gum Eblana House, Dublin 8 – 2017
Homelessness Awareness DCU, Dublin 9 – 2015
SCC Art Competition & Exhibition DCCCO, Dublin 8 – 2015, 2014