“I believe that Joan Hogan is the master of her own beliefs and vision, in visual terms.” ( John Behan R.H.A. October 2004)

Joan Hogan, visual artist, is a graduate of GMIT. She held her debut exhibition “Metamorphosis” in 2001. Specializing in paint, this display of strong contemporary works was the dynamic launch of her artistic career. She drew her inspiration for this exhibition from the river Corrib and environs, which became the metaphor for her personal journey.

Drawing on a variety of influences including El Greco, Goya, Turner and Friedrich, the energy in her works emanates as much from her vibrant use of colour, as from her dramatic use of form and subject matter.

Her works are an expression of the Greek philosophy metanoia, “ to go beyond one’s usual way of experiencing life”, where she challenges the viewer not only to look at the painting, but to step beyond the mere image. As a result she creates a world that appears to hang between the intervals of time and space. Her continuing development as an artist is displayed in her Exhibition “Energos” which reflects the artist’s own life journey, sublimated through memory and imagination, resulting in work that touches the soul of the viewer.

Some of her exhibitions include:

• Iontas Small Works Competition, Sligo, Limerick and Belfast
• Artists Against Racism, R.H.A., Dublin
• Art Essence Exhibition, Galway
• N.D.A.D. Graduate Exhibition
• Tulca Festival of Visual Art Exhibtion
• Town Hall Theatre, Galway
• Triur Multi-Media Exhibition, Galway City Library
• GradArt Exhibition N.U.I.G
• Galway City Hall Group Exhibition
• Art Ireland, R.D.S. Dublin
• The Russell Gallery, Newquay
• Fuchsia, Dublin
• The Bold Gallery, Galway
• Solo Art Exhibition, City Hall, Galway