About Robert Russell and his participation in Drawing on Joyce, an Olivier Cornet Gallery exhibition, part of the James Joyce Centre's 2018 Bloomsday Festival, Dublin, Ireland.

Born in Dublin, Robert Russell attended IADT Dun Laoghaire from 1997. He specialised in Sculpture, but also worked in painting and print, winning a prize for painting in the Taylor Art Competition in 1980. He also received the Alfred Beit Award and the Norah McGuinness Award before graduating in 1993. Robert’s work is in the permanent collections of The National Gallery of Ireland, The Chester Beatty Library, The Office of Public Works, and The British Library. Robert is Studio Director and Master Printer at Graphic Studio Dublin.

Note on work for the show:

"I am struck by Joyce’s portrayal of Dublin City with all the diversity and colour of everyday living. I see parallels in today’s Dublin and the issues we face. I Have made four etchings, drawing on Joyce’s imagery, that seek a glimpse of the everyday of our living city."