www.curator.ie site redesigned

The site is being redesigned to incorporate a media publishing company that Ciarán Walsh has established. Eyeball publishing is a film production company that specialises in documentaries with a particular focus on international cultural programming .

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Mick Ryan, Photographer with Don Gallery, Shanghai, joins www.curator.ie

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Mick Ryan

is a graduate in Fine Art of the Crawford College of Art and Design in Cork, Ireland. He lives in Shanghai, China, with his wife and daughter where he runs a very successful photography studio. He has developed an international reputation as an art photographer alongside a highly regarded commercial practice. He is a member of the Royal Photographic Society and the Adobe Photography Directory. In 2007 he was a finalist in the American Photo magazine’s Image of the Year competition and he was named as Photographer of the Year by the Shanghai Daily. In 2008 he was named as Still Life Photographer of the Year and Portrait Photographer of the Year in the Black and White Photography magazine based in the United Kingdom. His work has been exhibited widely and recent exhibitions include the 2008 Royal Photographic Society Members’ Exhibition, a joint exhibition at 3 on the Bund, Shanghai (2008) and the International Projected Image Exhibition which was organised by the the Royal Photographic Society and toured throughout the United Kingdom in 2007. ‘Fables’ 2008 was his first exhibition in Ireland. This was followed with a major one person exhibition in the Don Gallery, Shanghai.

The Don Gallery, Shanghai.

Cheng Xixing, the Don Gallery, Shanghai joins www.curator.ie

www.curator.ie, Don Gallery, Shanghai, curator Cheng Xixing.

Exhibition by Mick Ryan in the Don Gallery, Shanghai. Photo: Don Gallery


Opened by Cheng Xixing in 2007, the Don Gallery is a private sector, independent gallery specialising in contemporary art by established and emerging artists. It also exhibits international artists and was represented at the 2010 Melbourne art fair.

Xixing curates 6-8 gallery shows every year along with some projects in public space such as Shanghai Times Square. In 2010 she set up Chorus, an annual group show that provides a platform for young Chinese artists.
In 2009 the Don Gallery opened the Festival of Irish Culture , Shanghai, with an exhibition of Irish and Chinese photography.


www.curator.ie, Ciaran Walsh, Cheng Xixing, curator Don Gallery, Shanghai. Contemporary art from China and Ireland.

Cheng Xixing, the Don Gallery, Shanghai.

The Don Gallery, Shanghai.