About Michael Byrne
Lived 1923 – 1989 (aged 65–66). Michael Byrne was a painter.
Michael Byrne (1923–1989) was an Irish painter. He was elected to the Irish artists' academy, Aosdána, and worked for both the Irish Arts Council and the National College of Art and Design.
Life Early life and education Byrne was born in Dublin in 1923, to Michael and Mary (née Sloane) Byrne. He had 9 siblings. and taught. He also served on the executive committee of the Project Arts Centre in Dublin. Setanta Gallery (1974, 1976, 1981) Davis Gallery (1982) Solomon Gallery (1989)
Individual shows Dublin (various venues) Inglewood Library Gallery, Los Angeles (1966) Tara Gallery, Zürich (1981)
A memorial exhibition was held in 1990 at the Davis Gallery.
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Who was Michael Byrne?
Irish painter (1923–1989)
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Michael Byrne was born in 1923.
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Michael Byrne died in 1989.
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Michael Byrne was a painter.
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