Paul Hallahan

Paul Hallahan, born in Ireland, works out of Fire Station Studios in Dublin. His work circles back to the same questions, always: nature and our place within it, the struggle to see clearly, to hold steady. He paints, mostly, though sometimes he explores video. These forms, in their own way, feel like meditations, attempts to make sense of something larger than himself.

Paul Hallahan
A tapestry of an entire emotion, 2025-26
Oil on linen
80cm x 65cm / 32 in × 26 in 

Survey

  • Lotus, 2021

    acrylic on canvas
    230cm x 160cm / 90.5in x 62.9in

  • The air that I breath, 2024

    acrylic on canvas
    115cm x 85cm / 45in x 33in

  • The awakening sky, 2023

    acrylic on canvas
    90cm x 115cm / 35.4in x 45in

  • The sheltering sky, 2023

    acrylic on canvas
    60cm x 115cm / 60in x 45in

Biography

Hallahan received his BA (Hons) in Visual Art from Waterford Institute of Technology in 2011 and previously studied classical animation at Ballyfermot College of Further Education. He has since been widely exhibited internationally and received numerous awards, most notably the Golden Fleece Award in 2018. Recent exhibitions have taken place at Maus Contemporary, Birmingham, Alabama; Hang Tough Contemporary, Dublin; The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon; Roscommon Arts Centre; and international presentations at VOLTA Basel, Switzerland and Le Marais, Paris. His paintings are in private and public collections such as the Office of Public Works (OPW), Trinity College Dublin, the Industrial Development Agency Ireland (IDA), Kildare County Council and dlr County Council.