Born in Dun Laoghaire Rod Coyne studied locally before graduating from the Crawford College of Art in Cork. After 10 years working in his Düsseldorf studio he returned to Ireland in 1999. The same year saw Rod as winner of the prestigious London South Bank Banner competition.
The artist exhibits extensively in Ireland and abroad including the Origin Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, RUA, Solomon Gallery, London, Europe and the USA.
His paintings grace private, public and corporate collections alike, including Irish Central Bank, Bank of Ireland, Department of Justice, the Shelbourne Hotel (Dublin), OPW, Gerling Global Insurances (Germany) and Roland International Legal Insurance (Germany).
Private collections include F1 boss Eddie Jordan, actor Daniel Day-Lewis, TV presenter Diarmuid Gavin, RTE anchor Bryan Dobson, actor Frank Kelly, author Marian Keyes, solicitor Gerald Kean and German ambassador Gottfried Haas.
Rod now lives and works in Co. Wicklow where he founded his studio/gallery in the Vale of Avoca.
1999 Moved back to Ireland
1990-1999 Worked in Düsseldorf Studio, D
1987-90 Crawford College of Art, Cork, IRL
1986-87 Dun Laoghaire School of Art, IRL
1967 Born in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, IRL
Attainments
2008 Purchased for Central Bank, IRL
2003 Founded Avoca Studio Gallery, IRL
2002 Arts Council Travel Award
2001 Commission: "Gerling Collection", Köln, D
2000 Residency: Cill Rialaig, Co. Kerry, IRL
1999 Commission: "Prisma Magazine Art Collection",
Winner: "South Bank Banner Design Competition", London, GB
1997 Irish Foreign Office Funding
1990 National Diploma in Fine Art Painting
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 "Decade", Origin Gallery, Dublin, IRL
2008 "Celestial Steps", Central Bank, Dublin, IRL
2007 "Kerry Dawn, Wicklow Dusk", Origin Gallery, Dublin, IRL
2006 "Atmospherics", Dalkey Arts Gallery, Co. Dublin, IRL
2005 "Sea Area Forecast", Origin Gallery, Dublin, IRL
"Wicklow Atmospherics", Olive Art House, Newry, N.I.
2004 Olive Art House, Newry, N.I.
2003 "A Hunger for Painting", Dalkey Art Gallery, IRL
2002 Roland Galerie, Köln, D
2001 "Irelandscapes" Grafton Gallery, Dublin, IRL
2000 "A Home Coming", Origin Gallery, Dublin, IRL
1997 "Ireland Pictures", Sparkasse Bank Hilden, D
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007 "Iontas", Yeats Gallery, Sligo, IRL
2006 Kenny's, Galway, IRL
2005 OSB Gallery, Enniskerry, IRL
2004 James Adams Salerooms, Dublin, IRL
Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul (Korea)
2003 4man show, Ashford Gallery, RHA, Dublin, IRL
2002 Barbara Stanley Gallery, London, GB
2001 Royal Ulster Academy, 120th Annual Show, Belfast N.I.
Hallward Gallery, Dublin, IRL
Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin IRL
Whyte's Auctioneers, Dublin, IRL
2000 RHA, 170th Annual Exhibition, IRL
Solomon Gallery, Dublin, IRL
1998 "An Oireachtais", Guinness Hopstore, Dublin, IRL
Flemish and French Universities, Brussels, B
1997 "Irish Artists", Burgwedel, Hannover, D
"Irish Art", State University Georgia, USA
1993 "Environment Show", Gallery 33, Düsseldorf, D