Paul Doran (B.1987) is a Belfast born Irish visual artist who explores social and political disruptions, depicting the contradictory, and often chaotic aspects of contemporary life. Using the medium of paint, his work is described as colourful, spirited, gestural paintings, usually with busy surfaces, their rhythmic patterns and imagery freely mixing abstraction and figuration.
-Masters degree in Creative Practice, Scholarship, Liverpool Hope University 2015 Bachelors degree Fine Art, Liverpool Hope University 2011
-Irish Times Critic’s Choice 2019
-Arts Council of Northern Ireland Travel Award (France) 2017
-European Commission sponsorship for ‘No Walls’ project, Titanic Museum Belfast 2017 Shortlisted finalist for the Northern Ireland Creative Industry Skills Award 2015
-Wynn Vivian Graduate Art Prize Liverpool 2011
2025
Paul Doran, St Joseph’s College Belfast and Baston House School, Exhibition ‘Who Is Us?’ Irish Cultural Centre London, UK.
Solo Exhibition ‘Hardly Normal’ Sol Art Gallery Dublin, Ireland Evolve Art Fair. Dublin, Ireland.
‘Make Room’ mural. Skjold Contemporary. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Duo show ‘Through The Labyrinth’ Emily Bisgaard & Paul Doran. Gaia Artspace Gallery. Hong Kong, China.
Group collaboration project ‘Taking & Giving’ Blessed Ministry Church (first LGBTQI+ inclusive church in Asia. Hong Kong, China
Group show ‘Minding Minds Together 2’ Zari Gallery, Fitzrovia, London. Group show ‘Play 4 Peace’ Shankill Mission. Belfast, Northern Ireland.
‘Peace of Mind on the Peace Line’ In collaboration with Mark Ervine mental health mural on the Peace Wall. Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Group show ‘Minding Minds Together 1’. In collaboration with Wave Trauma and Queens University, Medicine Department. Ross’s Auction House, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Residency at Ross’s Auction House, Belfast, Northern Ireland Solo show 'Speech within Reach' Zari Gallery, Fitzrovia, London.
Group show 'Home' The Hallows Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Group show 'Consequences of Circumstances' Zari Gallery, Fitzrovia, London. Solo show 'A Web of Echoes' Zari Gallery, Fitzrovia, London.
Manchester Art Fair, MAF England.
Group Show 'Drawing The Unkown'. Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Solo show 'Permission to Hope'. Zari Gallery, Fitzrovia, London.
Group show 'Sifting Through the Commonplace' Sol Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
Boomtown Belfast, mural commission with Mark Ervine featured on ZDF German Television, 'No Man's Land', Belfast, Northern Ireland.
London Hampstead Art Fair, AAF, London, England. Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair, AAF, Hong Kong.
Solo show 'Diaspora' Sol Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. Fresh Art Fair, Royal Ascot, England.
VUE Art Fair, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland. Art Source Art Fair, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland.
Group show, 'Irish collection of Contemporary Art' Hallows Gallery, Belfast.
'The Wall' Real Stories Global Commodity mural commission, featured in 6-part Documentary series, Belfast Interface, BBC, S4C Wales & TG4 Ireland.
'Art Makes Memories' freestyle collage 40-foot mural with creative memorabilia sponsored by Red Bull, AVA Festival. Visual artist conference at The Mac Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Solo show 'State of Flux'. Hallows Gallery, Culture Night, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Group show, 'Grand Opening' new gallery, D’Olier Street. Sol Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. Timeless Arts & Antiques Fair, Royal Dublin Society, Ireland.
Art Source Art Fair, Royal Dublin Society, Ireland.
VUE Art Fair, Royal Hibernian Academy Dublin, Ireland.
PBS News Hour 360 video. 'Walk through Northern Ireland as it confronts the legacy of the Troubles’ mural with Mark Ervine, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Group show 'Irish Contemporary Art'. Hallows Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Group show 'No Walls'. KRM (Cherif & Geza), Paul Doran and John Costi. Project sponsored by EU Commission & Arts Council NI, held at Andrew’s Gallery in Titanic Museum and Interface Peace Wall, Belfast.
Group show 'Liverpool School of Urban Art'. Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, England. Group show 'Culture Night Belfast'. Emer Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Group show 'Spontaneous Control'. Hydebank Wood College Young Offenders Prison, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Charity Group show 'Urban Showcase'. La Mont Jacques, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Group show 'Liverpool School Launch'. Anglican Cathedral Liverpool, England.
Group show 'Down But Not Out'. Andrew’s Gallery, Titanic Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Group show Liverpool Biennial 'Wynn Vivian Showcase'. Cornerstone Liverpool, England. Group show 'Contemporary Urbanus'. Clove Hitch Gallery, Hope Street, Liverpool, England.
Group show 'For One Night Only'. The Blackler’s Room, Liverpool, England. Group show 'Liverpool Art Fair'. Camp and Furnace, Liverpool, England.
Group show ‘Exhibit my Work I'm European’. Fallout Factory, Liverpool, England.
Group show 'MA Interim Exhibition'. St Barnabas Church, Penny Lane, Liverpool, England.
Group show 'Transition' Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool, England.
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Collections in Hong Kong, Ivory Coast, UK, Spain, France , Portugal, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Australia and USA.