Chicago honour for artist Liam O’Neill
West Kerry artist Liam O’Neill, whose recent move into sculpture has drawn major acclaim, is travelling to Chicago to receive iBAM’s 2025 Visual Arts award and showcase his work at the Irish American Heritage Center.
Liam O’Neill: iBAM 2025 awardee
The 2025 iBAM! Awards in Chicago will honour several prominent figures in Irish culture, with Liam O’Neill recognised in the Visual Arts category. iBAM! (Irish Books, Art & Music).
Liam O’Neill’s view of Ireland, shared in oils and sculpture
Liam O’Neill’s art reflects his deep connection to Kerry and Irish traditions, capturing both the natural landscape and communal memories through expressive oils and powerful bronze sculptures. His recent sculptural works range from modest pieces to dramatic bronze tableaux, rooted in local stories and personal history.
Liam’s sculptures in collaboration with Bronzesmith
Liam has expanded his practice into sculpture through his collaboration with Bronzesmith
Art at the Falls: Sheen Lodge Exhibition: 14 September – 12 October 2025
This autumn, Gormleys Gallery presents Art at the Falls, an immersive art and sculpture exhibition taking place across the luxurious Sheen Falls Lodge estate in Kenmare, County Kerry—set amidst the Sheen River and the majestic mountains beside Kenmare Bay
To anyone with back pain, keep moving. Don’t give up.
Last year artist Liam O'Neill was affected by two prolapsed discs that caused enormous back pain, he tells Celine Naughton of the Irish Independent.
Artist Liam paints word pictures
A newspaper article in The Kerry's Eye about Liam launching his debut publication, a personal account of life, family and place. It is a new book from the renowned West Kerry Painter.
“Riastáil”: a new book by Irish artist Liam O’Neill
There are two editions of Liam O’Neill’s new book Riastáil that will be launching in November. The second edition has been beautifully hand bound in Muckross Bookbinding
Liam O’Neill Book Launch: ‘Riastáil’
Join us on the 16th of November for music and craic in Ionad an Bhlascaoid, where 'Riastáil' will be launched, the first book by artist Liam O'Neill.
Exhibition celebrates west Kerry’s traditional naomhóg
The exhibition entitled The Naomhóg: the Horse of the Sea includes ten paintings by the renowned artist Liam O'Neill