Pete Hogan

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Pete Hogan is a well-known visual artist, who specializes in paintings of Cityscape and Seascape. Born in Dublin, Ireland and educated in both Dublin and Vancouver, Canada he has travelled extensively. He now divides his time between Dublin and Sydney Australia. He has 2 young children, Clara and Joshua with his partner Micaela.

Pete Hogan's early work was in sculpture. This led him to an interest in drawing and thus to painting. He also makes prints, chiefly etchings and is a member of the Graphic Studio print workshop, Dublin. Early influences on Pete's work were the carvings of Henry Moore, the graphic style of Edwardo Paolozzi and the panache of Christo. More recently he tries to develop his own style in the broad context of modernism.

He specializes in the painting of buildings and streets and more recently in the people who inhabit them. He also paints boats and seascapes. Once upon a time he was a boat bum. He has sailed around the world by way of Cape Horn in a boat which he built himself. A feat for which he was awarded life honorary membership of the Royal St George Yacht club. He has illustrated a children's book about the Titanic disaster.

Pete Hogan has exhibited with many groups and galleries over the years. His work is contained in several public collections, corporate collections and in countless private collections all over the world.

Peter Michela & Josh

 Four good reasons why work by Pete Hogan will have lasting value:

He is well known

His work has a broad popular appeal

He has a prolific output

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Key Dates and Events

  • 1970's:
    Graduated Dublin University. Travelled extensively working on fishing boats and yachts. Worked and exhibited with The Ne Chi Zu Guild in Vancouver, Canada. Built 30' ketch and sailed it from Vancouver to Dublin through Panama Canal.

  • 1980's:
    Lived in Achill, West of Ireland for a year. Exhibited extensively in Ireland including RHA, Irish Boat Shows and Peoples Art Exhibitions.

  • 1990's:
    Opened Pete Hogan Gallery in Molesworth St and Temple Bar Dublin. Sailed his ketch 'Molly B' around the world by way of Cape Horn.
    Met Micaela in Sydney, Australia. They have two children Clara and Joshua.

  • 2000 onwards:
    Divides his time between Dublin and Sydney. Increasingly concentrates on oil painting and child minding. His ambition is to publish a book about himself and his adventures.