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J. Kieran McGonnell

Art Exhibition
J. Kieran McGonnell

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2003

February 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

An exhibition of J. Kieran McGonnell's new work will be held at the Axel Raben Gallery in New York City from January 7 – February 8, 2003. McGonnell's work, an exploration of graphic iconography within the context of today's corporate and world politics, has been widely reviewed, discussed and written about by critics and art historians both in the United States and in his … [Read more...] about Art Exhibition
J. Kieran McGonnell

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