Charles Brady
Charles Brady was born in New York, Manhattan to Irish-American parents. He studied at the Arts Students League and was taught by Reginald Marsh (1898-1954) and John Groth (1908-1998), among others. He studied in New York at a time when abstract expressionism was coming to the fore of the American art world and he met, during this time some of the movements proponents such as Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) and Franz Kline (1910-1962), the latter who had a strong influence on Brady. It is no surprise that his art from this time imitated the style of the moment.
Following a period in the US navy, Brady came to Ireland out of ancestral curiosity. He fell in love with the Irish countryside and settled there for a time, before spending time in Spain, and ultimately returning to make his home Dublin. He thrived in the city and became a leading figure in the fabric of the arts movement. He was a founding member of the Independent Artists group and played an important role in the associations early exhibitions. Brady showed his work regularly with Taylor Galleries. His work was often on a small scale, of everyday objects painted with delicacy and care.
Among his achievements, Brady was awarded the Douglas Hyde Gold Model in the Oireachtas in 1974, the Carroll Prize in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art, and the landscape Award in the Oireachtas in 1989.
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Following a period in the US navy, Brady came to Ireland out of ancestral curiosity. He fell in love with the Irish countryside and settled there for a time, before spending time in Spain, and ultimately returning to make his home Dublin. He thrived in the city and became a leading figure in the fabric of the arts movement. He was a founding member of the Independent Artists group and played an important role in the associations early exhibitions. Brady showed his work regularly with Taylor Galleries. His work was often on a small scale, of everyday objects painted with delicacy and care.
Among his achievements, Brady was awarded the Douglas Hyde Gold Model in the Oireachtas in 1974, the Carroll Prize in the Irish Exhibition of Living Art, and the landscape Award in the Oireachtas in 1989.
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