Raymond John Hitchings
An International (Ireland, UK,
Spain, etc) artist & designer (teacher & lecturer) living in Limerick. He pursued Design at (NCAD
National College of Art & Design), and followed this with a Masters degree in Multimedia. Subsequent to this he pursued
Teaching (Education) at the University of Cambridge. He has also combined teaching & lecturing with his Art over the last
number of years. A number of his paintings were recently short-listed for having "excellent visual merit"
by RTE 2007. His current interests and influences include both Abstract and Cubist Art At present he is persuing
a Doctorate (University of Glasgow).
EXHIBITIONS & FEATURES
NCAD Degree Exhibition (NCAD Dublin)
2006 Read at Open Mic (Whitehouse Poetry)
2007 Read
at Open Mic (Whitehouse Poetry)
2007 Produced "First Series". (WEBSITE FEATURE) & Shortlisted Artworks.
2007 Appeared on Nationwide Television RTE (POETRY) (RTE ARTS/ Culture SHOW)
2007 Short-listed in NATIONAL
ART COMPETITION (RTE TELEVISION) (Afternoon Show)
2007 Featured Artist in "IRISH ART COMPENDIUM"
2008
Read at Open Mic
2008 Produced "Metamorphosis Series".
2008 Saatchi Online (Uk Web Portal)
2008
Exhibition @ Friars Gate Limerick (35/ 40 Paintings)
2008 Feature Profile in Vale News & Advertiser
2008
Inclusion of Metamorphosis in Limerick Post Newspaper
2008 Inclusion Vale Star (Cork Newspaper)
2008 Inclusion
in The Voice of Cork (Cork Towns-Network)
2008 Produced "Resolutions Series" (20 Mixed media Paintings)
2008 Exhibition @ Roches Street Limerick
(2 Paintings from
Resolutions Series Included here) (For Milford Hospice)
2008 Artists Profile (Youtube/ Art
& Poetry Installations)
2008 Thomond Park Science Fair ( Involved with PhotoShop Exhibit / demonstration)
2008 Forthcoming Exhibition (Christmas 2008) Venue to be decided (Untitled as yet)
2008 Art project for Writers' Portal
(Illustrations)
2009 Exhibition (Sexual Violence Charity) (Cork)
2009 Illustrator, Artist and Designer for
Irish Art Educational Portal
2009 leavingcertart.com (Artist & Designer)
2009 Electric Cubism (30 Paintings)
2009 Skate Park Project (Jont Project with Limerick Youth
Centre)
2009 Exhibition: Artist's Studio (Electric cubism)
2009 Work Featured on Youth Reach
Website
2009 Work featured at "Lava Java's"
2009 Thorns & Roses Series (Artist's Studio)
2011 Contributor White Hosue Poetry
(Open Mic)
2011
Revival Literary Magazine ( Published Poetry)
2011 Contributor Revivial Literary Magazine (inclusion of Painting from forthcoming
series)
2011 The Somnambulist (Designer and type setter) (Publication)
2011 Coraldeep / Designer / Content Manager
2011 Dublin Radio / Liffey Radio (Inclusion of Poetry)
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Education
1991 Limerick Senior College
1992 University of Limerick
1996
NCAD National College of Art & Design (Ireland)
1998 University of Ulster
2003 University of Cambridge
2010
University of Glasgow
Contact
086-3577734 (Ireland)
00353-86-3577734 (International)
