Salvatore of Lucan on his prize-winning portrait of his mother doing reiki 

The winning image is one of 44 entries in the Zurich Portrait Prize currently on display at the Crawford in Cork 
Salvatore of Lucan on his prize-winning portrait of his mother doing reiki 

Salvatore of Lucan and his winning entry in the Zurich Portrait Prize, entitled Me Ma Healing Me.

"I’m not sure I’d be into Reiki if it was anyone but my mother,” says Salvatore of Lucan of his winning entry in the Zurich Portrait Prize. Currently on display at the Crawford gallery in Cork, the painting won €15,000 for the intriguingly-named Dublin artist, as well as a €5,000 commission to complete a new portrait for the National Portrait Collection at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin. 

Salvatore’s portrait, Me Ma Healing Me, was inspired by his mother’s habit of practicing reiki healing on him whenever he’s feeling low.  

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