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George Wallace - The Fun Fair at Dun Laoghaire (etching). NGI 2016.159

EXHIBITIONS

An exhibition of prints by George Wallace has just opened at the National Gallery of Ireland. Drawn from the collection of 250 etchings, woodcuts, monoprints and drawings presented to the gallery by the Wallace family in 2016 the show marks 100 years since his birth in Dublin. Based in Canada for much of his life George Wallace (1920-2009) became Professor of Fine Art at McMaster University in Ontario. He specialised in printmaking and sculpture. George Wallace: Reflections on Life is on view until December 13.