Artist Brian Bourke’s wind-swept West of Ireland scene Knockalough graces the cover of the autumn edition. JOHN P O’SULLIVAN travels to Bourke’s home in Connemara ahead of his exhibition in September at the Taylor Galleries and the artist’s ninetieth birth-day this year. Born in Dublin in 1856, Rose Barton became one of the most successful watercolour artists of her day. TOM DUFFY pays tribute to Barton, who was influenced by Impressionism and the American painter James McNeill Whistler. In the first half of the 20th century, the Cuala Press provided a ‘creative and promotional platform in print for over thirty artists, the majority of whom were women’. ANGELA GRIFFITH traces the foundation of Cuala and charts the work it produced. In conversation with AIDAN DUNNE, artist Thomas Brezing tells him that ‘Regardless of your intentions, I think your past feeds into what you do – it’s always there. It finds its own way.’ Emily Waszak draws on Japanese and Irish folklore to address the ‘poetics of mourning’. MARIANNE O’KANE BOAL visits the artist in Donegal and discusses recent work and her upcoming exhibition; Stephanie McBridE is drawn to Sharon Belton’s still-life photographs, which invite the viewer into ‘the gentler space of the humble and overlooked’; and PETER MURRAY contemplates Orla O’Byrne’s practice, which uses found objects from museum, gallery and church collections. NIAMH NicGHABHANN COLEMAN considers a selection of this year’s art graduates, as chosen by their colleges. Readers can also view the Irish Arts Review’s online platform, ‘New Generation Gallery’, which showcases the work of graduating BA and MA art students from colleges across Ireland. Elsewhere in the edition, MARGARITA CAPPOCK takes stock of Tamsin Snow’s immersive work; RÓISÍN KENNEDY admires John Cronin’s abstract oils; and JULIAN CAMPBELL champions Daniel Maclise’s portraits of women, many of which were of his sisters and friends and remained unseen by the public until after the artist’s death. Usual features include Art at Auction, Diary of Events and Design Portfolio by FRANCES McDONALD. There are book reviews by Grace O’Sullivan, Philip McEvansoneya, Chiara Harrison Lambe and Theo Dorgan. And finally, most of the ethnographic collections held at the National Museum of Ireland are in storage and not on display. In PHILIP McEVANSONEYA’s article on Tibetan artifacts held at the museum, he advocates for the display of all their ethnographic material, citing its increasing relevance in our diverse society. Enjoy!