Tom Byrne was born in Dublin in 1962. He studied at Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design, where he trained in the Bauhaus tradition. Byrne is highly influenced by the writings of Samuel Beckett and James Joyce, paying homage to these Irish writers in his paintings throughout his portrait series. Tom Byrne's style is unique. He creates luxurious textures in nuanced, lush layers of paint and structured layers of colour, mediated by his own aesthetic experiences.
