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Inspired by Edvard Munch, Dublin artist Frank O'Dea turned his toilet into "A Scream At Austerity" to reflect the looming water charges. - Metro Herald. 2014

  Handspray painting by Irish Street Artist, Fink,  which featured on the front page of the Irish Times in February 2013.

Thieves nick sculpture...of fake cash. A dozy gang of thieves nicked thousands in FAKE Eur100 notes - leaving valuable art untouched. Balla Bán Art Gallery owner Frank O'Dea has told how the bungling crooks made off with the bogus cash stash but failed to take artwork worth Eur5000.  The Contemporary artist had been transferring a collection entitled Confessions of a Banker, which features items representing the Celtic Tiger years, when the dimwitted robbers struck. He told the Irish Sun: "I was delivering one of my 'junk' artworks to my art gallery a couple of days ago. "The piece is entitled...

2014: TALENTED TEEN PENCILS IN GALLERY DEAL AFTER SKETCHES GO VIRAL. Irish Independent. February, 2014 Transition year student, Sarah Ryan, has secured an deal with an art gallery after one of her pencil portraits of broadcaster Ryan Tubridy caught the attention of curator Frank O'Dea. The sixteen year old sent the detailed sketch to 2FM last week but had "no idea" how popular it would become. The image has received over 5000 likes since 2FM posted it on their Facebook page. "I was in school and started getting all these calls and texts" Sarah told the Irish Independent. I definitely...

2014: "TALENTED TEEN IS PUTTING CELEBRITIES IN THE FRAME. Irish Daily Mirror, Feb. 2014. "These are the stunning drawings by a secondary student of her favourite stars...."