Irish painter Richard Gorman attended Trinity College Dublin and Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design. He has lived in Milan since the 1980s. Gorman’s paintings tend to be large in scale and generally abstract. Frequent trips to Japan have also influenced his painting practice and choice of materials. Gorman has exhibited internationally and is represented in many public collections. He is a member of Aosdána and the Royal Hibernian Academy.