Colm Brophy
‘Reminders of Africa’
September 22, 2026
Colm Brophy's latest African-themed paintings are now on show at the Jesuit nursing home Cherryfield in Milltown Park.
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The grasp of grief
February 25, 2026
Colm Brophy :: The picture I have painted here is a symbol of the world’s uncertainty of its own destination. We are traumatised by immense grief.
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Deep-down things
September 13, 2024
Former Jesuit Colm Brophy will host an exhibition of twenty four paintings inspired by Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem ‘God’s Grandeur'
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Painting a poem for Arts and Aging initiative
June 27, 2024
In response to a national initiative, Colm Brophy took inspiration from GM Hopkins for a set of paintings for display in Cherryfield Nursing Home.
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‘Up Close and After’
January 25, 2017
Colm Brophy is an art therapist, artist and former Jesuit. On Tuesday 31 January he will exhibit a selection of his works in The Arrupe Room, in Milltown Park, Dublin
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‘Reminders of Africa’
September 22, 2026 - Colm Brophy's latest African-themed paintings are now on show at the Jesuit nursing home Cherryfield in Milltown Park.
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