Our Art Studio Story
The Eden Art Studio was established in 2013 and for the first 3 years it was located on the Grange Road, opposite Marlay Park in Rathfarnham. In March 2017 the studio relocated to a spacious, purpose-built studio complex in Butterfield, Rathfarnham.
The studio complex boasts a beautifully lit studio which accommodates 10 students, each with their own full-size easel and workstation. The studio looks out onto a beautiful veranda and garden which we use for our coffee breaks in the warmer months. When the weather is a little colder, we have our break in our cosy
reception room, with its own fully stocked coffee dock where fresh filtered coffee, an assortment of teas & coffee, hot chocolate are always available.
With its own private bathroom, the Eden Art Studio offers its students the most comfortable painting experience.
Classes currently run from Monday to Friday mornings, 10.00am ~ 12.30pm and Tuesday to Thursday evenings, 7.30pm ~ 10.00pm. Classes run in a six weekly term, and all terms are rolling.
The price per term is €150.00. Currently all classes are full, but we do operate a waiting list and spaces do become available from time to time.
Morgan Gibbs Artist Bio
Local artist Morgan Gibbs was born in Rathfarnham, Dublin in 1971.
From an early age Morgan showed a flair for pencil drawing, spending many hours recreating his favourite comic book characters. This interest continued throughout his school years, and while he decided not to pursue a course in Art College, he passionately continued his artwork as a hobby in his spare time.
Completely self-taught the quality of his highly finished pencil works soon lead to numerous commissions all through word of mouth. With the commitments of work and travel, Morgan took an unplanned break from art for more than six years. On his return to drawing in 2007 he found the ability and passion was still there, and in 2008 he took up oil painting for the first time and hasn’t looked back.
With the help of Brian McCarthy, one of Ireland’s leading Artists, Morgan received valuable insights, advice & direction in the craft of oil painting. One of Morgan’s passions and subsequent inspirations for his paintings comes from his love of wildlife. He has been lucky enough to have visited and photographed all seven continents and has seen all of his subjects in their natural habitats, which gives him a unique insight and allows him to capture this in his paintings.
Over the past number of years Morgan has exhibited his paintings throughout Ireland and his works can be found in private collections nationwide, Europe and the United States.
In 2013 Morgan established The Eden Art Studio, located in Rathfarnham where he
welcomes over 70 students every week to daily art classes and full day art workshops.
