Press
The Press & Publications section highlights the breadth of media coverage Kevin O’Dwyer has received throughout his career. From feature articles and exhibition reviews to interviews and critical essays, these publications trace the evolution of his work and the recognition it has garnered internationally. Showcasing perspectives from art journals, newspapers, and broadcast media, this collection provides insight into how critics, curators, and writers have engaged with O’Dwyer’s practice and celebrated his contributions to contemporary art and design.
2024
Art World Innovators, podcast, Susan Cobh
UMFM Radio, University of Manitoba
YouTube channel: Kevin O'Dwyer
2023
Interview with Kamm Teapot Foundation
Creativity, Collaboration and Community, Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild
Saint Manchan's Shrine review,Tinteán Magazine by Jules McCue
Saint Manchan's Shrine, Archaeology Ireland, review
Saint Manchan's Shrine, presented by Griffin Murray, Kevin O'Dwyer and Lemanaghan community. YouTube
2022
Saint Manchan’s Shrine: Art and Devotion in 12th Century Ireland, Book publication
Saint Manchan's Shrine, Irish Arts Review by Peter Harbison
Saint Manchan's Shrine: Art and Devotion in 12th Century Ireland, YouTube
2021
Destination Art, Amy Dempsey, Thames and Hudson
2019
Fluid Forms: Liam Flynn, book publication
History Road Trip: Sculpture in the Wild
2016
Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild, Big Sky Journal , USA
Montana Memory: Re-imagining the Delaney Sawmill TeePee Burner. YouTube
2015
Delaney Mill TeePee Burner rises in new role as Artwork, Blackfoot Valley Dispatch,
Sculpture in the Wild brings back memories using Solar Panels, KPAX Television
Montana Memory: Re-Imagining the Delaney Sawmill TeePee Burner (2014/2015)
2014
Big Ideas Math: Geometry. Big Ideas Learning, USA
Montana Line Drawing, Blackfoot P{athways: Sculpture in the Wild
2013
Kevin O’Dwyer: Metal In and Out of Time. Metalsmith Magazine, Volume 33/1/201
An Argent Lover, Objects de luxe Silverware, Le City Deluxe, India. June/July 2013
The Future of Fashion, The Irish Times, July 20, 2013. Dierdre Mc Quillenn
Providing a Vision, Blackfoot Valley Dispatch, Montana. October 31,2013
Scribd channel
2012
Functional Flamboyance, Sur La Terre, Volume 19, April 2012, Doha, Qata
Silver and Steel, Blackfoot Valley Dispatch, Montana, May 17, 2012
If the Shoe Fits, Irish Times, April 21, 2012
Hands On-The Art of Crafting in Ireland, Liberties Press, Ireland
The Heat is On, SNAG Conference Programme, Phoenix, AZ, May 2012
2011
Showing his Metal, Robb Design Portfolio, Robb Report, April 2011
Irish Arts Review, Autumn 2011
Offaly –Big Adventure , Ireland of the Welcomes, Volume 60, September/October 2011
2010
Portfolio 2010, Irish Crafts Council publication.
Kevin O’Dwyer at Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Arts in the Herald, Glasgow Herald, Sarah Urwin Jones, page 8, October 30
Bluecoat Display Centre: A Sparkling Party, Liverpool Art and Culture Blog, Review by Gayna Rose Madder, October 2,Silver artist Kevin O’Dwyer’s work to go on display in A Sparkling Party exhibition at the Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool Daily Post, September 21, 2010
Liam Flynn and Kevin O’Dwyer in New Collaboration. Irish Arts Review, page 134
Culture in the Cutaway, Irish Times magazine, April 3. page 14/15. Gemma Tipton
Sculpture in the Parklands, slide presentation
2009
Kevin O’Dwyer: A Sparkling Party, Irish Arts Review, Spring 2009, Review- page 141
Na Fanai Fuachtmhara, Irish Arts Review, Summer 2009
2008
Kevin O’Dwyer: A Sparkling Party, 48 page Exhibition catalogue, Eblana Gallery, Dublin
Allianz Business to Arts Awards 2008, Irish Independent, May 8, 2008
The Ultimate in Silver, Sunday Business Post, image page 4, November 2, 2008
Objects of Desire, Sunday Business Post, image page 10 property section, 9/11/08
Irish Arts Review, Winter 2008
Irish Arts Review, Autumn 2008
Ireland Arts Tour, American Style, October 2008
Ireland: In Pursuit of Craft (Image-page 7, article-page 94), American Craft Magazine, Volume 68, No. 4. August/September 2008
Art, Science and Business-Silversmith Kevin O’Dwyer, Ireland of the Welcomes, Volume 57, March 2008
The Art of Innovation, Engineers Ireland Seminar DVD
Silver goes gold, Ireland of the Welcomes, December 2008, (page 32)
Peatlands, exhibition catalogue
UCD Scholarcast: Art and Archaeology. World Archaeology Conference
2007
Master Artist-Kevin O’Dwyer, Pratt Fine Arts Centre, Seattle, Washington, Winter 2008, front page and page 42
Top 100 Irish Americans, Irish America Magazine, USA
National Treasures, Irish Craft 2007, Annual edition, Audrey Whitty
Kevin O’Dwyer, Profile, Nationwide, RTE television, April 16th
500 Vessels, Lark Publishing, USA
Wild Geese: Irish in America, exhibition, Nationwide, RTE television
Kevin O’Dwyer wins 2007 Bursary, Irish Arts Review, Eleanor Flegg, page 144
Beyond Jewellery, Profile of Kevin O’Dwyer, Art Jewellery, July 2007, USA
New Shapes-New Beginnings, Offaly County Council Arts Plan 2007-2001, front page image of 60 Degrees.
Congratulations to Silversmith, Kevin O’Dwyer, Stopress, Crafts Council of Ireland, Nov./Dec. 2007, Pages 1,2,3
The Gift of Time, Irish Craft 2007, Annual edition, Eleanor Flegg
The Engineers Journal, Engineers Ireland, page 28
Kevin O’Dwyer, Profile, Midlands Arts Review, Spring 2007
Offaly People- Meet Kevin O’Dwyer, Offaly Independent, Laura Ryder, January 27 edition.
Irish Arts Review, Spring 2007
2006
Destination Art, Amy Dempsey, Thames and Hudson, Page 7
The Eleventh Hour, RTE Radio Arts Show, October 24, 2006
SOFA Chicago, catalogue, Crafts Council of Ireland
Making Space to engineer profitable ‘playtime ’, The Irish Times, Business this Week, December 8, 2008. Gabrielle Monaghan
Portfolio 2006, CD Rom, Crafts Council of Ireland
Fresh Irish Eyes, Chicago Sun Times, Kevin Nance, November 10,2006
Crafts to Chicago, The Irish Times, Michael Kelly, November 11, 2006
Ireland Premiers at SOFA Chicago, Ireland of the Welcomes, December 2006
Irish Arts Review, Eleanor Flegg, Winter 2006
Portfolio 2006, Irish Arts Review supplement
2005
Teapots, Makers and Collectors, Dona Z. Meilach, Schiffer Books, USA
Forty Shades of Green, Rattlebag Arts Review. RTE Radio February 3, 2005
Kevin O’Dwyer Prizing Craft, Eleanor Flegg, Irish Arts Review, Spring 2005
SOFA Chicago, catalogue, Galerie Tactus, Denmark
National Craft Review 00-04, Profile page, Ruth Thorpe, Irish Crafts Council 2005
Shine on, Silver, Eleanor Flegg, Sunday Times, January 16, 2005
Forty Shades of Green, Brian Kennedy, Irish Craft Council exhibition publication.
Going Funky can pay off, Aileen Power, The Sunday Business Post,
January 23.2005
Irish Crafts are blurring the lines with fine art, Cristin Leach, Culture Section, The Sunday Times, January 23, 2005
2004
Ireland’s Treasures, 5000 Years of Artistic Expression, Dr. Peter Harbison,
Hugh Levin Publishing, U.S.A.
Exhibit of Functional Beauty, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans March 14, 2004
Silver is Golden, Irish Echo, March edition
Fine Silver, Irish America Magazine, April/May edition
Sculpture in the Parklands, Lough Boora Parklands
Influence, National Museum of Ireland
Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild. Symposium Documentary
2003
The Craft of Silversmithing, Lark Books, U.S.
The Eyes of Ireland, Dani O’Riley, The Liffey Press
Sculpting the Land, Cian Molloy, Irish Independent
Sculpture in the Parklands, Offaly County Council, Ireland
Lough Boora Sculpture Symposium, Contexts, Ireland
Lough Boora Sculpture Symposium, Sceal na Mona, Ireland
RDS Craft touring exhibition, catalogue, RDS, Ireland
2002
10th Anniversary Exhibition, catalogue, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
Silver as Water, catalogue, ZilverKunst Foundation, Holland
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, Florida
2001
Teapots Transformed, Leslie Ferrin, book, Guild Publishing, U.S.A.
13th Silver-Triennial 2001, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Germany
2000
Teapots in the 21st Century, Lynda McDaniel, American Style Magazine
Craft with a Past, Avenue Magazine, The Irish Times
Kevin O’Dwyer@ Home, Jennifer O’Connell, The Sunday Business Post, Inspired by Tea, A Loose Interpretation V, Celestial Seasonings, U.S.A.
Euro-Fire in the Land of Liege, Belgium
Pure Forms, Select Magazine, Ireland
1999
Kevin J. O’Dwyer, Selected Works in Silver, Ulster Museum/Bogfire Press
The Art and Evolution of Cutlery, Goldsmith’s Company. London, U.K.
Nouvel Objet 111, Artist in the World, Book publication, Design House
12th Silver-Triennial 1998,Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Germany
1998
Goldsmith’s Review, Goldsmith’s Company, London, U.K.
Silver and Tea, Goldsmith’s Company exhibition catalogue, London, U.K.
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, Florida
1997
Gestaltendes Handwerk 1997, Munich, Germany
1996
Kevin O’Dwyer, GZ- European Jeweller 1-96, Munich, Germany
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, Florida
1995
Hallmark of Genius-Kevin O’Dwyer, Crafts Magazine, March/April 1995, U.K.
11th Silver-Triennial 1995, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Germany
The Creativity of Contemporary Irish Crafts, Patricia Jorgensen, Irish Arts Review Yearbook 1995
1994
30 Silver Articles for 10 Silversmiths, MIA, Monza, Italy
1993
A Sparkling Party, VIZO, European touring exhibition
20th Century Silver, British Crafts Council, England
1992
Schmuckszene 92, Munich, Germany
The Return of Columbus, Video and catalogue, Expo 92, Seville, Spain
1991
Silver of the 90’s, Crafts Council of Ireland
1990
Vice Versa, Sculpture Society of Ireland touring exhibition
A Place for Art, Harris Museum, England
1989
Phillips Contemporary Craft Exhibition and Auction, Oxford, England
1988
Spotlight 88, American Crafts Council Touring Exhibition, U.S.A.
1987
Liturgical Art 87, U.S.A.
1986
Spotlight 86, American Craft Council Touring Exhibition, U.S.A.
Designer/Metalsmith/Sculptor
Kevin J. O'Dwyer