My name is Ewa Krupa and I am one of the staff at Ariel Guest House where I have been working full-time in the Food and Beverage department since April 2009. Besides working in the hotel I have a huge passion for art, since childhood I have been drawing and painting. My artwork was included in various group exhibitions in Ireland, Bulgaria and Italy. In 2010 I graduated from University College Dublin with a Diploma in History of European Painting. At the moment I am continuing education at the Open University where I am studying towards a BA in Humanities with specialism in Art History. In my free time I am an Information Desk Volunteer at the National Gallery of Ireland. Due to the refurbishment of the gallery the historic building is closed at the moment and the main entrance is through the Millennium Wing, on Clare Street. Even though the gallery space is reduced because of the refurbishment it is still great place to visit. Current exhibitions are Masterpieces from the Collection and ‘The Gift of Knowledge’. The highlights of the exhibition Masterpieces from the Collection among other paintings are ‘The Taking of Christ’ by Caravaggio, Claude Monet’s ‘Argenteuil Basin with a single Sailboat’ or a beautiful painting by Irish artist William Leech ‘A Convent Garden, Brittany’. ‘The Gift of Knowledge’ is a temporary exhibition from the Library and Archives Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland, on a view in the Print Gallery. Items are on display until 15th of December 2011. Admission to the gallery and exhibitions are free.
