John Nolan was born in Dublin in 1958 and lives and works in Dublin. He is a second-generation artist, having been exposed to art from an early age by his father. Over the past 38 years John has established himself as an international artist whose work is characterized by his use of vibrant colour. As an artist he has worked with fellow artists, poets, musicians, designers, on various commissioned artworks.
In 2016 he started working, and continues to do so, with a fashion designer in Canada, with his stylised motifs being reproduced on their fabrics.
An international river cruise company commissioned his artwork for one of their ships which was launched in June 2016 on the Danube. The same company has now re-engaged John to provide artwork to adorn their latest vessel, which will be the largest river cruiser in the world, due for launch in May 2019.