2021 Projects

 

‘Through the Looking Glass’  Birr Vintage Arts Week 2021

In 2021 ‘Through the Looking Glass’ was the title of the exhibition curated by Therry Rudin at Birr Vintage Arts Week.  The exhibition featured some works printed and shown in an open-air Gallery and others were shown in an online exhibition in a virtual 3D Kunstmatrix Gallery.   My work ‘Sea Window’ was shown in this virtual Gallery. 

As ever, thanks to Birr Arts Festival who continue, through their local committee, to promote art in their community and make this festival such a success.

 

Platform Arts, Belfast.

Summer Rooftop Recess

Belfast Rooftops Project – Photographic Work

Platform Arts in Belfast put out a call for artists to submit a postcard on the theme of beach/coast/seaside as part of the ‘Belfast Rooftops’ project. The postcards were printed in A3 size and shown when Connswater Shopping Centre hosted a family event.  

The shopping centre transformed the roof of their multi-storey car park into a place of games, art and entertainment, over the weekend of August 7^th and 8^th 2021.  The pop of exhibition of A3 ‘postcards’ decorated the walls for the event.   This was my contribution to the event and the link to more information about the project from Platform Arts.

 

 

https://platformartsbelfast.com/?project=postcards-from-platform

 https://platformartsbelfast.com/?project=the-big-beach-draw

 

Project 2020

 

Hunt Museum Project

During early 2020 artists from the Contact Studio group contributed to a project with the Hunt Museum producing an activity pack for children who were unable to attend school at the time because of lockdown.  I made a simple line drawing for children to colour and, hopefully, get some inspiration from to make their own work too. 

 

2019 Exhibitions

 

Royal Ulster Academy 138^th Annual Exhibition, Belfast. 

17^th October 2019 to 5^th January 2020.

This was my second time having work selected for the RUA which is always a thrill.  Two prints of  the sea were chosen for exhibition,  and while I didn’t get to the opening,  I did get to visit the show in Belfast while on a residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in December. 

Works: Sea Window & The Pier

 https://www.royalulsteracademy.org/

 

 

 

GOMA Waterford 4^th Annual Members Exhibition

A painting titled 'Bindweed' was selected for this exhibition which ran from Thursday, December 12^th 2019 to Sunday, January 12^th 2020. An opening evening preview took place on Thursday, December 12th from 6.30 PM featuring live music with a wine reception.

Work on Show: Bindweed

https://gomawaterford.ie/exhibitions/

 

 

Contact Studios ’On the Road’, Friarsgate,  Kilmallock, Co Limerick

1^st to 29^th November, 2019.  

 An exhibition of work by member of Contact Studios, Limerick. This sadly was the last show by Contact Members after the closure of our studio space.

 

 Circus Project with McCarthy Circus Archive

This Circus themed exhibition took place on the 10^th  & 11^th August 2019 at Cappamore Community Hall, and was run in conjunction with Cappamore Annual Show and a visit by the Circus to the village.  This exhibition celebrates the long connection between the Circus and McCarthy’s Bar in the village and showcased both the archive of material held by Tony McCarthy and artworks made by local artists in response to that Archive. I showed 2 artworks in the exhibition.  It was great to be part of an exhibition in the village where my studio was bases and to see so many of the local residents support the show.

Works on show: ‘Here come the Girls’ and ‘Circus’