Essays from the House of Memory, curated by Haizea Barcenilla, at Ormston House, Limerick. 7th February - 1st March, 2014.

Essays from the House of Memory, an exhibition curated by Haizea Barcenilla, takes place at Ormston House, Limerick, from the 7th February to the 1st March, 2014.

Here are the two pieces of my work included in the exhibition.  I took the photograph when I was walking by the other day. I like the reflections of the city with my disinterested women turning their backs on the confusion of the city!  

The exhibition features work from 11 artists and as the title suggests deals with memory and the transitory nature of remembrance and interpretation. Details of the exhibition, and an interesting introduction by Haizea Barcenilla can be found at Ormston House homepage. http://www.ormstonhouse.com  Photographs of the work on show and opening reception are at Ormston House facebook page.

Intercultural Winter Arts Exhibition, Centre for Creative Practices, 15, Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2. 5th to the 15th December, 2013.

I have a painting included in this Intercultural Winter Arts Exhibition at the Centre for Creative Practices in Dublin. This Centre has lots of interesting events, courses and exhibitions, and is well worth checking out. 

Culture Night 2013

Contact Studios was open for visitors on Culture Night, 20^th September, 2013. All 15 Artists from the studio showed work in their spaces and were there to welcome visitors and talk about their work. 

There was a simple jewellery making class for children and an affordable art sale.

Here are two postcards of mine included in the affordable art sale. These were adapted from my ‘All Fall Down’ series.  I really enjoyed making them..... maybe this is something I will revisit in the future!

Second Annual Limerick Postgraduate Research Conference

This Conference titled "What is the value of postgraduate research today? The Applicability of Postgraduate Research in Ireland" took place at the University of Limerick on the 6^th June, 2013. The conference gives postgraduate students a chance to present their work and to meet students from a wide range of disciplines studying at LIT and UL.

I showed a selection of work from my MA show at the conference and found the feedback from delegates really useful. As always, it’s great to have opportunities to exhibit work in different venues as it only comes alive when it has an audience.

Drawing on the back of an Envelope

The above image was shown in an exhibition at Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The exhibition was curated by Ian Wieczorek and called ‘Drawing on the back of an Envelope’.  The exhibition played on the notion that sometimes a good idea or project begins with a sketch on the back of an envelope, and was a way of celebrating drawing.  The show was presented in association with Linenhall’s National Drawing Day Programme. The exhibition ran from 18^th to 25^th May, 2013.

inEXCHANGE

inEXCHANGE is the title of an exhibition of new work by artists from Contact Studios in Limerick, of which I am a member.  The show is currently running at the Bourn Vincent Gallery, Foundation Building, University of Limerick.  It continues until the 6th June, 2013.

I have two paintings included in the exhibition, and one of them was used as the image for the invitation !

Concealed Revelations

This exhibition titled ‘Concealed Revelations’ considers the imagery of the 1950s and how concealed repression can seep through from the past, sometimes even in smiling faces. The challenge of the practice is to make artwork that contributes to greater cultural understanding of how we live in the presence of the past and the relevance of 1950s nostalgia and repression to today’s society. 

This exhibition ran from the 13^th to the 21^st December, 2012, at The Church Gallery, Limerick School of Art and Design, Clare Street, Limerick.  The show was the presentation of paintings from the MA research project that has been ongoing for the past two years.