Exhibition at The Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan, Co Waterford until 14th May, 2011.

Dungarvan is the venue for ‘Surfacing’ or perhaps more correctly ‘Re-Surfacing’, my current exhibition of paintings.  The show has both new work, being shown  here for the first time, along with many of the paintings from the recent Draiocht Exhibition in Blanchardstown, Dublin.    http://www.waterfordcoco.ie/en/Services/Arts/OldMarketHouseArtsCentre/WhatsOn/MainBody,21070,en.html.

'The State of the Union' Exhibition at Occupy Space, Limerick.

One of my paintings was selected  for inclusion in 'The State of the Union' Exhibition at Occupy Space which ran from 16th March to 1st April, 2011.  The show featured work by 10 MFA Students from Burren College of Art, Crawford College of Art, Limerick School of Art and Design, National College of Art and University of Ulster. 

My painting in the exhibition was entitled 'Gaze'. It was quite a large work measuring around 2.1 metres high by  1.8 metres wide. 

occupy-space.blogspot.com for all the details.

'Surfacing' at Draiocht, Blanchardstown.

Finally, am starting my blog. It has been such a busy year so far that despite all my best intentions it’s almost May and so it begins.  My exhibition in Draiocht in Blanchardstown titled ‘Surfacing’ ran from January 27^th to March 26^th, 2011.  Drama workshops were run on three days in conjunction with the show and on the day before closing I gave an artist’s talk and showed some archive home movie from the late 1950’s and 60's.  The work in the show reflected my interest in the aesthetic and culture of the 1950’s period. The friction between outward appearance and hidden restriction, come together in this current series of paintings. These works take inspiration from Super 8 movies and photographs from the period. Many thin layers of paint are used in the work to allow some of the light from the canvas to remain, reminiscent of movie images and old celluloid film. Found black and white photographs are recreated in colours associated with the 1950’s. The unknown people in these photographs allow for the imagining of their lives and the possibility for the artist and viewer to create their own back story for them.