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A NEW exhibition of Irish paintings spanning almost a century of Irish art opens at the Courthouse Gallery in Ennistymon from September 4.
Curated by Fiona Woods of the Clare Arts Office, the selection of exhibited works will represent a broad survey of painting practice in Ireland.
Beginning chronologically with a work by Paul Henry, ‘Irish painting 1919 – 2007’ features works from the likes of Gerard Dillon, Jack B Yeats, Mainie Jellet, Mary Swanzy and No- rah McGuinness.
“Many of the featured works have been sourced from the Collection of the Arts Council of Ireland and Lim-
erick City Gallery of Art’s perma- nent collection,” said Fiona.
‘The work reaches right up to con- temporary times, incorporating a number of genres such as Landscape, Interior/Still-life, Portraiture, Ab- stract and Narrative approaches.”
To coincide with the exhibition, the arts office is also organising a Series of guided gallery tours, public talks and workshops for artists.
Catherine Marshall, Chief Cura- tor with The Irish Museum of Mod- ern Art, currently on secondment as Visual Arts Touring and Collections Advisor with the Arts Council, will provide the opening talk on irish painting.
On Saturday September 15, Ennis- born artist Mick O’Dea RHA will
give a talk about his work, followed by aclosed workshop for artists.
On September 22 Irish artist and member of Aosdana, Micky Donnel- ly, a leading contemporary will give a talk about his work, followed by a closed workshop for artists.
Donnelly has exhibited in many countries around the world, includ- ing solo exhibitions in Germany, Ita- ly, Scotland, England, and New Zea- land, and major group exhibitions in USA, Canada, Mexico, France, Spain, Greece, Norway, Australia, and Japan.
Every Wednesday, Marie Con- nole MFA, will give tours for school groups, complete with educational material at 1.30 pm. A guided tour for the public will be available at
3pm each Wednesday, or at another time by appointment.
The Fine Art Graduate of The Bur- ren College of Art received the Spire- sart Outstanding Student in Art, an accommodation and studio residency award in 2005 and tuition fees bur- sary in 2006/07 from The Clare Arts Office, and recently The Burren Col- lege of Arts Presidents Award.
The exhibition will formally be launched by Clare FM _ presenter, Marian Egan, at 7 pm on Tuesday September 4, and runs until Septem- ber 23.