St Brigid's Day London 2019 / Blog #7
Hamilton Gallery countdown to our St Brigid’s Day exhibition at 12 Star Gallery, Europe House London, is underway.
The exhibition will open to the public from January 23rd and run until February 1st, St Brigid’s Day.
In the run up to our opening night in London we bring you a daily blog with a selection of the 90 works by Irish women artists that will be shown at the exhibition.
We will include interviews and insights from the artists involved as well as other news and developments relating to events at the 12 Star Gallery in London which will occur in compliment to the exhibition.
Tonight our artists are Catherine Fanning, Miriam Doran, Eileen Ferguson and Denise Ferran.
We include the poem “Don’t Go Down That Road” by Leland Bardwell.
Catherine Fanning
Born in Wicklow, she now lives and works in Sligo. Her art practice is in the areas of Painting, Printing, Mixed Media and Social Engaged Practice. For this artwork Catherine was influenced by traditional icon painting. She used several different medium such as Collage, Ink and Acrylic in the making of this piece.
Miriam Doran: I was born in New Zealand and have been residing in Donegal for the past 20 years. Prior to that I lived in London for many years where I studied aspects Fine Art, at Chelsea School of Art. I graduated from IT Sligo last year BA merit 1 Fine Art. My art work 'On This Day' is an attempt to encapsulate the pathos of The Irish Landscape, rich in colour and texture that no doubt inspired Bardwell. Quite by chance I glanced though my neighbours window near Mullaghmore, 'there! I have it'! the energy and magic that Bardwell conveyed, indeed the joyous arrival of spring, the arch on the skyline echoes this.
From The White Beach. New And Selected Poems by Leland Bardwell. Published by Salmon Poetry