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**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 16h *

16h *

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David Parnell: I Want to Ask A Question

Roscommon Arts Centre
Circular Road
Roscommon Town

open from Friday 11 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=818836

Image: courtesy David Parnell | photo of a tree canopy, viewed from below, on a bright day; there is one main trunk coming from about a third of the way in from the left, at the bottom, and we see various criss-crossing limbs and brances, plus many, many green leaves, behind which is a white (presumably a cloud) sky towards the right, with pale blue on the left; the portrait-orientation image is surrounded by a wide white border; onto it, top right, is the phrqse “I want to ask” and bottom left in the white border we see ”a question” • “Open from Friday 11 April; Friday 16 May: launch event at 6pm Roscommon Arts Centre, in partnership with Disrupt Disability Arts Festival, is delighted to present ‘I Want To Ask A Question’, a solo exhibition by David Parnell is a recent collection of digital, rhythmic poetry by David. The artworks utilises eye gaze technology to craft original arrangements that visually compose words: the pace invites viewers to think things through with the…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 18h

18h

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon: The Map and The Mantle
The Dock
St. George's Terrace Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim

closing Saturday 12 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=806852

Image: Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon, installation view of The Map at Rua Red South Dublin Arts Centre, courtesy of the artists. | a hanging tapestry dominated by a ‘map of the world’, though this world seems to have little or nothing to do with ours – unusual shapes with an illusion of 3D edges, colourful details on each landmass, the overall shape like a mantle that someone i wearing – reinforced by the appreances of the back of head and shoulders with very long wild red (orange) hair appearing above the world; the mantle would clearly be way too big for this person; around the mantle we see what may be sorts of celestial bodies; coming out at the bottom of the mantle are bulky orange-red strands of material; the whole is clearly very wide and tall, and we see it suspended in a dark space, lit from above • “The Map by Rachel Fallon and Alice Maher was commissioned by Rua Red South Dublin Arts Centre as part of The Magdalene Series curated by Maolíosa Boyle, funded by The Arts…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 20h

20h

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Damien Flood: “As Above, So Below“
Green On Red Gallery
Spencer Dock Park Lane, Dublin 1

closing Friday 11 April

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Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=808602

Image: Damien Flood: Torn Landscape, 2024, oil on hessian, oil on raw linen, rosemary, staples 153 x 127 cm | most of the canvas is not painted, and it appears a textured warm brown-tan; painted onto it we see three shapes that are roughly flower-liie – leaves of dark green, other leaves (?) of a pale greyish-green, orange shapes, textured white paint; two pieces of other canvas – perhaps the raw linen, which is fairly dark – appear to have been stuck to the first canvas; these pieces are oddly shaped – one almost a square and somewhat centred on the image, the other fairly crumpled and attached towards the bottom right; this second piece seems to be decorated with a flower motif • “Green On Red Gallery is excited to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Damien Flood, his 7th solo show with the gallery in Dublin, followed by another solo presentation of his work this year at Art Brussels ( 24 – 27 April, 2025 ) Booth 5E-37, Brussels Expo, Halls 5 & 6, Place de la Belgique…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 22h

22h

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Stephanie Deady, Fionna Murray, Sarah O’Brien, Richard Proffitt: BOW
Limerick City Gallery
Pery Square, Limerick

opening Thursday 10 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=818816

Image: Richard Proffitt: Ranchlands, 2023 | quite a liquid approach to painting, with paint free to flow down the canvas / support; there is a sense of a landscape – maybe–trees, maybe-hills, an indication of animals; the palette is mostly in yellows, pinkish orange, and dark greys to black • “BOW is a celebration of the individual pursuit of ideas. The exhibition is interested in how art resonates, soothes, and chimes with our common experience of life and living. The show includes Limerick native, and award-winning artist Stephanie Deady. Cork based Sarah O’Brien, who works from her studio near Kinsale. Dublin based Richard Proffitt with a studio in Balbriggan, and Fionna Murray who lives and works in Galway City…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 1d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Kate McElroy: Residency & Exhibition
Triskel Arts Centre
14A Tobin Street, Cork City

open from Tuesday 8 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=818839

Image: Kate McElroy: installation shot; photo Roland Paschhoff | we are looking down an infra-red-lit dark corridor; on the left there appears to be a black wall or curtain, while to the right there are gaps in the wall / white curtains through which we se a space in darkness except for a projection onto a wall or screen; the image is hard to decipher full, but it seems to be of a landscape of water and broken remnants of tree trunks and patches of land • “Kate McElroy is a Cork-based artist whose practice spans across media, presenting a dynamic constellation of work including expanded photography, moving image, sound, spoken word and sculptural installation. The work questions the altering environment and our place within it. Kate graduated with a First Class Honours Master’s Degree in Art and Process, MTU Crawford, 2021. Since graduating she has exhibited in over twenty national and international exhibitions and co-founded the artist collective inter_site. Recent exhibitions and…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 1d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Marianne Keating: An Ciúnas / The Silence
Limerick City Gallery
Pery Square, Limerick

opening Thursday 10 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=818814

Image: Marianne Keating, An Ciúnas / The Silence, 2023. Installation view, The Showroom. Photograph: Dan Weill | in this photo we see three screens hanging in front of a mustard-orange curtain; the floor is grey, but it has a purple, curving carpet on it; the image on each screen is the same: a black-and-white photo of a protester wearing a hat, overcoat, boots (?) and a large sandwich-board which is black with three words in white non-serif capitals on it: "THE BRUTISH EMPIRE" • “Marianne Keating is a London-based Irish artist whose practice examines intersecting, overlooked narratives of Irish emigration – originally through indentured servitude – to the Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, as well as the broader legacies of British imperialism in Ireland, Jamaica, and beyond. Keating makes film installations that bring together a range of archival materials, found footage, and her own footage, text and sound. This exhibition is organised in collaboration with Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 1d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

The 1980s: a return to painting
Hillsboro Fine Art
49 Parnell Square West Dublin 1

open from Thursday 10 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=813704

Images: six works by artists in the show; all figurative (one of them of a bird), strongly expressive, mostly with corresponding coloration • “The 1980s marked a huge resurgence of figurative painting following a period when the contemporary art scene had been focused on performance and conceptual art. A new, dynamic approach to figurative painting developed almost simultaneously in a number of places including New York, Berlin’s Junge Wilde, France’s Figuration Libre and the Italian Transavanguardia of Cucchi, Chia, Clemente and Paladino. These artists’ intensity created figurative paintings from their own surroundings and experiences that appeared to be a critical examination of the tradition of painting and reflected the enormous societal and cultural shifts of the period. Many of the artists included in this exhibition are those who left a bleak Ireland of the 1980s to integrate with the vibrant contemporary art scenes of Berlin, Paris and elsewhere…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 1d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Mike Byrne: URBANESQUE
Limerick City Gallery
Pery Square, Limerick

opening Thursday 10 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=818819

Image: photo of two ceramic works; each resembles a building, the left, blue-ish one perhaps a Norman castle with parapet and a single window low in its façade; the reddish work on the right is more like an apartment block, lower, with three square window shapes on the left, one above the other • “Mike's work is a continuous exploration of form and colour. He builds soft clay slabs into shapes that express the material’s malleability, and contrast that with sharp edges and severe cuts incised into the solid block forms. The surface patina is built up using multiple layers of coloured engobes and dry glaze. Each piece is fired numerous times until the desired depth of surface colour and texture is reached. Mike commenced this body of work while on a Ceramics Residency in Berlin in October 2024, completing it in his studio in Limerick over a number months. As with all his work, these pieces are experimental, each piece a moment in a lifetime of exploration…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 4d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Connections
Luan Gallery
Athlone, Co. Westmeath

closing Sunday 6 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=805134

Image: Cristín Leach, To the Line, 2023, wooden sculpture, 6 x 6 x 6cm | a photo of a wooden cube – possibly made of pine – opened out into eight sub-cubes in a double-decker line; each side of the sub-cube has a phrase written on it – e.g., ‘to the world’, ‘hand in hand’, ‘to the floor’, ’flip’, ‘as trucks pass’, ‘where the city begins’; the ground and background are very white, with only minor shadows • “Luan Gallery is delighted to present Connections, a Cross-Border Exhibition of Contemporary Art from the OPW State Art Collection and the Northern Ireland Civil Service Collection. The exhibition explores the theme of connections—examining how artworks relate to one another through shared ideas, themes, and creative approaches. It showcases the intricate links between diverse artistic expressions, bringing together painting, photography, print, and sculpture into a cohesive and thought-provoking narrative. Featured artists: Neisha Allen, Elisabeth Banim, Alicia Boyle, Sara…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 4d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Alice Rekab: Clann Miotlantach / Mythlantics
SIRIUS
The Old Yacht Club Cobh, Co. Cork

closing Saturday 5 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=788203

Image: Alice Rekab, You Could Not Choose the Star You Were Born Under, 2022. Installation view, Museum Villa Stuck, Munich. Photograph: Jann Averwerser. Courtesy of the artist | in the photo we see three artworks leaning against a wall in front of us; there may also be two more artworks resting on the parqueted floor; light is falling on the works through a window, unseen, to the right; the walls of the room are very tall, and at cornice level there is a repeating geometrical pattern, possibly in gold paint, in a simple art-deco or art-nouveau style; each of the three artworks leaning against the wall appear to be painted on board, or possibly canvas; each is possibly two metres high, though two of them are narrow, about half as wide as they are high, and the third is even narrower; it is possible that the three panels are continuations of each other, as a sort of tree-like motif seems to join up between the panels, especially the two on the right; it is hard to make out what exactly…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 5d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

John Noel Smith: Obstacle course for a pragmatist
Hillsboro Fine Art
49 Parnell Square West Dublin 1

closing Saturday 5 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=810306

Image: John Noel Smith: Obstacle course for a pragmatist, 2024, oil on canvas, 175x 135 cm | abstract, patterned painting; the top 80% of the painting is a series of army-green horizontal lines against a near-white background – in fact, it is one line that crosses back and forth across the canvas; towards the middle of the canvas it gets a bit more curvy and wobbly, and at one point it dribbles paint downwards in multiple thin streams; the remaining 20%, at the bottom of the canvas, depicts interwoven jagged vertical and horizontal lines, each line itself being composed of five lines, from very dark blue through tan, army green and pale grey to white; all against a blue-grey background • “More information to follow.”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 5d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Gerard Byrne: The Struggle with the Angel
Kerlin Gallery
Anne's Lane South Anne Street, Dublin 2

closing Saturday 5 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=808570

Image: Gerard Byrne, M7 / Roll 32 / Exp 08, 2008 – ongoing, hand-printed silver gelatin print, edition of 3, 38.6 x 47.8 cm print size | black-and-white photo taken in the courtyard of, possibly, of a museum of modern art, probably in a French-speaking area, judging by a sign that we can see with letters ‘opolitain’; there is a modern-style in the background, a modern-style sculpture on the right side of the image, what appears to be a café area in front of the building, with some narrow tree trunks and leaves aboe, then foliage as ground cover closer to the camera, then a pool of dark water with a pale statue in classical style, probably on its side, of a curvy naked figure with upraised harms as though fearing a fall into the water.• “Kerlin Gallery is pleased to present The Struggle with the Angel, a new exhibition by Gerard Byrne. In Autumn 2008, Gerard Byrne bought a used camera from a friend for cash. For 17 years since that day, the camera (a Mamiya 7 analogue stills…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 6d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Farm Walks – Creative Showcase
The Dock
St. George's Terrace Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim

closing Saturday 5 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=806860

Image: Photo by Brian Farrell | we see a somewhat grubby right hand holding a tiny sprig of some green-leafed plant; the view is side-on at hand height; a bit closer to use we have the thumb and index finger of the out-of-focus left hand, which is gesturing; we get a glimpse of an orange sleeve on the right arm; behind, we see the midriff of a second person, who is wearing a very blue anorak; their hands are visible, meeting each other in the middle; the figure is not much in focus, and even more blurred is the background, which is of a hillocky field, probably, with signs of two or more trees no few or no leaves • “The Dock proudly presents a creative showcase of artworks, objects, research and writing by Natalia Beylis, Anna Macleod, Christine Mackey, Anna McGurn, Deirdre O’Mahony, Tara Baoth Mooney, Gerry Bohan, Edwina Guckian, and Maria McKinney, alongside video documentation of six creative Farm Walks (March—October 2024) in Leitrim and Fermanagh…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 6d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Claire Guinan: Heart and Soul, Portraits of Irish Musicians
Luan Gallery
Athlone, Co. Westmeath

closing Sunday 6 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=817129

Image: Claire Guinan: Detail of Human, Portrait of Imelda May, 2017, Oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cm | straightforward portrait, head only, of singer Imelda May, who is looking out from the canvas, but past us to our right; hoop earringhs, long dark hair, brown eyes• “Solo Exhibition by Athlone artist Claire Guinan Heart and Soul, Portraits of Irish Musicians celebrates the influential figures who have shaped Ireland’s music scene. Guinan has always felt a deep connection to music, which is reflected in her artwork. For her, music is not only a soulful experience but also an escape from the pressures of the modern world. This collection of paintings showcases Claire's pride in her Irish heritage. Claire personally met and photographed each musician, except for Phil Lynott, for whom she used reference photos provided by his mother, Philomena. Claire Guinan is an Irish contemporary multi-disciplinary artist based in the heart of Ireland. She graduated from Limerick School of Design with…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · 6d

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Debbie Godsell: Flail
Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre
Skibbereen, Co Cork

closing Saturday 5 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=805145

Image: Protestors, 2024, photograph by Roland Paschhoff, courtesy the artist and Source Arts Centre | black-and-white photo of photos (probably) pinned to a wall as three rows of five photos each; most of the photos depict a doll-like or ritual-related or goofy head; there is a photo of a furry hand right in the centre of the display; some of the heads are atop sticks; only one, bottom left, could be considered realistic, and two or three are far from discernable • “The opening event will include a Gallery Conversation between the artist Debbie Godsell and art critic, broadcaster and writer Cristín Leach. It will also include the live performance premiere of Harvesting History, a hymn-based response to Debbie Godsell's Flail, written by Cristín Leach, composed by Susan Nares and sung by the West Cork Choral Singers under the musical directorship of Susan Nares. This exhibition by Cork-based artist Debbie Godsell presents a dynamic intersection of…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · Apr 1

Apr 1

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Stuart Calvin: Stay a While
Golden Thread Gallery
23-29 Queen Street Belfast BT1 6EA

open from Thursday 3 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=817107

https://dnote.website/?dnote=stuart-calvin-stay-a-while

Image: Courtesy of the artist | this appears to be a photo of rocks, as you might find in a quarry; white-ish, and as though they may have a powdery surface; the lighting – coming from various angles – suggests that they may be in a gallery setting • “Calvin’s sculptural work explores themes of human fragility, and the search for meaning in a world marked by political turmoil, societal collapse, and environmental anxiety. His art delves into the shared experience of feeling helpless in the face of seemingly insurmountable world tragedy and reflects on reclaiming control and personal agency in the face of this chaos. Through mediums like wax, gold, plaster, metal, and light, Calvin’s practice bridges the personal and the universal, offering an immersive installation of sculpture that invites reflection and connection. His work attempts to turn darkness into a resonant exploration of hope, truth, and discovery, reflecting a collective uncertainty and the precarious nature of human…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · Apr 1

Apr 1

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Spring Group Show
Solomon Fine Art
Balfe Street, Dublin 2

open from Wednesday 2 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=815414

Clifford Collie; painting | appears to be a natural scene; the foreground, stretching up to the middle of the canvas, is quite like some of Monet’s lilies; then there is a bright area, possibly full of pale, mostly pink and yellow flowers; and behind there appears to be a barrier of tall, dark trees, with pale-blue daylight between trunks • “An exhibition of painting, sculpture and print by some of Ireland leading contemporary artists. Featuring work by Margo Banks, Jean Bardon, John Behan, Comhghall Casey, Serena Caulfield, Tom Climent, Clifford Collie, Eamon Colman, Orla de Brí, Ana Duncan, Bridget Flinn, Stephanie Hess, Carol Hodder, Bernadette Madden, Melissa O’Donnell, John Short, Cléa van der Grijn, Corban Walker, Michael Wann and many more.…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · Mar 31

Mar 31

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

URBAN PARASITE
NCAD Gallery
100 Thomas Street Dublin 8

closing Wednesday 2 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=813707

Image: what appears to be a paper version of a wormlike, reddish creature is coming through a hole, at the right side of the image, in a double-exposed black-and-white photo fo a cityscape seen from above a street; the critter casts a shadow onto the photo “Programmed as part of the NCAD Gallery Student Open Call 2025, the Gallery is delighted to present URBAN PARASITE: An exhibition of Chongquig Work Institute artists Bao Dachen, Dong Xun, and Wu Jianping curated by Yifeng Wei, NCAD School of Visual Culture PhD candidate and curator. panel discussion 19 March, NCAD Gallery Foyer, 5PM. City as Methodology with Dr Jye O’Sullivan, Yifeng Wei, and Dr Karl Whitney. All are welcome to attend, no booking required. exhibition opening & walk-through 19 March, NCAD Gallery, 6PM. Join Yifeng Wei, NCAD School of Visual Culture PhD candidate and curator of URBAN PARASITE on a walk-through of the exhibition. All are welcome to attend, no booking required…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · Mar 31

Mar 31

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Martina O’Brien: brittle record
Municipal Gallery
dlr LexIcon Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

closing Wednesday 2 April

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=801750

Image: photo that appears to have been taken looking from the outside, side-on, into an aquarium / fish tank, with the camera a bit below the level of the surface of the water; it is very unclear what is above the water, as the glass is not clear, though whatever it is is very white, against the blue background that pervades the image; below the water are critters that are possibly better kept in a nightmare; they seem to be some sort of very disturbing jellyfish – two or three of them – which are floating at surface level, but whose sting-ey thnigs hang down into the water as long spikes covered in shorter spikes; one of them seems to have a sort of claw or beak, and there is a sort of spine thing off to the right; avoid! • “Bringing together new video installations, printmaking, animation and archival material, Martina O’Brien considers the ocean as a vast, shifting archive of materials. Developed in part through engagement with marine geochemistry, marine biology and marine…”

**Dnote • best of art in Ireland** @dnoting@mastodon.ie · Mar 28

Mar 28

Dnote • best of art in Ireland @dnoting@mastodon.ie

Kian Benson Bailes: Culchie boy, I love you / Grá mo chroí thú, mo chábóigín féin
Limerick City Gallery
Pery Square, Limerick

closing Sunday 30 March

#ArtIreland #Dnote #MastoDaoine #Art #Ireland #NorthernIreland
Fuller information here: https://dnote.website?p=800064

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