Fiona Harrington, Fragile Economies, 2020 – detail. © the artist.
National Gallery of Ireland presents an exhibition of work created by contemporary artists during lockdown The National Gallery of Ireland presents ‘Lace, Paint, Hair’, an exhibition of work created by contemporary artists during lockdown. 25 July – 30 September 2020.]]>
Source: National Gallery of Ireland
Opening on 25 July 2020, the display features handmade lace by Fiona Harrington, oil paintings by Cian McLoughlin and a series of mixed media artworks by Eimear Murphy.
Artists:
Fiona Harrington is a visual artist who works with handmade lace. She studied fine art, textile design and lacemaking, and has been the recipient of multiple bursaries, awards and commissions including the National Craft Award. She has exhibited and travelled extensively to give talks and demonstrations on Irish lace.
Cian McLoughlin is a Dublin-based artist. To date, Cian’s work has been the subject of five solo shows in Dublin, and one in New York. He has featured in many group exhibitions notably at the National Gallery of Ireland, the National Portrait Gallery in London, and in the RHA Annual. In 2019 the National Gallery of Ireland purchased a self-portrait from this series for its permanent collection.
Eimear Murphy graduated from The National College of Art and Design in 2015, and was awarded the FireStation Artist’s Studios Graduate Residency and a landmark sculpture commission from Dublin Port that same year. The resulting permanent public artwork ‘Drop was unveiled in 2017. Eimear was a recipient of the Arts Council’s Next Generation Award in 2018. Several of Eimear’s works are held in the collection of the OPW.
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