T H E ARTISTS
Muriel Wray Allen
Muriel Wray Allen
Image: Setting Sail |
Born in Sligo, Muriel has lived and worked in Cavan since 1982. She studied and obtained a distinction in Fetac level 5 Art, Craft and Design, and in Ceramics and is skilled in the art of sugarcraft. Muriel has been an exhibitor and committee member of the Rianta Art group from its inception until it closed 2014. She is a member of 'The Moth Studios' in Cavan.
"For this exhibition I have included work which shows Human interaction with the nature that surrounds us. The same scenes, existing for many generations, are viewed by the human eye and are used and interpreted differently by each individual as they pass through this landscape." Email: [email protected] |
Sean Cassidy
Sean Cassidy
Image: Hungry Eye |
Sean is a native of Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan. He has been painting and exhibiting for over 35 years Acrylic with various drawing materials are his chosen medium. He is particularly concerned with Celtic imagery and creates many editions of his Celtic prints. He had a hugely successful showing of his Celtic imagery at the Arts Centre in Oulu Finland. Sean was the proud recipient of an award from Amnesty International in conjunction with Sligo Art Gallery a few years ago. His work is among private collections in Europe, USA and many other places.
Contact: 0872739580 |
Marilyn Gaffney
Marilyn Gaffney
Image: Lady Amice 16x22 cms aqueous dispersion on canvas |
Marilyn Gaffney holds an MFA from the National College of Art and Design. She received the D.O. Sullivan Medal Award in 2009 and graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in 2010 from Sligo IT.
She is the recipient of the John O'Leary Award (2010) which enabled her to pursue residencies abroad, to which she has created a network of artists groups. |
Gaffney is the founder and curator of a travelling exhibition titled ‘Landscape and Memory’ with 22 international artists work from networks she created while undertaking the John O’Leary Award. This much anticipated exhibition took place in Ireland, Iran and Canada; with other international venues pending shows.
Gaffney is an art educator and lacemaker. She is a recipient of the Bullock Lane Residency (2015) from Cavan County Council Arts Office and Cavan Arts Awards (2016/17). Her work ranges in different mediums throughout her practice, including painting, installation, drawing, collage and printmaking. Gaffney's current work for this exhibition explores the poise of historic portraits. Creating fine detailed portraits from a modern sitter that captures the essence of the Renaissance. Historic gold framing features as part of the artwork as it consummates the work as an object. Landscape is apparent within the portraits. , Website: www.marilyngaffney.blogspot.com Email. [email protected] |
Amna Kiran
Amna Kiran
Image: Self portrait |
My name is Amna Kiran and I have a Master's Degree in Related Arts from University of Punjab in Pakistan. I have lived in Cavan for the past eight years. My artwork is mostly Conceptual, Figurative and Architectural in nature. I like to paint what I feel and what to express, influenced by the circumstances surrounding me.
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The colours are also very important part of my paintings due to my rich cultural background. My artwork also amalgamated with western style of painting and yet I maintain my individual style of expression. Because of my craving to learn new things and ability to assimilate new concepts, my style continues to evolve in new dimensions. My ambition is to create art, which is respected and recognised as an inspiring work.
Website: http://www.amnakiran.com/ Email. [email protected]t |
Ann McDermott
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In the exhibition 'Human Nature' the portrait 'Girl in a yellow top' (mixed media on paper ) shows a level of concentration which is difficult to ignore.
Contact: [email protected] |
Celia Richard
Celia Richard
Image: Jessie in a Purple Hat |
Whether frail or resilient, playful or still, loving or lost, Celia’s soul searchers inhabit a sacred space, a ‘sanctuary of silence’.
Always sensitive, questioning, her work celebrates colour as well as form, flesh and blood and inner workings. In this body of work focused on mental health, life drawing and anatomy 20 odd years in the making, she uses a wide range of media to portray bodies, faces and the occasional glimpse of the soul: from pencils on paper to oil on metal, assemblage, collage to combined materials, nothing is out of bounds for this fervent explorer of hidden resources. |
.CELIA Richard is French and has been living in and around Shercock, Co Cavan since 1998. As well as exhibiting around Ireland, France and the UK, she teaches art, craft and yoga in the community and in healthcare settings. Largely self-taught, she studied Sciences of the environment and worked for a while in river conservation in Provence.
In 2010 she took part in an international art project concerned with boundaries and observation with Cavan Arts Office, spearheaded by Canadian artist S.G. Borda that showed in Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Bluewall Gallery and at the Cavan Fleadh.
She took part in a life painting showcase project with Mick O’Dea RHA and regularly exhibits in Solas Gallery, Ballinamore Co Leitrim.
She is actively involved in arts and Health, currently leading collaborative art projects in two major mental health hospitals.
Her next project involves multi-disciplinary residential courses in her home place of Champagne, northeast France.
Celia’s work is on Facebook
She can be contacted at Email: [email protected]
In 2010 she took part in an international art project concerned with boundaries and observation with Cavan Arts Office, spearheaded by Canadian artist S.G. Borda that showed in Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Bluewall Gallery and at the Cavan Fleadh.
She took part in a life painting showcase project with Mick O’Dea RHA and regularly exhibits in Solas Gallery, Ballinamore Co Leitrim.
She is actively involved in arts and Health, currently leading collaborative art projects in two major mental health hospitals.
Her next project involves multi-disciplinary residential courses in her home place of Champagne, northeast France.
Celia’s work is on Facebook
She can be contacted at Email: [email protected]
Marie Smith
Marie Smith
Image: Sheri Chiu |
Marie Smith is a Sculptor driven by a deep curiosity at the endless possibilities for figurative investigation and expression. Her work is an intense observation of the human body. Sculptures are portrayed truthfully with subtle anatomical detail and sensuous tactile mass.
Marie is a graduate of Carmarthenshire College of Technology & Art, later training as a mould-maker and wax worker in AB Fine Art Foundry London. In 2015 Marie decided to return to her native Cavan from Paris and brings with her the skills that she gained at the Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Beaux-Arts as well as other ateliers in the city. |
Website: www.mariesmith.net
Email: [email protected] |
Freda Young
Freda Young
Image: Morning shopper |
"When people see my work, I like them to feel the natural beauty of the Irish countryside".
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The Cavan Leitrim area has supplied this artist with many inspirational landscapes and images of the people and animals who inhabit it. Acrylic and Oil paints would be generally used to complete works based on sketches of charcoal and pastel.
Freda studied Art History and also Oil and Acrylic Painting. She also has undertaken many workshops with professional artists. When time permits she likes to attend portrait and life drawing sessions. The Dock Carrick On Shannon and The Moth Studio Cavan were the venues. Website: www.theblueleafstudio.com Contact: [email protected] |