THE
BARBARA STANLEY GALLERY
IRISH CONTEMPORARY ART

Welcome to our Autumn Newsletter!

As the weather cools down after a really lovely summer, here at the Gallery we are warming up for what promises to be an exciting season. Along with updates from our artists and details of future exhibitions and events, we hope you enjoy this newsletter and we look forward to seeing you all at the gallery soon.

Forthcoming Exhibitions

Harvest Symphony
October 14^th – November 12^th

Trevor Geoghegan Paddy Lennon James May

Autumn is a time of reflection and change and this October, we are delighted to present a ‘harvest’ of new work from some of our top artists and to introduce you to the work of James May.

Through pensive landscapes and rich still life compositions by Trevor Geoghegan and the ever-changing mood in Cloe Cloherty’s large-scale canvases, the season truly comes alive; the warm breathe of Paddy Lennon’s horses, almost palpable in the crisp air. The exhibition also includes Lisa Ballard and Lucy Doyle with works in oil, acrylic and charcoal. http://www.irishartinlondon.com/current.htm

Irish Contemporary Christmas Show
November 2010

Kathleen Standen Rockpool Large & Small

Incorporating a selection of artists working in different media, our Christmas show promises to launch the festive season in style. Ceramics, Glass, Paintings and Sculptures by both established and emerging artists ensure that every taste and budget is catered for. We hope you can join us for a nice glass a mulled wine on the opening night!
http://www.irishartinlondon.com/future.htm

Artist News

Joseph Sloan

Joseph Sloan Island

During his recent visit to the gallery, we were delighted to hear of Joseph Sloan’s successful retrospective exhibition as part of Kilkenny Arts Week. The exhibition was held in the Garden Suite of the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel and included some forty sculptures, from the miniature to the very large, both indoor and outdoor pieces, spanning a career of more than 30 years. Born in 1940 in Warrenport, Co Down, Sloan is a self-taught artist who began his career in professional theatre before moving into the visual arts. In his work, he endeavours to push the boundaries of sculpture by exploring different techniques and working with figurative imagery.” Art happens in the mind’s eye, but then it has to be created”. Joe’s latest work at the gallery is innovative; Island, standing strong in wood, steel and stone while Icarus, a small delicate piece cast in bronze, brings to life the story of the boy who flew too close to the sun.

http://www.irishartinlondon.com/Joseph%20Sloan/available.htm

Cormac O’Leary

Erie Canal Project

Cormac O’Leary has recently returned from the United States, where he participated in a residency as part of the ReInspired: An Artistic Navigation of the Erie Canal project. The Erie Canal was first proposed in 1808, a canal connecting the Erie Lake in the West with the Hudson River in the East. America’s first major civil engineering project, it was often referred to as the eighth wonder of the world when it was completed in 1825 by an army of surveyors, engineers, workmen and visionary leaders. Cormac was invited to represent Ireland, the homeland of many of the workmen on the project. “ReInspired” is a record, through the eyes of a collection of international artists, of the canal’s journey from lake to river. The exhibition was unveiled at the World Canal Conference in Rochester before moving to the Renesselaer Polytech Institute in Troy, New York. It will travel to the Italian Cultural Institute in New York in December.

http://www.canal-reinspired.com/index.html
http://www.irishartinlondon.com/Cormac%20O%27%20Leary/available.htm

Introducing

It is always lovely to welcome new artists to the gallery and this season we would like to introduce you to the work of John Gannon and Victor Richardson.

John Gannon

Floor Exercise II

John Gannon has worked at the Dublin Art Foundry, the first art foundry in Ireland, since 1973. In 1986, along with two other artists, he became owner / director. John turned to sculpting having mastered the technical processes involved in preparing, moulding, casting and finishing the work of the artists who used the foundry services. His work portrays the fluidity of the human form highlighted by reflection and balance. Art, to John, is a lifetime experience, “One cannot just dip ones little toe into the water but rather be fully immersed”
http://www.irishartinlondon.com/John%20Gannon/available.htm

Victor Richardson

Willows

Victor Richardson was born in Belfast in 1952. He moved to Cork in 1974 and has worked as a professional painter since 1980, exhibiting widely in Ireland, Britain and the U.S.A. “I have always been drawn to the possibilities of light, texture, colour and design afforded by trees and water, often the raw materials of my landscapes. Over the years, I have developed my own distinctive approach to landscape, interpreting it in the impressionist spirit but with a modern style. My world is not as it truly is, but how it ought to be. Perhaps I try to speak not so much to the mind, but to the heart, for surely reflection and beauty have more to do with sensitivity than with intelligence."
http://www.irishartinlondon.com/Victor%20Richardson/available.htm