Liliane Tomasko, S P E L L O F T H E W O O D
Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda
2 July – 20 August 2022
For this solo exhibition, Liliane Tomasko presents two new large, frieze-like wall paintings, S P E L L and W O O D, made specifically for the unique space of Highlanes, together with a series of new smaller oil-based works on paper, a floor work entitled Magic Carpet, made of wool and fabric, from 2016, and two large works on linen from 2016 and 2018.
Guggi, A Retrospective
Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France
17 June – 24 July
Opening on Bloomsday, renowned artist Guggi celebrates CCI’s 20th birthday with a retrospective of works spanning three decades.
Jan Pleitner, Temperatures of Time
Ludgerikirche Norden, Ostfriesland Biennale, Germany
4–25 June 2022
For the inaugural Ostfriesland Biennale in Northwest Germany, Jan Pleitner presents an exhibition of nine paintings along with sculptural elements (or ‘stones’) in various sizes in a medieval church, Ludgerikirche Norden.
'Abstraction seemed a dust bowl, but Sean Scully made it bloom again'
The Washington Post
27 May 2022
Review of Sean Scully's retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Philip Kennicott for The Washington Post.
Zhou Li, Tracing Peach Blossom Spring
Pingshan Art Museum, Shenzhen, China
Opening 24 April 2022
Solo project by Zhou Li, responding to Tao Yuanming's The Peach Blossom Spring from the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Jan Pleitner, Temperatures of Time
2 April
Jan Pleitner’s new publication gives an overview of the artist’s career to date, bringing together 15 years of artworks and exhibitions.
Liliane Tomasko, Evening Wind
Edward Hopper House, Nyack, New York, USA
1 April – 24 July 2022
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center announces a new exhibition ‘Evening Wind’ by contemporary painter Liliane Tomasko.
Liam Gillick, A Max De Vos
29 March 2022
A Max De Vos is a novel by Liam Gillick.
Kathy Prendergast, Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945
The Box, Plymouth, UK
26 March – 5 June 2022
Work by Kathy Prendergast will be included in Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945, a touring exhibition starting at The Box and The Levinsky Gallery at the University of Plymouth.
Mark Francis, Re-Echo
Palazzo Collicola, Spoleto, Italy
26 March – 29 May 2022
Mark Francis’s first solo exhibition in an Italian public museum, Re-Echo presents 15 works made between 2021 and 2022.
William McKeown
Château La Coste, Aix-en-Provence, France
13 March – 1 May 2022
Château La Coste presents an exhibition of works paintings by William McKeown, curated by Jonathan Anderson and featuring a work by Kazunori Hamana.
Mark Francis
26 February 2022
Mark Francis’s new monograph collects over a decade of work by the internationally acclaimed artist.
Dorothy Cross, Crossing
16 February 2022
Crossing is a visual retrospective spanning over 35 years of work by artist Dorothy Cross, published by Dürer Editions.
Elizabeth Magill, Bringing to Light
Towner, Eastbourne, UK
12 February - 22 May 2022
Elizabeth Magill's Overhead III is included in Bringing to Light at Towner Eastbourne, curated by artist and guest curator Jananne Al-Ani.
Aleana Egan, Sampler
Void, Derry, Northern Ireland
29 January - 26 March 2022
Aleana Egan presents a solo exhibition of new sculpture and painting at VOID, Derry.
Brian Maguire, Isabel Nolan, Odysseys
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
22 January - 3 April 2022
Brian Maguire and Isabel Nolan at Crawford Art Gallery, 'Odysseys', curated by Flicka Small and Michael Waldron.
aemi & IFI present: So, what did you do today? Films selected by Isabel Nolan
Irish Film Institute, Dublin
12 January 2022
Curated by artist Isabel Nolan for aemi and coinciding with ‘Spaced Out’, Nolan’s exhibition of new rugs and paintings at Kerlin Gallery, ‘So, what did you do today?’ is a programme of short films that illuminates aspects of Nolan’s work in drawing, sculpture, tapestry and the moving image.
Sam Keogh, Rethinking Nature
Museo Madre, Naples, Italy
17 December 2021 - 2 May 2022
Sam Keogh's 'The Island' (2021) included in Rethinking Nature, curated by Kathryn Weir with associate curator Ilaria Conti at Museo Madre, Naples.
Sean Scully, Passenger
Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
16 December 2021—13 February 2022
Almost ten years after Doric, the exhibition that introduced the art of Sean Scully to Greece, the Benaki Museum presents a major retrospective of the eminent artist’s work, Passenger.
Jaki Irvine, Star (1994) and Sweettooth (1993)
aemi, online screening
10 November 2021 - January 2022
One of Ireland’s most highly regarded artists working in video installation, photography, music composition and writing, this aemi screening presentation draws attention to an early phase of Irvine’s career when she was making single channel work on analogue film. Introductory text by Gwen Burlington.
Elizabeth Magill, TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art
The Rachofsky House, Dallas, Texas
23 October 2021
We are pleased to announce Elizabeth Magill's participation in the 2021 TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Auction at The Rachofsky House, Dallas.
Aleana Egan, Feeling of Knowing
The Complex, Dublin
16 - 28 October 2021
Aleana Egan presents new site-specific work for group exhibition 'Feeling of Knowing' at The Complex, Dublin.
Paul Seawright, Beasts of Burden
Belfast Exposed Photography
7 October - 23 December 2021
Belfast Exposed presents a solo photographic exhibition ‘Beasts of Burden’ which showcases new photographic works by Paul Seawright taken in Rwanda. This insightful exhibition will be showcased as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival 2021.
Dorothy Cross, Aleana Egan, The Museum of Ancient History
UCD Classical Museum, University College Dublin
4 October - 10 December 2021
Dorothy Cross and Aleana Egan feature work in 'The Museum of Ancient History', a site-responsive exhibition that places artworks by six contemporary artists in dialogue with a collection of ancient artefacts from the Classical world.
Marcel Vidal, Wayward Eye
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin
30 September — 13 November 2021
Marcel Vidal's DEFENDER (2021) included in group exhibition 'Wayward Eye' at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios.
Isabel Nolan, We Are The Makers: Episode Three
25 September - 27 November 2021
Isabel Nolan speaks with Dónal Dineen for Episode Three of 'We Are The Makers', with particular emphasis on the making of her latest exhibition, A Delicate Bond Which is Also a Gap, at Solstice Arts Centre in Navan.
Sam Keogh, Sated Soldier, Sated Peasant, Sated Scribe
Goldsmiths CCA, London, UK
17 September –12 December 2021
Running across the basement galleries of the Goldsmiths CCA, Sam Keogh presents a performance, installation of ceramic sculptures and collaged paintings on paper, that draw on pre-modern motifs and myths of abundance.
Brian Maguire, Remains
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
17 September 2021 - 9 January 2022
'Remains', a major museum show of the 'Arizona' paintings and other recent works opens at Crawford Art Gallery, Cork. The exhibition is accompanied by a new publication.
Sam Keogh, Trouble in Outer Heaven: Portable Ops Plus
Southwark Park Galleries, London
15 September – 31 October 2021
Sam Keogh presents a new performance and work for the group show ‘Trouble In Outer Heaven: Portable Ops Plus’, which focuses on the influence and fan cultures of ‘Metal Gear Solid’, one of the most popular video game franchises of all time.
Elizabeth Magill, Unsettling Landscapes: The Art of the Eerie
St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery
11 September 2021 – 4 January 2022
Elizabeth Magill presents 'Outlying (2)' as part of the group exhibition 'Unsettling Landscapes: The Art of the Eerie' at St. Barbe Museum + Art Gallery.
Merlin James, Mixing It Up: Painting Today
Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London, UK
9 September – 12 December 2021
Merlin James will have a dedicated room of paintings in the survey of contemporary painting, ‘Mixing It Up: Painting Today' at the Hayward Gallery, London.
Liliane Tomasko, Morpheus
Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen Magdeburg, Germany
7 September 2021 - 23 January 2022
'Morpheus' brings together recent work by Liliane Tomasko at the Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen Magdeburg, Germany.
Liliane Tomasko and Sean Scully: From The Real
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, England
24 July to 10 October 2021
From The Real: Liliane Tomasko and Sean Scully is an exhibition of two painting shows in one, presenting the artists' work side by side at Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, England.
Isabel Nolan, A delicate bond which is also a gap
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
3 July – 28 August 2021
Solstice Arts Centre open a significant exhibition of work by Isabel Nolan. ‘A delicate bond which is also a gap’ ranges across a vast span of time beginning with woven images of the 40,000 year old sculpture “Löwenmensch” and concluding with an ambitious, specially commissioned tapestry depicting the disintegration of the sun. The exhibition includes new textile work, sculptures, drawings, painting and text.
Sean Scully, The Shape of Ideas
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas
20 June - 10 October 2021
Sean Scully: The Shape of Ideas, organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, features the artist’s most significant works and examines his contribution to the development of abstraction over a span of nearly five decades.
Willie Doherty, WHERE
Ulster Museum, Belfast
4 June - 12 September 2021
Willie Doherty, Where comes from Fondazione Modena Arti Visive to Ulster Museum supported by the British Council, as part of the “Being Present” UK/Italy Season 2020. The exhibition offers an overview of Doherty’s career through photographic and video works focused on the theme of borders, from the works of the 90s to a new video installation commissioned for the occasion. The exhibition is curated by Daniele De Luigi and Anne Stewart.
Jaki Irvine, ro' ro'
The Bower Gallery, London
20 May - 11 July 2021
ro’ ro’ is new work by Jaki Irvine and a companion piece to an immersive 13-channel video and sound work, Ack Ro’, showing concurrently at Frith Street Gallery, London.
Sean Scully, Eleuthera
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
11 May - 27 June 2021
Sean Scully's 'Eleuthera' series shown for the first time in Ireland at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Aleana Egan, small field
Künstlerhaus, Bremen
8 May – 29 August 2021
Aleana Egan presents 'small field', a solo exhibition at Künstlerhaus, Bremen.