16 November to 3 December 2016 | Opening: 12 November , 7pm
Townhall Cavan Arts Space, Townhall St, Co. Cavan
‘In my father’s house there are many rooms’ an exhibition by Michelle Boyle at Townhall Cavan Arts Space.
Michelle Boyle is a visual artist based in Garryross, Virginia where she works between her studio beside the family home and the Blackchurch studios in Dublin. Boyle works in both oil and watercolours and her exhibition ‘In my father’s house there are many rooms’ is her first solo show in Cavan. This show forms the basis of a developing body of work that draws on issues around love and loss. The work touches on things remembered and re-imagined from the artist’s childhood as well as more recent themes that arose during a Residency in India earlier this year where her natural father is from.
Alongside the personal works she will be showing an ongoing series of small paintings on wood called ‘Incidental Icons’. These are painted from newspaper images of anonymous people caught up in war or conflict. It is the artists attempt to spend time with, and consider, these people whose nameless faces pass through our lives relentlessly every-day.
The artist will do 3 Artist’s Talks during the exhibition, contact Townhall Cavan Arts Space for details.
Gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm
T: 049 436 5441
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