Exhibition continues 19th July – 30th August 2025

An exhibition by artists Miriam de Búrca, Pascal Ungerer, Sally O’Dowd, Rita Duffy, and Maria Anastassiou.
Open 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Friday
11am to 4pm Saturday or by appointment
@borderbiennale2025

Exhibition continues 2 – 31 August 2025.

‘Anarchive’, curated by Ciara Corscadden Hennessy of the 126 Gallery Board of directors

Exhibiting Artists:
Amanda Hunt – Aisling Monds – Amanda Walker – Aodán McCardle – Barbara Allen – Brian Brown – Caroline Kuyper – Caroline Vesey – Catherine Canning – Ian Handschuh – David Gepp – Deborah Stockdale – Deirdre Doherty – Fiona Carlin – Frances Bermingham Berrow – Frank Boyce – Gillian Wright – Hans van Meeuwen – Heather McLaughlin – Helen Hancock – Ian Wieczorek – Jacqui Deveney-Reed – Joanne McLaughlin – John McCarron – Josephine Kelly – Karen McLaughlin – Kevin Harkin – Maeve Peoples – Martin Hughes – Mary Connors – Mary-Joyce Davis – Melissa Carton – Myriam Rommers – Nina Quigley – Noel Connor – Paul Campbell – Rikki Louise van den Berg – Seamus Gallagher – Sinéad Smyth – Sinéad Walsh – Stella Norrby – Stephen Cavanagh – Sue Morris – Susan Kyle – Una Walker – Vanessa Marsh – Veronica Buchanon – William-Alexander

Exhibition continues 19th July – 30th August 2025

An exhibition by artists Miriam de Búrca, Pascal Ungerer, Sally O’Dowd, Rita Duffy, and Maria Anastassiou.
Open 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Friday
11am to 4pm Saturday or by appointment
@borderbiennale2025

Exhibition continues 2 – 31 August 2025.

‘Anarchive’, curated by Ciara Corscadden Hennessy of the 126 Gallery Board of directors

Exhibiting Artists:
Amanda Hunt – Aisling Monds – Amanda Walker – Aodán McCardle – Barbara Allen – Brian Brown – Caroline Kuyper – Caroline Vesey – Catherine Canning – Ian Handschuh – David Gepp – Deborah Stockdale – Deirdre Doherty – Fiona Carlin – Frances Bermingham Berrow – Frank Boyce – Gillian Wright – Hans van Meeuwen – Heather McLaughlin – Helen Hancock – Ian Wieczorek – Jacqui Deveney-Reed – Joanne McLaughlin – John McCarron – Josephine Kelly – Karen McLaughlin – Kevin Harkin – Maeve Peoples – Martin Hughes – Mary Connors – Mary-Joyce Davis – Melissa Carton – Myriam Rommers – Nina Quigley – Noel Connor – Paul Campbell – Rikki Louise van den Berg – Seamus Gallagher – Sinéad Smyth – Sinéad Walsh – Stella Norrby – Stephen Cavanagh – Sue Morris – Susan Kyle – Una Walker – Vanessa Marsh – Veronica Buchanon – William-Alexander

Exhibition continues from the 11th of July to the 12th of September 2025

To quote our president Michael D. Higgins, “Padraic Reaney’s work recalls the promise and the threat of the paradox that forms the root of all culture. We are as physical beings finite but gifted or cursed with infinite imagination. The attempt at resolution of the paradox has given us art and artists.

Padraic Reaney is a prolific practitioner and has been since the start of his artistic career. His back catalogue is immense and An Gailearaí is both happy and honoured to show a selection of his oeuvre. Padriac’s practice encompasses painting, printing and sculpture and is a truly adept draughtsman.

Born in Cheathrú Rua, Co Galway in 1952, Padraic studied Fine Art at the Galway Regional Technical College, where he was taught by sculptor Oisín Kelly, and has exhibited continuously since the 1970’s. He has exhibited extensively in Ireland, Scotland and Wales and his work is in numerous public and private collections. In 2020 Padraic was invited to represent Ireland at the Intercontinental Art Exhibitions “United Nations-symbol of life, freedom and happiness”, a celebratory exhibition to mark 75 th Anniversary of the UN.

Padraic Reaney has been an active participant within the artistic activities around county Galway; he sat on the board on the Galway Arts Centre 1996 – 99, he was a founder member of Western Artists Island Connection and the Drimcong Press, he was awarded the Pádraic Mac Con Midhe Prize at the Oireachtas 1979, The Galway Arts Centre presented a mid-career retrospective 1973 – 1993 that toured to six counties, he exhibited a series of photographs based on this work of the ruined cottages in Ros an Mhíl (1979-1983) at the Galway City Museum, July-October 2008.

Padraic Reaney’s sculptures exist equally as strong along side his paintings and graphics and are held in many public and private collections. He has completed numerous public commissions, notably the Liam Ó Flaherty Commemorative Garden on Inis Mór which he designed as well as the bronze sculpture therein. In 2007 he completed the ‘Diarmaid and Grainne’ bronze piece for Lawrencetown commissioned by Galway County Council and also in 2007 he designed the Paddy Ryan Memorial Medal. In 2011 three stained glass windows, Teach Pobail Leitir Móir, Co. Galway.

Opening times :
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 11am-5pm
Wednesdays: 1pm-8pm,