EXHIBITIONS IN THE IRISH WORKHOUSE CENTRE
The Gallery at The Workhouse
8 - 22 September from 11am to 4pm daily
Official Opening: Sunday, 8 September at 5pm
ConTempo Quartet performs for Galway Music Residency's ConTempo Countywide series! 
Followed by Exhibition Opening at 6pm.
In the Gallery at the Workhouse, in the Double Gallery, we will show the work of our seven invited artists,
Nana Bradley, Dana Sorokina, Heidi Wickham, Evan Connon, Lucinda Robertson, Alison Mac Cormaic and Helen Miles.

Local artists will be welcome to display their work in the Long Gallery.

Most of the work is for sale and because our commission is modest, you will find high quality work at great prices.
INVITED ARTISTS IN THE DOUBLE GALLERY
Nana Bradley
Nana Bradley is a self-taught artist, who draws inspiration from both the local artworks and esteemed Irish artists such as Cecil Maguire and Charles Macauley. She diligently works to infuse her own artistic vision into the landscapes and characters that inspire her, occasionally blending these with the landscapes of her native Japan. Currently residing in Eyrecourt, County Galway, Nana is dedicated to pursuing a full-time career in art, sharing her unique artistic interpretations of living in this beautiful, rugged land.

​https://art4you.ie/vendor/nana-bradley/​​
Dana Sorokina
Dana Sorokina, a Latvian-born artist who has found her creative home in Dublin, delights audiences with her expressive oil paintings. Drawing inspiration from her Baltic roots and the enchanting landscapes of Ireland, Dana’s work invites viewers to immerse themselves in a world of vibrant colors and nostalgic charm. From delicate forals to whimsical depictions of vintage VW Beetles, Dana’s art exudes a timeless allure that captivates hearts and minds alike.

www.danasorokina.com
Heidi Wickham
Heidi Wickham, a visual artist based in County Sligo, completed her BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Bristol University. Heidi turned to charcoal drawing in 2004 and found a real love for the medium as well as for the subjects which she portrays. Her work has become synonymous with capturing a wide range of animals both domestic and wild. Heidi has documented endangered species such as the bee and the polar bear but is perhaps best known for one of her most loved subjects – the hare.
Heidi will give a charcoal drawing demo on Friday,
​13th Sept at 3pm at the gallery

www.heidiwickham.com
Lucinda Robertson
Lucinda Robertson studied glass making at Orrefors Glasskolan in Sweden - after specialising in glass at the National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland. Lucinda worked for various glass studios in Denmark and Sweden, before returning to Ireland and setting up her brand Cinders Glass, which is a range of contemporary studio art glass. The work is characterised by simple forms with coloured detail, utilising the transparent characteristic of the material. The Glass is free formed which gives it a soulful/organic character, as Lucinda doesn’t work with moulds but blows the glass thinly, making simple forms with minimal frills.

https://www.facebook.com/p/Cinders-Glass
Evan Connon
Evan Connon is a stained glass artist, master glass painter and a master stained glass cartoon artist, trained by the Earley Studios Dublin. After gaining more experience working in other studios, Evan set up his own Stained-Glass Studio in 2004. He is passionate about the conservation and restoration of historic stained glass as well as creating stained glass in the traditional Irish style but adding his own artistic concept of emotion and thoughts from poetry and music to influence movement in stained glass.

www.connonstainedglass.ie
Alison Mac Cormaic
Alison Mac Cormaic works in the medium of mosaic and as an arts educator in schools and community settings. She has completed various public art commissions, primarily in mosaic. Her mosaic practice centres on drawing from life, colour harmonies and working with Mexican smalti. She translates her drawn images into painterly mosaics, which last forever in handmade glass. Alison will be running a mosaic workshop during the shorelines festival.

​www.alisonmaccormaic.com
Helen Miles
Helen Miles is a classically trained mosaic artist based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her materials include unglazed porcelain and smalti as well as found or repurposed objects. Inspiration is taken from ancient mosaics of the Mediterranean basin and the everyday. Her aim is to preserve the simplicity and directness of early mosaics while producing works which suit the way we live now. 

www.helenmilesmosaics.org
IN THE GIRLS' SCHOOLROOM
Dark Shadows by Kieran Tuohy
Each piece, carved in the medium of bog oak immortalizes the stories of our famine ancestors. From ‘The Line for Soup’ to the ‘Gates of the Poorhouse’, the story of the workhouse and the history of the famine emanates from each face, hand, and bone.

Abandoning the normal bogwood sculpturing techniques of bringing out the natural forms in the wood into apparent objects, Kieran unearths his own images from the wood. He is unique in that he creates his own shapes and uses many subtly different textures to achieve the finish he wants, using the natural flaws in the wood to great effect.

www.irishworkhousecentre.ie/dark-shadows
LOCAL ARTISTS IN THE LONG GALLERY
This exhibition gives local and visiting artists a unique opportunity to exhibit and sell work in the Long Gallery.