EXHIBITIONS IN THE IRISH WORKHOUSE CENTRE
8 - 21 September from 11am to 5pm daily
In the Gallery at the Workhouse, in the Double Gallery, we will show the work of  six of our invited artists,
Eva O’Donovan, Mary Horan, Pauline Quigley, Wolf Lorien, Melanie Lorien and Astrid Tomrop-Hofmann. 

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
Eva O'Donovan
Eva O’Donovan is a Dublin & Wexford based contemporary artist. She works in oil on canvas and board. Her work has shifted dramatically from figurative pieces on textiles that we find in the home to a much more abstract and tumultuous view of ‘home’ due to environmental, economic and social displacement.

​www.evaodonovan.com
Wolf Lorien
Wolf Lorien has a B.A. and M.A. in Fine Art Painting and has exhibited in both Ireland and the UK. He has also produced artwork for The Department of Agriculture as well as The Irish Seed Savers and Raheen Hospital. He is a passionate representational artist and an experienced tutor. He has taught adult classes in Portumna for 25 years and now teaches full time in a busy Community Training Centre in Ennis. Wolf’s work focuses upon aspects of history, myth & folklore, both ancient and modern.
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www.wolforien.com
Mary Horan
Mary Horan is a self taught artist from Salthill, Galway who paints primarily in oils. She draws inspiration from the west coast of Ireland. Living next to the Atlantic Ocean and Connemara has undoubtedly inspired her seascapes. Mary was selected in 2017 to exhibit in the NOA National Open Art exhibition at the Barge House in London’s OXO Tower.

www.farmlanegallery.com
Melanie Lorien
Melanie Lorien is a heritage straw worker and a member of The Guild of Straw Craftsmen, acting as their Irish representative (https://www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/). She has demonstrated and taught straw work for many years to all ages and abilities. Working mostly in museums, castles, art centres, libraries, she was also part of The Heritage in Schools Scheme, run by The Heritage Council for 23 years. ‘Spirits of the Corn’ explores some of these traditional myths, using wheat, oats, mixed media and natural found objects.
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​http://cailleachscottage.com/
Straw Demo by Melanie on Saturday, 13th September @ 3.30pm. See Saturday events page for more details.
Pauline Quigley
Pauline Quigley is a dedicated award-winning glass artist. She is recognised for excellence as a bespoke glass specialist designing unique pieces for the person, the entity and the occasion to enhance life and space every day. She is equipped with 20 years’ experience delivering unique and bespoke commissions. The work she does for every client includes design consultation, sketch delivery and pre-design. From her glass design studio and shop, Pauline has designed and delivered unique art glass installations for clients overseas and nationally.

​www.pqglassdesign.ie
 Glass Demo by Pauline on Saturday, 13th September @ 12pm. See Saturday events page for more details. 
Astrid Tomrop-Hofmann
Astrid Tomrop-Hofmann is an award-winning freelance textile artist and designer from Germany, now living in Ireland. Astrid has been creating unique felt clothing, felt and silk scarves, hats, felt fashion accessories and wearable art under the name BombyxMori since 1999. In 2015, Astrid completed a three-year certificate in felting “Fit in Filz” in Oberrot, Germany and is a member of Feltmakers Ireland, the international textile group “(un) perfect 10”, the International Feltmakers Association and the Design Crafts Council of Ireland. Her predominant technique is wet felting and her felt wall art design and felt art commissions have been exhibited across the globe.

www.bombyxmoriwearableart.com
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
IN THE WAITING HALL
The Story of Ireland Famine Sketches by David Rooney
Nine of these engravings on printed panels are located in the waiting hall.
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.