Renowned Irish Artist Returns to Belfast for Summer Exhibition at ArtisAnn.org
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Renowned Irish Artist Returns to Belfast for Summer Exhibition
Studio Miscellany - An Exhibition by Diarmuid Delargy RUA RE
ArtisAnn Gallery, 70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AE
Late Night Opening: WED 1st July from 6 to 8pm
Wed 1st July to Sat 29th August
(Gallery Closed Wed 15th – Sat 19th July)
Wed – Sat: 11am to 5.30pm
Diarmuid Delargy is an internationally recognised painter, print-maker and sculptor.
He is renowned for his paintings of fish and sharks inspired from the Atlantic coast close to his studio in Sligo. His paintings are a personal commentary on the changing nature of the coast.
Over the past thirty years he has produced a body of work on the theme 'Art and Extinction' and more specifically the 'Shark Series' which relates to this broader theme.
“My interests don’t necessarily lie just in painting, I’ve had protracted spells of making prints, particularly etching and lithography. This experience has certainly affected my painting.”
Diarmuid has worked with the late Samuel Beckett from whom he received written permission to make a large suite of prints. He has also collaborated with the Irish poets; Ciaran Carson and the Oxford chair for poetry Paul Muldoon on a handmade book in New York.
He was born in Belfast in 1958. He graduated in 1981 from the University of Ulster and later completed his post-graduate MA studies at the Slade School of Art in London. He is a member of Aosdana, the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, London and the Royal Ulster Academy. He taught painting and print at the College of Art Belfast and Atlantic Technical University Galway.
He has exhibited widely, including in Las Vegas, New York, San Francisco, Paris and Berlin. He has been awarded the Gold Medal at the European Large Format Print Exhibition, Dublin (1991).
This exhibition is part of EastSide Arts Festival and Fleadh Fringe Festival.
All artworks are available to buy.
You can also buy art from this exhibition through the Own Art scheme which gives you an interest-free loan over 10 months (and you still get to take the art home immediately the exhibition ends).
ArtisAnn Gallery, 70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AE
Wed – Sat: 11am to 5.30pm
Ends
Contacts
For further information please contact Ann or Ken
Ann: 077 263 263 90
Ken: 079 053 395 69
Email: ma...@artisann.org
ArtisAnn Gallery
70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AE
Gallery Opening Hours
Wed – Sat: 11am to 5.30pm
Notes to Editors
The ArtisAnn Gallery
The ArtisAnn is a contemporary art gallery situated on Bloomfield Avenue in East Belfast. It showcases the work of both emerging and established artists, many of the latter members of the prestigious Royal Ulster Academy of Arts (RUA).
The gallery occupies two floors, with a range of selected artists on the ground floor and monthly themed shows in the exhibition space on the first floor.
Ann and Ken welcome visitors to call in and appreciate the art works in an accessible, friendly and fuss-free environment. The ground floor is wheel-chair accessible, there is parking directly outside, and all major credit cards are accepted.
Ann and Ken Bartley
Ann McVeigh and Ken Bartley, who own the gallery, are no strangers to the art world, having been involved in the scene for over twenty years, during which time they have curated a wide range of exhibitions, including ‘Young Female Artists from NI ‘ exhibition in London, ‘Hands of History + 20’ which was shown at the Victoria Gallery & Museum, Liverpool, and as part of the Good Friday commemorations in Belfast. Ann and Ken have also organised shows at the EastSide Gallery, ArtTank, the LinenHall, the Golden Thread Gallery as well as organising other events, and exhibiting their own work.
Focusing mainly on photography, Ann and Ken have been invited to show at the Naughton Gallery at Queen's, the Assembly Rooms, Catalyst Arts, Queen Street Studios, Tate Modern and Tate Britain, the latter two as part of a larger, collaborative work, and a solo show at Framewerk. They have also successfully submitted works to the Royal Ulster Academy's annual show.
After completing her Phd, Ann worked for the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, where she wrote the guide to Art and the Archives. She has published widely in academic journals and in popular books and magazines. She also established the successful Belfast Unbound events company, which ran events across Northern Ireland for many years.
Ken worked for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for almost two decades. He also organised a range of music events in Belfast, including events at Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, the American Jazz Musician, Roy Ayers, at the Empire and the contemporary electronic musician, Scanner, at the Belfast International Arts Festival. He is joint author of an Atlas of Medieval England, published by Manchester University Press. He was a member of the Research Advisory Committee of the Arts for Reconciliation project, run by the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool. He was also previously Chair of the Digital Arts Studios and a committee member of the Belfast Visual Arts Forum. He is currently writing a history of the artistic residencies at the Curfew Tower in Cushendall during Bill Drummond’s ownership of it.
Ann McVeigh and Ken Bartley
ArtisAnn Gallery
70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AE
Ann 07726326390/Ken 07905339569
Opening Hours
Wed – Sat: 11am – 5.30pm
Late night opening: First Wednesday until 8pm.
