Force of Nature
JUNE 26 - JULY 27 2025
This is an exhibition about the natural world in all its glory and all its beauty. The selection touches on a range of themes nested with the realm of nature such as landscape, biodiversity, the animal kingdom, and the world of plants and flowers. We have artwork which focuses on weather, climate and the elements, and some of our featured artists incorporate natural materials in the making of their work.
The natural world is important to every one of us and artists are no exception. Nature has always been a source of joy, beauty, and inspiration for the creatively inclined and the selection of work on show is a testament to the endless ways in which the artist’s imagination is fuelled by the beauty and power of nature.
In the present day, when our relationship with the environment is under greatest strain, artists have an important task to reignite our love and wonder with the nature. Our chosen artists are certainly up to the task.
Exhibiting artists include: Gemma Best, Cora Collins, Denise Cronin, Inge Van Doorslaer, Natalie Dwyer, Ava Hayes, Tom Herdman, Niamh Horgan, Serge le Belge, Rashika Milani, Subhrata Patel, and Niamh Rigby.
Gemma Best, Reborn, Pastel on pastelmat
Gemma Best, Trio of Goslings, Pastel on pastelmat
Niamh Rigby, Forest Road, oil on canvas
Ava Hayes, When the Sun Rose Again, acrylic on canvas
Ava Hayes, Plunge, acrylic on canvas
Denise Cronin, Summer Flood, acrylic paint & ink on paper
Denise Cronin, Volatile, soft pastel on card
Subhrata Patel, Sunflower Dreams, acrylic on canvas
Subhrata Patel, Bronze Queen, acrylic on canvas
Subhrata Patel, Dragonfly, acrylic on canvas
Cora Collins, Lough Hyne - Dappled Light, oil on canvas
Cora Collins, Facing West (patchwork fields), oil on canvas
Cora Collins, Morning Light on Toe Head Cliff, oil on canvas
Inge Van Doorslaer, passing through (gentle holding), screenprint & drawing on snowdon paper
Inge Van Doorslaer, rooted (come to rest), screenprint & drawing on snowdon paper
Natalie Dwyer, Aura of the Aurora, encaustic (beeswax) on coated paper
Natalie Dwyer, Bright Horizons, encaustic (beeswax) on coated paper
Natalie Dwyer, Rasberry Fields, encaustic (beeswax) on coated paper
Niamh Horgan, Stoirm, mixed media on paper
Niamh Horgan, Gurteenroe Strand, mixed media on paper
Niamh Horgan, To Sail Upon the Great Highway, acrylic on canvas
Niamh Horgan, The Lonely Sea & the Sky, acrylic on paper