CURRENT EXHIBITION

Market Gallery is once again delighted to present the Sample-Studios Annual Members Exhibition. Originally on display at the Lord Mayor’s Pavillion in Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork, this exciting selection has come on tour to Market Gallery and will remain on show until October 11th. Featuring work from 45 Sample-Studios Members, this exhibition is an excellent showcase of the richness and diversity of work being produced by their growing community of artists.

Exhibiting artists include: Emmet Brickley, Joy Kavanagh, Anna Moloney, Aoife Nolan, Kieran Murphy, Aoife Clifford, Lisa O’Sullivan, Leah Murphy, Grace Haynes, Amna Walayat, Caroline Murtagh, Patricia Bevan, Montserrat Benet Morella, Sinéad Barrett, Jacqueline O’Driscoll, Ben Reilly, Mags Geaney, Annette O’Herlihy, Art van Leeuwen, Ailbhe Reilly-Tuite, Etaoin Melville, Siobhán Gillies, John MacMonagle, Harry Moore, Deirdre Morgan, Siobhán Collins, Mari Rolin, Catherine Callanan, Oonagh Latchford, Cass DuCharme, Claire O’Reilly, Dearbhail Connon, Éadaoin Glynn, Barry Mayfield, Leslie Allen Spillane, Fiona Boniwell, Lucy Hyland, Olivia Golden, Sarah Ruttle, Ava Hayes, Joan Hickson, Marion Gilroy, Dee Hurley, Jennifer O’Connor, and Myfanwy Frost-Jones.

About Sample-Studios

Sample-Studios is Ireland’s largest artist studios. They are based in Churchfield, Cork City and have a membership of over 200 artists. Sample-Studios launch, support, and sustain creative careers through high quality and affordable studio space, professional development training, residencies and exhibition opportunities. Since their formation in 2011, they have helped to nurture the artistic and cultural vibrancy in Cork and the surrounding region. Market Gallery is delighted to partner with Sample-Studios once again to host their annual members exhibition.

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

Many of our Market Gallery exhibitions are assembled through open call, and Layers of the Land has been our most popular to date with submissions from artists across the country. The sheer level of interest and enthusiasm shows that the theme is deeply resonant for artists, especially in Ireland. The land is part of our life and our history and is, or course, deeply embedded in our cultural memory. For artists, it is a frequent and endless source of inspiration.

We chose 20 artists for this exhibition representing a wide variety of responses to the subject. As one would expect, there are many landscape images executed across a wide variety of styles and media. There are artworks which focus on nature and on the wildness of our landscape, and others which delve into the deep history it contains. Some images depict journeys, while others emulate the structure and physicality of our terrain. Some artworks even use the materials of the land itself.

We are delighted to present a diverse selection of artworks, brimming with creativity and stemming from our deeply shared connection with the land.

Exhibiting artists include: Aaron Mornoney, Brenda Kennelly, Helen Ahern, Matt O’Donovan, Miriam O’Connor, Natalie Dwyer, Oskana Lebedieva, Paula Hynes, Philip Murphy, Rachel Burke, Carol Healy, Claire Bunbury, Eddie Brannigan, Emilija Mezele, Margaret Mohally, Marie McInerney, Natasha O’Shea, Patricia Bevan, Mary O’Mahony, and Andrew Small.