Sylvia Cooke-Collis, A Pattern of Fish, 1940
I was delighted to be asked by the Butler Gallery in Kilkenny to design a series of colouring sheets for all ages, based on works from their permanent collection. A lot of these works will be on display, when they move to their new building after the lockdown. All colouring sheets can be downloaded for free from the Butler Gallery website.
‘Between You and Me’, FB AIR Program Commission, Balllsbridge, Dublin
In June I was commissioned by the Facebook Artist-in-Residence Program to make a mural for the new Facebook offices in Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland. Click photo for more images. Photography: Louis Haugh and Arcade Film.
The Space Between
The Space Between, an exhibition of new work by Paul Bokslag, Watergarden Gallery, Ladywell Street, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. Opening: Thu 26 Sep 2019 @ 19.00 Exhibition continues until 25 October. Opening Times: Tue-Fri, 9.30-16.30 http://www.paulbokslag.com
Five of my recent ink on paper works were part of In:Sight, a celebration of the arts in Callan at the wonderful Fennelly’s of Callan: one in the window and four in the snug. The work will remain in Fennelly’s until the end of July. Check out their five star coffee, breakfast and lunch.
Composition, Ink on Paper, 60x60cm, 2018
I am showing some new ink on paper works at the Mountshannon Arts Festival 31 May-10 June. I am also facilitating a monoprinting and a linoprinting workshop on Saturday 2 June.
VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Town Planners, Studio Gallery Installation
What an honour to be showing my vinyl floor and wall drawing alongside large prints of My Carlow, a graphic novel by Studio Weave and an architectural structure by Todo Por La Praxis, as part of Town Planners in the Studio Gallery at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art. A big thank you to producers Ann Mulrooney of VISUAL in Carlow and to Eilis Lavelle and Rosie Lynch of Workhouse Union for asking me and to Jon for helping with the install.
Under these Skies, Acrylic Marker on Postcard (detail), The Journeys We Make
The Journeys We Make is an exhibition at the Common Thread Café in Clonmel, featuring painting, print, photography and installation by Paul Bokslag, Martina Coady, Tony Cross, Theresia Guschlbauer, Anto Kelly, Ross Moylan, Lyn Mather, Brigid Teehan and Astrid Walsh. The exhibition will open on Tuesday 14th May @ 5pm and continue till July 14th. Opening hours Wednesday-Friday 11-5pm. It will also be part of the Clonmel Junction Festival 2013. My work Under These Skies is a series of 24 altered postcards, exploring collective and individual memories.
Between Lines
I am delighted that a large piece was selected for Between Lines, an Open Submission Drawing Show at Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow, curated by Aoife Fitzgerald. Exhibition open: 6-18 November 2012, Opening Reception: 8 November 7-9pm
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