Emerging Artists
Michael Rowley,
Carly McNulty
Sunday 7th to Tuesday 22nd December 2003
Riverbank Arts Centre
Michael Rowley and Carly McNulty will be the next two artists to be
featured at the Riverbank Arts Centre for the month of December. The
exhibition, will be officially opened on Sunday 7th December at 3.00pm.
Michael Rowley’s work will be on show in the Upper Gallery and
Carly McNulty will be exhibiting in the McKenna Gallery.
Michael Rowley studied at the then Regional Technical College in Sligo
before attending the Crawford College of Art & Design from 1996 to
1997 where he graduated with a Degree in Fine Art Painting. He subsequently
studied at the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff, graduating with
a Master of Fine Art, Painting. Michael is a member of the Association
of Kildare Artists.
Michael is a native of the Curragh in Co Kildare and the broad horizons
of his local landscape are very evident in the rich impasto of his works
in oil. However, he also spent time as a merchant seaman, and this experience
also influenced the subject matter and style of his works. The subtle
demarcations between the blues and greys of the sea and the sky are masterfully
depicted, in tandem with the varying moods of the ocean.
Carly McNulty studied in the University of the West of England, prior
to undertaking a BA in Fine Art at the NCAD in Dublin. She has recently
graduated from an MA course in Fine Art, also at the NCAD and her MA
show was exhibited in the Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, earlier
this year.
The McKenna Gallery exhibits one body of work composed of numerous small
panels with ink drawings, as well as one large figurative piece painted
with ink directly on to the wall of the gallery, transforming the space
into a very unique experience. The viewer is left to decide the sequence
of events signified by the individual panels, to create a sequence of
events, patterns and possible outcomes. Carly prefers not to explain
her own intentions in her work, but rather to challenge the viewer to
devise their own narrative.
The exhibition will be open to the public from Monday 10th until Tuesday
22nd December 2003, and will be on view in both galleries.
Gallery opening hours are Monday to Saturday 10am to 1pm, and 2pm to
5pm.
For further information, please contact Gráinne Dunne or Catríona
Fallon on 045 448314/5.
Riverbanks Arts Centre, Main Street, Newbridge, Co Kildare
e-mail artscentre@riverbank.ie
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