Exhibitions Archive 2018

17 November 2017–
24 February 2018

Until 20 January 2018 What’s the story?Irish slang, colloquial phrase, greeting– hello; what is happening; what is going on. In a post-truth age characterised by ‘alternative facts’ and ‘fake news’, it is often difficult to discern what is truly happening. In such uncertain times, separating truth from untruth has thus become central to contemporary life. […]

Until 14 May 2018 Discover alchemy, enchantment, and mystery amid our exhibition of paintings, sculpture,  and ceramics in Music, Myth, and Magic. Featuring work from our collection, including treasures from the Father John McGrath Bequest to the Crawford Art Gallery, Music, Myth, and Magic appeals to all ages to explore the world through the lens of art.

Ongoing Drawn from the Crawford Gallery's permanent collection, "The Eye of the Artist" gives an insight into how artists represent the world around them. Most of the works are watercolours or drawings, although there are also two photographs by the pioneering photographer Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879).  Over the centuries, through the study of anatomy, architecture, […]

May 2018

2 March – 1 July 2018 ‘There is no thing here but much else’ examines the important role that film has played in the sixty-year career of internationally renowned, New York-based Irish artist Brian O’Doherty (Patrick Ireland). The three-month screening series runs from 2 March-27 May 2018 in the Crawford Art Gallery. Taking its title from […]

Until 19 August 2018

22 June – 18 August 2018

13 July - 28 October, 2018 The exhibition Naked Truth: The Nude in Irish Art at the Crawford Art Gallery gathers together over 80 works to assert the existence of a rich history of the depiction of the naked and the unclothed body in the work and practice of Irish artists.   From anonymous, medieval Sheela-na-Gigs to contemporary video and […]

7 September – 25 November 2018 Vox Materia comprises a multi-part installation of sculpture and works on paper. Stemming from Maher’s consideration of a 12th Century mermaid carving, this show meditates on voice and silence. The mermaid is a hybrid creature that transgresses boundaries between human and animal, and is often associated with traumatic loss of voice.  […]