14 February – 2 May 2026
F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge, County Down
We are delighted to collaborate with F.E. McWilliam Gallery on a new exhibition of contemporary Irish art.
Constellations: Selected Work from Crawford Art Gallery brings artworks from the collection to the F.E. McWilliam Gallery in Northern Ireland.
Featuring the work of 14 artists based on the island of Ireland, Constellations highlights the depth and richness of Crawford Art Gallery’s contemporary holdings within Ireland’s National Collection.
Linked by the artists’ use of bold colour and shared themes of nature, domestic life and identity, the artworks in this exhibition range from film and photography to drawing, painting, and sculpture. Several of these were acquired by Crawford Art Gallery during the COVID-19 lockdowns as part of the Government of Ireland’s investment in visual artists and the National Collection. All made within the past 21 years, a number of these are also multi-part works and reflect key moments within their respective artists’ practices.
Constellations is the latest instalment in an ongoing cross-border relationship between F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Crawford Art Gallery, which began in 2013.
The exhibition features the work of Aideen Barry, Declan Byrne, Tom Climent, Amanda Coogan, Laura Fitzgerald, Michael Hanna, Katie Holten, Ronnie Hughes, Dragana Jurišić, Nick Miller, Isabel Nolan, Niamh Swanton, Jennifer Trouton, and Corban Walker.
Crawford Art Gallery wishes to thank Riann Coulter and the F.E. McWilliam Gallery team in realising such an energising and hopeful exhibition.
Constellations: Selected Work from Crawford Art Gallery opens from 3pm Saturday 14 February and runs until Saturday 2 May. F.E. McWilliam Gallery is open weekly, Monday-Saturday, and admission is free.
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