2008 Exhibitions

Capturing Dreams

by Selma McCormack
New sculpture and paintings. A welcome return by this Galway born artist.
January 11th - January 31st
Opening Night

Between Dreams & Documentation

by Katarzyna Gajewska & Bill Griffin
First time out at Kennys for this young Polish painter, joined by Griffin from West Cork. Exuberant and lively figurative painters both.
February 1st - February 21st
Opening Night

The Lore of Places

by Brian Ferran HRHA HRUA
First time to The Kenny Gallery, Ferran will show a fine collection of new paintings based on Colmcille – a subject that has fascinated him since the 1960’s
February 22nd - March 13th
Opening Night

Members of Back Lane Painters

Paintings by John Dinan, Ted Jones, Tony McCarthy,
Tom Scott & Sean Tiernan
March 14th - April 3rd
Opening Night
Exhibition Note

From the Hearth

by Jim McKee
A blast of paintwork from this young Renaissance man of Co.Tyrone
April 4th - April 24th
Opening Night

Moments of Light

by John Morris
The experience of the Irish landscape and streetscape that inspire John is immediately tangible to the viewer through his spontaneous and unlaboured brush strokes.
April 25th - May 15th
Opening Night

HOARD

by Colm Brennan & by Leo Higgins
A collection of bronze sculpture from these two distinguished artists and foundrymen.
May 16th - June 5th
Opening Night

Mike Absalom - Silent Belonging

After forty years of sound and fury, Mike is drawing up plans for the next forty.
He has exchanged his guitar for a painter's easel and a printing press
- he reckons that they will make a very good vagrant's passport too.
June 6th - June 19th

Graphic Studio Dublin ...goes west

An exhibition by Members of Ireland's oldest fine-art print studio.
June 20th - July 10th

Pauline Bewick RHA Áosdana

Seven Ages

A major exhibition of new and retrospective works, many of which are available for purchase.
July 11th - July 27th

My Second Self

by Grace Cunningham
A debut exhibition of paintings of horses and dogs by this young Salthill artist.
July 28th - August 7th

GET REAL

Aspects of Representational Painting by
Mike Bernard, Sarah Davidson,
Klaus Leurer& Lorna Mooney
August 8th - August 21st

Michael Flaherty

A distinctive painter who conveys his love of the Kerry landscape with impasto and richly coloured virtuosity.
August 22nd - September 11th

Rosemary Carr

Evocative plein-air images of the changing lights, moods and colours of Connemara.
September 12th - October 2nd

Modus Operandi?

by Dean Kelly
First one man show - expressive and vigorous narrative works in mixed-media by a young Galway painter.
October 3rd - October 23rd

Kenneth Webb

55 years after he first sold a painting in Kennys, the master returns with a fine collection of paintings based on his Connemara garden.
October 24th - November 13th

Padraic Reaney

Padraic Reaney has, over the years, had much to say, and he has had invariably said it with grace and eloquence. A collection of new paintings and sculpture based on birds.
November 14th - December 4th