Write a commentThis week former Bessbrook artist, Roisín McGuigan is bringing her stunning new exhibitions of works, ‘Unearthing Place’ to the Carroll Gallery at Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry.
The exhibition, which consists of 21 pieces of art, opens this Thursday 4 August and will be on display during normal opening hours until Wednesday 31 August 2016.
Now based in Tralee County Kerry, Roisin McGuigan is a graduate of the National College of Art Design, and Burren College of Art. She is represented by The Paul Kane Gallery in Dublin and her work has been exhibited as part of Cork European City of Culture at The Crawford Gallery of Art. Other notable galleries who have hosted her works include The Hun Gallery, New York, Emerge Art Fair in Washington DC and the Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, Dublin.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Gillian Fitzpatrick said, “Originally from Bessbrook, we acknowledge and welcome Roisín to The Sean Hollywood Arts Centre and wish her every success with her exhibition. These works of art are truly stunning and we are delighted for them to be on display in the Newry, Mourne and Down District.”
Roisín’s work is included in 30 Years, Artists, Places which is currently touring across the country and she will also be on residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co Monaghan later this year.
For further information on the artist and her works, contact The Sean Hollywood Arts Centre on 028 3031 3180 or email arts.reception@newryandmourne.co.uk.
