NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS - ARCHIVES – OLIVIER CORNET GALLERY
2018
Friday 28th December 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to read in The Irish Times that Conrad Frankel's show 'Road Trip', which took place at the gallery in September this year, is listed in Aidan Dunne's round up of his favourite art exhibitions of 2018.
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Friday 14th December 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that two paintings by the Irish poet and artist Paula Meehan (Monto Karma III and Monto Karma IV) which we exhibited as part of our Bloomsday 2018 show 'Drawing on Joyce', have just joined the collection of MoLI, the Museum of Literature Ireland. Last year, 'An Piarsach', Eoin Mac Lochlainn's painting of his great grand uncle Patrick Pearse, joined the permanent collection of the Pearse Museum in Rathfarnham and back in 2016, Yanny Petters's 'Teasel for finches, November', joined the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, in Kew Gardens, London. It is always a great honour for our gallery when works by the artists we work with, join museum collections and therefore remain available to the public.
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Sunday 25th November 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that 'Somewhere between perception and reality', our Winter group show first presented at the VUE Art Fair in November 2018 will open at the gallery on 9th December and will run till 17th February.
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Sunday 21st October 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that gallery artist Claire Halpin has just been shortlisted for the Savills Prize 2018. The overall winner will be announced at the opening of VUE Art Fair, RHA Dublin, on Thursday 1st November. This year the gallery will present a themed group show entitled 'Somewhere between perception and reality'.
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Tuesday 9th October 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that 'Deireadh Fómhair', Eoin Mac Lochlainn's new solo show, will be opened on Sunday 21st October by Paddy Woodworth, author of ‘Our Once and Future Planet: Restoring the World in the Climate Change Century’.
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Sunday 9th September 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that singer Fia Rua (Eoghan Burke) will perform at the gallery at 8pm on Culture Night (Friday, 21 September 2018). The gallery will be open from 11am to 10pm that day and visitors will be able to see our current show: 'Road Trip' by gallery artist Conrad Frankel. Our browse area which contains over 200 works of art by our other artists will also be open to the public.
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Sunday 2nd September 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that 'Road Trip', a solo exhibition of new work by gallery artist Conrad Frankel, will open at the gallery at 3pm on Sunday 16th September
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Friday 10th August 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to share the great news that LEYHO's 'Chiens Bleus, Chiens Gris' exhibition has been reviewed by the Irish Times art critic Aidan Dunne as well as Robert Fisk, the Middle-East correspondent of The Independent in the UK:
'Battlefield photos provide ammunition for drawings of first World War' by Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, Tuesday, 31st July 2018)
'On the anniversary of the end of the First World War, even photographs cannot speak of our true history', by Robert Fisk,The UK Independent, Thursday 9th August 2018.
Robert Fisk's review was also published in the i-Newspaper in the UK and in tthe Dawn newspaper in Pakistan.
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Wednesday 4th July 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that 'Chiens Bleus, Chiens Gris, a comic book and exhibition about the life and death of Francis Régeard during World War I by his great grand nephew LEYHO, will launch on 19th July. Guest speaker: Jessica Peel-Yates, Manager of the James Joyce Centre Dublin. The exhibition also features WWI photography by Olivier Cornet's own great grand uncle François Bost and a series of photo intaglios by Robert Rusell, from Bost's original photographs.
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Wednesday 5th June 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that 'Drawing on Joyce', a group show featuring new work by gallery artist Eoin Mac Lochlainn and invited artists Nickie Hayden, Maser, Paula Meehan and Robert Russell, will be opened on 10th June with Theo Dorgan as guest speaker. The exhibition, which runs till 15th of July, is part of the main programme of the James Joyce Centre's 2018 Bloomsday Festival.
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Wednesday 23rd May 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that we have just been awarded a 2018 Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor, an award "based on the consistently great reviews earned on the world's largest travel site". The galery would like to thank all our artists, visitors and supporters.
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Wednesday 4th April 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that 'Striae', a two-person exhibition of work by gallery artist Hugh Cummins & AGA member Sheila Naughton will be opened on Sunday 6th May, 3pm by Dr Hugh Maguire, Cultural Heritage Advisor and former Director of the Hunt Museum in Limerick.
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Monday 19th March 2018
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce the launch of 'The Knack....And How to Get It!', a group show or rather a mini series of exhibitions curated in collaboration with budding curators and members of the general public. Runs from 29th March to 29th March2018. 2017
Monday 18th December 2017
Many thanks to the art critic Aidan Dunne for the review of '2°C', our group show on climate change, which appeared in The Irish Times (The Ticket, The Take, Critic's Choice, page 20) on Saturday 16th December 2017. The article was also published in the online version of the newspaper: 'The best art exhibitions this week – from 2°C in Dublin to Outposts in Cork' a few days earlier. The gallery is closed from 18th December to 5th January 2018. The show will resume on Saturday, 6th January. Wishing all our supporters a very happy festive season.
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Sunday 19th November 2017
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that '2° C', an artists' response to climate change, curated by Olivier Cornet with the support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland will be officially launched at the gallery on Sunday 17th December 2017. Guest speaker: Dr Jonathan Derham BSc, PhD, MA(Mgt), Programme Manager, Evidence & Assessment Programme, Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA), Ireland.
First Presented at VUE Contemporary Art Fair in early November, the show feaures work by 15 artists:
ANNIKA BERGLUND, HUGH CUMMINS, JOHN FITZSIMONS, JORDI FORNIES, CLAIRE HALPIN, EOIN MAC LOCHLAINN, MIRIAM MCCONNON, YANNY PETTERS, KELLY RATCHFORD, FREDA RUPP, AISLING CONROY, DAVID FOX, PAUL JAMES KEARNEY, SHEILA NAUGHTON, and VICKY SMITH. The exhibition will run until the 28th of February 2018
Click here to see a selection of the works on the Olivier Cornet Gallery Facebook page.
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Tuesday 7th November 2017
Jordi Fornies' long-awaited exhibition The Permanent Side will open at 6 PM (instead of 3 PM) on Sunday 12 November 2017
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Monday, 6th November 2017
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to see that Apollo, The International Art Magazine, has just mentioned the donation of Gerald Davis's painting 'It's Fireworks' to the James Joyce Centre in Dublin. It was an honour for Olivier to have facilited this donation by Gerald's family in collaboration with Mark Traynor the then director of the James Joyce Centre. Click here to see the article from the November issue of the magazine (section 'Acquisitions of the month: October 2017').
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Monday 11th September 2017
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that Miriam McConnon's first solo exhibition with the gallery will open on Sunday 15th October 2017. Click here to see the work presented in this long-awaited exhibition titled 'In Life's Pocket.
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Thursday 17th August 2017
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that Poetry Ireland Review issue 122 is out and it includes images of artworks by 6 of our artists: Brad Gray, Claire Halpin, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Miriam McConnon, Yanny Petters, and Kelly Ratchford whose beautiful 'Dressed for success' appears on the cover page. We have a few copies of issue 122 for sale at the gallery.
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Monday 7th August 2017
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that 'Concerning the Other', a collaborative art project, will be opened by RHA Director Patrick T. Murphy on Sunday, 10th September, 3pm. The creative part of the project took place over ten weeks during the summer of 2017. It involved ten contemporary artists working together on one hundred pieces of art, to promote diversity and concern for minorities in these days of mounting racism and intolerance.
The artists involved were: James Hanley R.H.A, Brian Fay, Claire Halpin, Joanna Kidney, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Gail Ritchie, Miriam McConnon, Kate Murphy, Ben Readman and Susanne Wawra. The project was curated by Olivier Cornet, Claire Halpin and Eoin Mac Lochlainn.
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Monday 26th June 2017
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that 'The Meeting', a show curated with Laois Arts Officer Muireann Ní Chonaill, will open at Laois Arthouse in Stradbally on Saturday 1st July, 1pm. The exhibition features work by 4 artists Muireann and Olivier met at VAI's Speed curating at IMMA last year: David Fox, Aileen Hamilton, Darina Meagher and Vicky Smith.
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Monday 5th June 2017
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce a special exhibition for Bloomsday 2017: 'There is a touch of the artist about old Bloom'. See all the information here
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Monday 1st May 2017
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that 'Things are going to slide', a two-person exhibition of new work by gallery artists Mark Doherty and Kelly Ratchford will be opened on Thursday 11th May, 7pm by Kieron J. Walsh, Film Director and Producer, Blinder Films.
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Monday 10th March 2017
The Olivier Cornet is delighted to announce that 'Projections', John Fitzsimons's long-awaited solo exhibition will launch on Sunday 19th March, 3pm, at the gallery on 3 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1.
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Monday 6th March 2017
The Olivier Cornet is delighted to announce that 'Silent Stories', a two-person exhibition of paintings by gallery artists Miriam McConnon and Eoin Mac Lochlainn will open at the Belltable, Limerick on Saturday 11th March (3pm). Guest speaker: cultural producer and arts manager Monica Spencer.
The show will run there until 7th April.
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Tuesday 21st February 2017
The Olivier Cornet is delighted to announce that gallery artist Yanny Petters was awarded a Merit at the Golden Fleece Award 2017. Gallery artist Eoin Mac Lochlainn won the Golden Fleece in 2008.
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Friday 17th February 2017
The Olivier Cornet is delighted to announce that Hugh Cummins's work 'Maternal Care' (which was part of our show Hopscotch at VUE Art Fair 2015 where it was acquired by the OPW) features in the current OPW/Dof touring exhibition IAWATST. See the Irish Times photograph taken at the opening of the show at the LAB.
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Tuesday 24th January 2017
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that Aisling Conroy's solo show Bardo will be opened by visual artist Pauline Cummins on Sunday, 5th February 2017, 3pm.
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2016
Sunday 18th December 2016 - Opening times during the holiday season
The gallery is open today till 6pm, then exceptionally on Monday 19 December from 12 noon to 6pm. We are also open on Tuesday 20th December 11am to 6pm. The gallery is closed from the 21st of December to the 6th of January 2017. Our group show 'Elevation will resume on Saturday 7th January 2017 and continues till the 29th of January.
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Monday 21st November 2016 - 'Elevation', Christmas/Winter Group show
Our beautiful group show inspired by Charles Baudelaire poem Elévation and presented first in early November at Vue 2016, Ireland's National Contemporary Art Fair (RHA Dublin) will open at the gallery on Sunday 18 December, 3 pm. All welcome.
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Monday 31st October 2016 - The OCG is open on Hallowe’en!
The gallery is open today (12 noon to 5pm). Come and see Yanny Petters's show and find out about our themed exhibition for Vue 2016 (RHA) next week.
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Thursday 27th October 2016
The Olivier Cornert Gallery is very pleased to announce that Adrienne Symes's solo show 'Seeds of life' will be opened at the gallery on Sunday 13th November by Dr John A. McCullen, Landscape Horticulturist and Historian, Former Park Supt. Phoenix Park and retired Chief Park Supt. Historic Properties with the Office of Public Works.
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Friday 14th October 2016
The Olivier Cornert Gallery is delighted to announce that that Yanny Petters's 'Teasel for finches, November' which is part of the artist's current show at the gallery will join the prestigious art collection of Dr Shirley Sherwood at the Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew, London. The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art is the first gallery in the world dedicated solely to botanical art.
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Olivier will conduct a special 'In conversation with' Yanny Petters at the gallery on Sunday 30th October, 3pm. All welcome. The conversation will revolve around the technique of 'Verre Eglomisé' and other aspects of the artist's work.
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Monday 26th September 2016
Yanny Petters's new solo show “Come with me, I’ll show you something beautiful / Komm mit mir, Ich zeig' Dir ‘was Schönes” opens on Sunday 9 October, 3pm. Guest speaker Fionnuala Fallon, author, gardening correspondent and designer
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Monday 5th September 2016
GLOMAR RESPONSE, Claire Halpin's first solo show at the Olivier Cornet Gallery, opens on Sunday, 11th September, 3pm. Guest speaker: Brian Fay, artist and head of Fine Art DIT.
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Monday 20th June 2016
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that our summer group show Republic will be opened by Eamon Ryan TD on Sunday 10th July. The show co-curated by Eoin Mac Lochlainn and Olivier Cornet runs till 31st August. Watch Eoin Mac Lochlainn's short film of the exhibition.
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Monday, 6th June 2016
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to host a special show titled 'Portrait of Gerald Davis as an artist', an exhibition celebrating the work of the painter who left us in 2005. Opening on Bloomsday, Thursday 16th June 2016, 7pm with guest speaker Jon Kenny. All welcome.
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Wednesday 25th May 2016
Following the great success of the opening of Jordi Fornies's show Constellations, a special reception/talk with the artist, will take place at the gallery on Sunday, 5th June, 3pm. All welcome
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Wednesday, 12th May 2016
Gallery artist Miriam McConnon exhibits at the Apocalypse Gallery in Nicosia (Cyprus) from May 27 to June 11. The show is titled 'Domestic landscapes'. All details here. The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that the artist's solo show with her Dublin gallery will take place in 2017.
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Wednesday, 5th May 2016
'Constellations', the new show by gallery artist Jordi Forniés will launch on Sunday, 22nd May, 3pm. Come and join as the gallery owner will also celebrate his half-a-century birthday on that day. The artist, currently based in Singapore, will join us at a later date in June for a special 'In conversation with'. Date to be confirmed.
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Monday, 25th April 2016
Gallery Artist Miriam McConnon creates Common Ground between Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot Communities in Cyprus. See Press release here.
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Sunday, 7th February 2016
The Olivier Cornet gallery is delighted to announce that visual artists Claire Halpin, Miriam McConnon and Freda Rupp have joined the gallery. An exhibition titled 'Effleurements' will open at the gallery on Sunday 13 March to showcase the work of each of these artists.
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2015
Monday 21st December 2015
Our Winter group show 'Hopscotch' (which we presented at Vue 2015) opened on Sunday, 20th December. The gallery is closed from December 22 to January 1. The show resumes on Jan 2 and runs till Feb 20. Postscriptum: Visit the Fighting Words website to see pictures from the opening.
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Sunday 22nd November 2015
The Olivier Cornet gallery is delighted to announce that 'Memories of a journey', a painting by gallery artist Jordi Forniés, has joined the Trinity College Dublin Art Collections.
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Saturday 14th November 2015
'In their element', a group show of ceramics featuring works by gallery artist Annika Berglund and invited ceramicists Sinéad Glynn, Lesley Kelly and Freda Rupp opens tomorrow at the gallery. Find out more here.
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Saturday 24th October 2015
The Olivier Cornet gallery is delighted to announce its participation in Vue 2015, Ireland's National Contemporary Art Fair, which runs from November 5 to November 8 at the RHA (15 Ely Place, Dublin 2). This year the gallery will present a themed show titled 'Hopscotch' based on childhood and childhood memories. Selected works will be accompanied by text written by young writers, in collaboration with Fighting Words. Click here to find out more.
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Thursday 15th October 2015
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that the long awaited show by gallery artist Conrad Frankel will open on October 18. 'Mind Objects' will run till November 8.
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Thursday 1st October 2015
Eoin Mac Lochlainn will be in conversation with visual artist and curator Claire Halpin at the gallery on Thur 8 October, 6:30pm. The discussion will revolve around Eoin's current show Diaspora, its themes, subject matter and the techniques used in this body of work. A great opportunity to hear the artist talk about his practice and to see the show before it finishes on October 11. This is a free event but booking is recommended (email us or call 0872887261)
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Tuesday 29th September 2015
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to be involved once again with the annual Dublin Flamenco Festival. A special event in the form of a presentation by Manuel Moraga about gipsy heritage in flamenco will take place at the gallery on October 10, 7pm. A free event but booking is highly recommended.
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Wednesday 16th September 2015
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is participating in Culture Night this year (Friday, 18th September) with a busy programme: Eoin Mac Lochlainn's show 'Diaspora' is on of course, but we also have a story telling event with the Art Historian and Storyteller Jean Ryan (at 7pm repeated at 8pm, 25 minutes), followed by music (at 8:45pm) with Pine Marten. Our next door neighbour the O'Reilly Theatre are showing a documentary on Harry Clarke (at 5pm & 7pm) and Belvedere House (and its magnificent plasterwork) is open from 5pm to 9pm. All free. Celebrate Culture Night with us on Great Denmark Street this year! Full programme here.
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Sunday 23th August 2015
The Olivier Cornet gallery is participating in National Heritage Week this year. Please note that we are now located at 3 Great Denmark Street (no longer at 5 Cavendish Row). Come to the gallery on Saturday 29th August, 3:30pm for a guided tour of the Summer group show. There will also be a live art event by performance artist Aodán McCardle in response to the exhibition. Light refreshments will be served as we celebrate our moving in at 3 Great Denmark Street on that day.
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Thursday 23rd July 2015
An interesting article about our move to 3 Great Denmark Street by gallery artist Eoin Mac Lochlainn whose solo exhibition 'Diaspora' will be opened on Sunday 13th September, 3 pm by Dr Margarita Cappock, Deputy Director and Head of Collections at the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. What a great way to celebrate Gallery Weekend too;-) Tuesday 14th July 2015
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is moving to new premises
From 15th August 2015, we will be operating from a beautiful new space at 3 Great Denmark Street Dublin 1, just beside Belvedere College. Our summer group show '5 Cavendish Row' will close down at 5 Cavendish Row on July 31st but it will resume at 3 Great Denmark Street on August 15.
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Friday 26th June 2015
'5 Cavendish Row' show co-curated with Arran Henderson runs till September 6
This special show is on all summer long. Make sure you follow us on facebook as various events will be organised in conjunction with the show. Click here to see some of the works
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Thursday 21th May 2015
'Writing, Painting & How to Kill Your Neighbour', May 28th, 6:30pm, free event at the gallery
Artists Emily Mannion and Kelly Ratchford talk to writer Lisa McInerney (author of The Glorious Heresies), discussing their inspirations, their work and the coexistence of humour and darkness within their pieces. Click here to find out more.
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Wednesday 20th May 2015
Delighted to announce that our 2015 summer group show '5 Cavendish Row' will be opened on Sunday June 7th by Arran Henderson, art historian, author and founder of Dublin Decoded. Arran is also co-curating the show. Click here to find out what this show is all about.
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Monday 11 May 2015
Celebration of W. B. Yeats's birth anniversary at Hodges Figgis - May 29 to June 13
Delighted to have been asked to curate a show at Hodges Figgis to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Nobel Prizewinning poet. The show titled Byzantium will feature works by Yanny Petters and Tondo artists Gerard Cox, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Eve Parnell. Dubliners and visitors will be able to see the works from the street. Looking forward to working with Stephen Devlin, event manager at Hodges Figgis.
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Friday 1st May 2015
Delighted to announce that 'Salad Days', a two-person exhibition of new works by gallery artist Kelly Ratchford and invited artist Emily Mannion will be opened on Sunday, 10th May, 3pm by Jean Ryan, an Art Historian and Storyteller who specialises in Art based on Narrative.
Meanwhile we are open the whole weekend at 5 Cavendish Row if you would like to see some of Jordi Fornies's works that are still available.
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Monday 13 April 2015
If you missed the opening of Jordi Fornies's show 'Counterpoint' at the Octagonal Room
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Tuesday 7 April 2015
The gallery is open by appointment only from April 7 to April 30. We hope to see you at Jordi Fornies's show 'Counterpoint' at the Octagonal Room, City Assembly House, 58 South William Street, Dublin 2 from Sunday 12th April onwards.
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Saturday 4 April 2015 (update)
'Counterpoint', Jordi Forniés's new solo show opens at the Octagonal Room 12th April and will run there till 26th April
Jordi Forniés is currently in Asia for two research masters: one based on the interaction of painting and music, with the Lasalle College of the Arts (in Singapore) and Goldsmiths University of London, and another one based on the use of unconventional materials in painting with The University of Sydney.
"For Jordi Forniés, painting is an eternal field of experimentation – his studio an alchemic laboratory. Such a metaphor is no overstatement. This artist is a true researcher by nature. With a solid scientific background (a PhD in Chemistry), Fornies is concerned with evincing the eloquent potential of various materials and their combinations, trying to match the textures and layers into a visual, emotional, and spiritual orchestra. Here, each brushstroke is a self-sufficient melody while at the same time an integral part of a visual, Contrapuntal Symphony." (Oleksandra Osadcha, extract from her essay in the exhibition catalogue)
The show will be opened on April 12th by Patrick Guinness, President of the Irish Georgian Society. Works can be purchased or reserved prior to the opening.
The gallery will organise and facilitate various events and responses to the show in collaboration with other cultural contributors and practitioners of other art forms:
Clapping to the polyphonic melodies of visual art and the rhythm of sevillanas, a workshop with the Dublin School of Flamenco on April 18, 5:30
Mandola for Visual Harmonies, an evening of music with Julyo on April 25, 7 pm
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Monday 2 February 2015
A Terrible Beauty, touring show, the Octagonal Room, 12 Feb - 4 March
This group exhibition which was presented at Vue 2014 (RHA, Nov 2014) will be shown at City Assembly House, 58 South William Street, by kind invitation of the Irish Georgian Society. Workshop on the 18th, 7:15pm. Click here for details. A special reception with a musical response to the show will take place on Saturday, 21st February, 3pm. Click here for details. A Storytelling event with storyteller Jean Ryan will take place on Sunday, 1st March, 4pm. Click here for details. We don't just encourage collaborative approaches in our gallery. We practise them:-). A film about the show was made by Driftwood Doll Films. Click here to watch it on YouTube.
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Saturday 24 January 2015
Free French Artisan Chocolate Tasting Event at the gallery in association with Par Amour Chocolate on 7th and 8th of February. Details here.
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2014
Friday 28 November 2014
'Reflections', winter group show, 11th December - 15th February
To celebrate our first year at 5 Cavendish Row, for our Christmas group show, we will be showing a selection of works which have been at the core of our artists' practices during 2014. A great opportunity to see the diversity of talents represented by the gallery, with works by Annika Berglund, Michelle Byrne, Hugh Cummins, Mark Doherty, Conrad Frankel, John Fitzsimons, Jordi Forniés, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Jason Lowe, Seán Mulcahy, Yanny Petters, Hanneke van Ryswyk, and Adrienne Symes.
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Friday 21 November 2014 Action Painting by Patricio Hidalgo at the Octagonal Room on Sunday December 7, 2:30 in collaboration with the Dublin Flamenco Festival and the Irish Georgian Society. All details here.
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Thursday 30 October 2014
All set for VUE 2014, Ireland's National Contemporary Art Fair which takes place at the RHA (15 Ely Place, D2), from Oct 30 to Nov 2. We are presenting a very special show this year: 'A Terrible Beauty'. All details here.
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Wednesday 15 October 2014
Michelle Byrne - 'Via Magna' - Nov 9 to Dec 7 - 5 Cavendish Row
Delighted to announce that Michelle Byrne's solo show 'Via Magna' will be opened on Sunday 9th November, 3 pm by Michael Starrett, Chief Executive of The Heritage Council.
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Thursday 15 September 2014
John Fitzsimons - 'Recollections' - Octagonal Room - City Assembly house - South William Street, Dublin 2 - October 2nd to 13th. John Fitzsimons's third solo show with the gallery will be held this year in the beautiful Octagonal Room of City Assembly house, home to the Irish Georgian Society (IGS). The show will open on October 2, from 6 pm onwards. All welcome. The exhibition will then move to JF Studios where it will continued to be shown until Oct 30.
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Sunday 14 September 2014
Culture Night at the Gallery - Friday 19 September - 5 pm to 11 pm.
There will be loads to see and experience at the gallery (and in the rest of the building) till 11 pm.
More details here.
Thursday 14 August 2014
Annika Berglund - 'Materiality' - solo show - September 7th to 30th
Annika Berglund's long-awaited solo show titled 'Materiality', will open on 7th September 2014. Guest speaker: Franc Myles (Archaeology and Built Heritage)
Clay, bronze and glass come together in this exhibition based on texture, materials and earth colours. Wall pieces and 3d work explore the malleability and sensuality of wet clay. The gallery and the artist are delighted to announce that this show is part of the Dublin Craft Trail, coordinated by the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland to coincide with the International Academy of Ceramics General Assembly (IAC 2014).
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Thursday 3 July 2014
Guest speaker for our show 'Flâneries in forests and fields'
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that the show will be opened on July 20th (3 pm) by Dr Finola O'Kane Crimmins, Senior Lecturer at UCD and author of Ireland and the Picturesque; Design, Landscape Painting and Tourism in Ireland 1700-1840, (Yale 2013). The show runs till 30th August.
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
Midsummer show - 'Flâneries in forests and fields' - July 20 to Aug 30
This show will open on Sunday 20 July at 5 Cavendish Row. It will feature works by gallery artists Mark Doherty, John Fitzsimons, Jordi Forniés, Conrad Frankel, Jason Lowe, Seán Mulcahy, Yanny Petters, and Adrienne Symes. It will also include works by invited artists Daniel Lipstein and Hugh Cummins who are both currently showing at the RHA's 184th Annual Exhibition, as well as works by Michelle Dunne who has just completed an MA in metals at NCAD.
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Monday 2 June 2014
News about gallery artists and their work
John Fitzsimons's work enters CIAS collection, 2 works by Hanneke van Ryswyk acquired by the OPW ('Residues of Time' show extended till June 14), Jordi Fornies nominated for the Aragón-Goya award 2014, Yanny Petters's work gets silver medal at Bloom and Sean Mulcahy's 'Placescape VII' (acquired by the OPW in 2012) to be included in Art of the State touring exhibition titled 'Unfold'. What a week!
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Monday 26th May 2014
Bloomsday Celebrations on June 16th - 5 Cavendish Row - 6 pm - 8 pm
The gallery will be celebrating the event with some multi-lingual reading, singing and music. Click here for details of the event. Sunday 6th April 2014
Hanneke van Ryswyk - 'Residues of time' - solo show - May 11 to June 14 - JF Studios - 5 Cavendish Row (Parnell Square) - Dublin 1
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that Hanneke van Ryswyk's new solo show titled 'Residues of time' will open on 11th May 2014 at JF Studios. Guest speaker: Dr Frank McGovern, Head of the Climate Change Unit at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A catalogue with a foreword by Jeremy Hill of the Norman Gallery will be available. Monday 17th March 2014
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Jordi Forniés - 'Paisatge Condicionat' - CDAN museum in Huesca (Spain) 11th April to 29th June 2014
Jordi's 'Conditioned Lanscape' show continues its journey in Spanish museums. After a great run at the Museu d'Art Modern de Tarragona, followed by the Centro del Carmen (part of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia), the show opens at the CDAN (Centro de Arte y Naturaleza) in Huesca on April 11.
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Wednesday 8th January 2014
New office at JF Studios, 5 Cavendish Row (opening in February)
Gallery artist Jordi Forniés is based in Singapore for the next 12 months.
I will use his beautiful studio, 5 Cavendish Row, Dublin 1 as my base while he is away. I will of course continue to organise shows in various locations in town and beyond the big smoke but having a 50 square meter office in Dublin City Centre (a stone's throw away from Dublin City The Hugh Lane Gallery) means that you will be able to come and see works by the gallery's artists in a more private environment.
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2013
Monday 5th November 2013
'AC3, The Timekeeper' - Xmas group show - Filmbase - Dec 7 to Dec 13
For the third time running, 'The Alchemist's Chamber' show will this year feature works evolving around the theme of Time. Bonnard once said that 'the Work of art is a suspension of time'. Artists can indeeed capture, inscribe, freeze, or paradoxically prolong (or let us -the viewer- prolong) those ‘moments in time’ whether they are depicting objects, beings, elements or emotions in transition, in movement, in transformation or transmutation. Artists can capture and master the ephemeral or the cyclical nature of things. They are the Timekeepers.
Participation artists: David Begley, Michelle Byrne, Mark Doherty, John Fitzsimons, Jordi Forniés, Conrad Frankel, Jason Lowe, Kelvin Mann,
Ciaran McClelland, Sean Mulcahy, Yanny Petters, Lynn Rothwell,
Hanneke van Ryswyk and Adrienne Symes.
Official opening on Sunday, 8th December, 4 pm, with guest speaker Dr Michael John Gorman, Founding Director of Science Gallery and Adjunct Professor of Creative Technologies at Trinity College Dublin.
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Monday 7th October 2013
Jordi Forniés - 'Paisatge Condicionat' - Modern Art Museum - Tarragona - October to December 2013
Opening in the Museu d'Art Modern de Tarragona on October 17. The show runs there till December 1. It will then move to the Centro del Carmen (part of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia) in January 2014, then to the CDAN en Huesca. Click here to see some pictures of the opening night.
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Thursday 30th July 2013
Jordi Forniés - Natural Resemblances - Smock Alley Theatre - Sept 1-7
'El Paisaje Condicionado' (The Conditioned Landscape) is a show commissioned and curated by Óscar Carrascosa which will be exhibited in various museums in Spain. This travelling exhibition, an important milestone in the career of the irish-based artist, comprises 36 paintings, all featuring trees, a thematic central to the artist's practice.
A special preview of the works, organised in collaboration with the Olivier Cornet Gallery (the artist's agent in Ireland) and assembled for the occasion under the title 'Natural Resemblances', will take place in the Banquet Hall, Smock Alley Theatre (6/7 Exchange Street Lower, Dublin 8), from Sept 1st to Sept 7th.
Official Opening on Tuesday, September 3rd, 7 pm
Guest speaker: Ciarán MacGonigal, Arts Commentator & Cultural Strategist
The paintings will then travel to Spain for a series of solo shows starting at the Museu d'Art Modern de Tarragona in October 2013, followed by the Museo del Carmen (part of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia) in January 2014. Thursday 27th June 2013
Yanny Petters at ‘Botanical Art Expo 2013’, Claregalway Castle (Co. Galway)
Gallery artist Yanny Petters will be exhibiting alongside fellow members of the Irish Society of Botanical Art at Claregalway Castle from 6th July to 10th August 2013. The restored castle is well worth a visit and the Garden Festival will be on the weekend of the 6th too.
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Thursday 6th June 2013
RHA -183rd Annual Exhibition - Jason lowe and Lynn Rothwell
Great to see two artists who have exhibited with us participating in the RHA 183rd Annual exhibition. Lynn has just won the Curtin O'Donoghue Emerging Photographic Artist Award 2013 as part of the exhibition. Click here to see the work Jason and Lynn are showing at the RHA.
Both artists participated in our Le Flâneur show last year.
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'Floral Alchemy' - Yanny Petters - 24th April to 24th May 2013
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that Yanny Petters' solo show, featuring new paintings on glass, will be opened on April 24th by the writer, curator, biographer and Jack B Yeats scholar Dr Hilary Pyle (HRHA). Olivier will also conduct an 'In conversation with' Yanny on Sunday April 28, 3 pm. This is a free event but please book in advance.
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Tuesday 13th March 2013
In conversation with Adrienne Symes - 21st March - 7pm
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce a special event taking place in the Gallery on Thursday 21st of March at 7pm. On this occasion Oliver Cornet, Director of the Gallery, will be in conversation with the artist Adrienne Symes. This will be a unique opportunity to meet the artist and to hear her discuss her current show with us, her career, inspirations, techniques, and outlook on art, as well as to ask her questions. All are welcome to this free special event, but kindly RSVP to [email protected] as places are limited.
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Monday 25th February 2013
Martha Quinn - solo show - Equinox - 27th March to 20th April The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to announce that our next show, Equinox, a solo exhibition of new works by Martha Quinn will be opened by Michelle Fagan (DipArch BArchSc MRIAI RIBA), Director at FKL Architects and President at RIAI.
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Wednesday 20th February 2013
Adrienne Symes - Solo show - Low Tide at Varengeville -
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to present ‘Low Tide at Varengeville’, an exhibition of new works by Adrienne Symes. Private opening: February 20, 7 pm, with guest speaker Rosetta Beaugendre, Head of Communications, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris. The show runs till March 22.
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Saturday 2nd February 2013
Anniversary group exhibition - Full Circle - 7th - 17th Feb 2013
The Circle, a symbol of the divine, the sacred. The sun, the moon, the universe itself. Circles in art or architecture draw in the viewer, beckoning them to have a closer look. It’s been one year since the gallery opened in February 2012. This milestone show unites artists (Ieva Baltaduonyte, David Begley, Mark Doherty, Jordi Forniés, Denis Kelly, John Lambe, Ciaran McClelland, Seán Mulcahy, Justine Prendergast, and Martha Quinn) in exploring the symbol of the circle in art and sculpture.
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2012
Thursday 20th December 2012
Our two JF's at Dublin Castle exhibition for the duration of the EU presidency
Congratulations to gallery artists John Fitzsimons and Jordi Fornies whose works (Fitzsimon's 'Foundation III' and Fornies' 'A Quiet Conversation') are joining the OPW collection and will hang in Dublin Castle's Conference Centre for the duration of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January to June 2013)
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Sunday 25th November 2012
Exhibitions and opening hours - Christmas season
Jordi Forniés ESPACIOS show runs at Filmbase (Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2), 7 days a week, Monday to Saturday 11am to 6pm (8pm on Thursdays), Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm. The exhibition runs till December 16.
Our Christmas show at the Gallery (1 The Wooden Building, Exchange Street Upper, Temple Bar) will be open to the public from Nov 28 to Dec 20. Opening night on December 6, 7 pm, wih guest speaker Louis O'Sullivan, director and curator VUE National Contemporary Art Fair. The show titled AC2, will feature works using gold or gold leaf by David Begley, Mark Doherty, John Fitzsimons, Jordi Forniés, Yanny Petters, Martha Quinn , Adrienne Symes, John Lambe, Kelvin Mann, Ciaran McClelland, Sean Mulcahy, and Hanneke Van Ryswyk. Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 6pm (8pm on Thursdays), Sunday 12noon to 5pm. The gallery is closed on Mondays.
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Monday 22th October 2012
The Olivier Cornet Gallery will be at VUE 2012 (RHA) - Nov 1 to Nov 4
A great honour for the gallery to have been invited to participate in the National Contemporary Art Fair 2012 (VUE) at the RHA. We can't wait to show our selection of works by David Begley, Mark Doherty, John Fitzsimons, Jordi Forniés, Sean Mulcahy, Yanny Petters, Martha Quinn, Adrienne Symes and Hanneke van Ryswyk.
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Saturday 20th October 2012
‘Espacios’, Jordi Forniés's new solo show (organized and curated by the Olivier Cornet Gallery) opens at Filmbase on Nov 21
Official opening: Filmbase, November 21, 7 pm, with guest speaker Robert O’Byrne, Fine art critic and author. A catalogue with an introduction by Dr Nicola Gordon Bowe will be available. The exhibition will be dedicated to the memory of Dr Rosemarie Mulcahy (HRHA).
Prior to the opening at Filmbase, a selection of small works will be available at our gallery (1, The Wooden Building, Exchange Street Upper, Temple Bar, D2) from November 14 to November 20.
Monday 1st October 2012
David Begley's 'AMKE TIEM:' show opens on October 10
The long-awaited new solo show by the artist David Begley will open at the gallery on October 10. We are delighted to announce that our guest speaker will be Dr. Margarita Cappock, Head of Collections, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. A catalogue with an essay by the Art historian, critic and lecturer at Trinity College Dublin, Dr. Brenda Moore-McCann will be available from October 1st, reserve your copy to avoid disappointment later as only a limited edition has been printed. Runs till November 4th Sunday 30th September 2012
John Fitzsimons's show extended to October 5
The show will run until Friday this week. Don't miss this great body of work described as "an offering to join in contemplation" by the architect Shane de Blacam (FRIAI) who opened the show on Sept 6.
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Thursday 13th September 2012
CULTURE NIGHT at the gallery - September 21st - 6pm to 11pm
Join us in celebrating John Fitzsimons’ current solo exhibition, 'Pyramid' which opened on September 6. The exhibition will be complemented by a special performance by the artist Rachel Ní Chuinn from 7:30pm to 8pm.
Rachel Ní Chuinn works with sound, text and electronics to explore ideas of touch and movement. She has collaborated on numerous radio, music and performance projects in Dublin and Montreal and is a co-director, composer and performer with the Dublin Laptop Orchestra.
Rachel Ní Chuinn will perform two live electronic works in response to the paintings of John Fitzsimons. The first "Have a Nice Flight" uses sound samples to explore the idea of flight and aspiration. "Hum" is founded on dense harmonies and subtle variations and aims to create a meditative soundscape with an exposed electronic interface.
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Sunday 5th August 2012
Down by the River, written and directed by Paul Kennedy with Michael Bates
In February last year, in collaboration with the Fire & Ice Theatre Company and the Focus Studio Company, I had the pleasure to curate a group show featuring works by a group of artists in response to the script of "Down by the River", a play by award winning Irish playwright Paul Kennedy, produced by Lisa McNamee, and directed by Joe Devlin. The play and the exhibition run together at the Focus Theater. The event was a great success.
I am so pleased to announce that a full length version of the play is now on tour and that one of the performances will take place in our gallery on September 26, 8 pm. Please book as soon as possible if you want to secure a seat.
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Saturday 4th August 2012
CD box size art collection - Yanny Petters
We have asked our gallery artists to create original works measuring 12x12cm so that they can fit in a CD box and can be sold that way. Yanny Petters, the first artist to feature in this collection, has even come up with a way of having the box half open so that you have the perfect self-standing frame!
Each piece is an original work and a biography of the artist and a description of the technique can be seen at the back of the box. Each piece sells for €100.
Perfect gifts and very handy to transport for our visitors from overseas!
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Saturday 21 July 2012
Don't forget about National Heritage Week this year. It is running from August 18 to August 26 and the gallery is taking part: We are organising two events on August 25 and 26, which we can be attended shortly after the ones taking place at Dublin Castle on those 2 days; we are only 5 minutes away from each other and we thought we would align ourselves to that grand institution!
Sat 25 August - 14:00 - 14:30
Inspired By Medieval Towers: The Art Of Architecture In The Wooden Building
Architect Colin Eaton talks about the Wooden Building and architecture in the context of art and city design.
Sun 26 August- 14:00 - 14:30
Young Art In A Work Of Art
Visiting curator Kate Howard will give an insight into 'The Flâneur' exhibition showcasing a selection of works by recent graduates from NCAD, DIT and IADT.
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Wednesday 20th June 2012
Congratulations to gallery artist David Begley, who has today been awarded a Bursary by Wexford County Council for a residency at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig to further his work on ‘Illuminations’ and his text ‘Geometry and the pursuit of Elevation’. Sunday 10th June 2012
An afternoon with Forniés - visit to the artist's studio - Sat June 16
Gallery artist Jordi Forniés will open the doors to his studio on Saturday 16th of June 2012 - 2pm to 5pm - This is a rare opportunity to see the artist in his work environment, get an insight into his techniques and discover some work in progress, ahead of his solo show at the gallery in November this year.
Please email us for more details.
post event info: click here to view the 'installation' on that day
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Monday 4th June 2012
'Drawing from Nature' - Workshop with Yanny Petters - Exchange Dublin -
Saturday 21st July - 2 pm to 5 pm
Botanical drawing has been an important art since man has used plants for medicinal purposes. Yanny Petters will give a workshop exploring botanical drawing including a brief history of illustrative techniques used by the old masters. See nature with new eyes through simple drawing methods. This workshop aims to help participants hone their observation skills and awaken the joys of drawing. Suitable for all levels.
This workshop is organised by the Olivier Cornet gallery and is not a public event. Advanced booking is necessary. Exchange Dublin is located just next door to the gallery. Participation Fee: 25 euro per person including materials. Email us at [email protected] or call us at 01 677 0280 to book!
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Friday 1st June 2012
Screening of short films in association with Filmbase - June 9 - 2pm & 4 pm
To mark the closing of Hanneke van Ryswyk's Archipelagos show, a screening of short films will be presented at the gallery on Saturday June 9th at 2pm and again at 4pm. Admission is free and there is no need for advance booking.
The richness and diversity of the films presented will add a new dimension to the atmosphere created by the artist with her work.
Short films to be screened include The Pool, dir. Thomas Hefferon, Teeth, dir. John Kennedy & Ruairi O'Brien, Out of the Blue, dir.Michael Lavelle, and Deep End, dir. Connor Horgan.
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Wednesday 30th May 2012
Adrienne Symes's 'Bog Secrets II' included in the Art of the State Exhibition
Delighted to hear today that Adrienne Symes's 'Bog Secrets II', an etching acquired by the OPW during our 'Convergence' inaugural show, will be part of the 'Art of the State Exhibition 2012'. This etching is an edition of 15, and we only have another one in the gallery.
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Saturday 26th May 2012
Limited Edition Prints - Selection from Stoney Road Press
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is very pleased to be in a position to increase its offering in limited edition prints with a selection of works produced by Stoney Road Press, one of Ireland’s most innovative producers of handmade limited-editition fine art prints. We currently have work by leading artists such as Sean McSweeney, Mark Joyce, Dorothy Cross, Brian O’Doherty and David Godbold.
Friday 25th May 2012
The woman who shows how it is done
RTE's NationWide discovers what inspires gallery artist Martha Quinn and how she prepares for the Clones Stone Sculpture Symposium.
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Gallery artist Martha Quinn invited to participate in the 182nd RHA exhibition (28 May - 18 Aug 2012)
Great year for gallery artist Martha Quinn who in addition to creating new public sculptures, will see her work exhibited in the 182nd Royal Hibernian Academy's annual exhibition in the invited artist section which will open in late May.
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Gallery artist Adrienne Symes exhibits in France (August 2012)
Congratulations to gallery artist Adrienne Symes who is participating in a group exhibition titled "Past and Present, an Irish Perspective" in the townhall of Varengeville sur mer (on the Normandy coast, about 8 km west of Dieppe). Adrienne 's work for this show includes oil paintings which are all a response to the Normandy Coast. Michael Wann is also participating n this exhibition.
The exhibition opens on August 10 and will run till August 19
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Visiting Curator Award - Winner Announcement:
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is pleased to announce the winner of its inaugural Visiting Curator Award for 2012.
The award goes to Kate Howard. Despite having only recently graduated with a Masters in Arts Policy and Practice from NUI Galway, Kate has been busy gaining experience in the arts practice and curating field. She co-curated the ‘3x2 Contemporary Clay Exhibition’ in The Shed Galway presenting work by three international and three emerging Irish artists and has been involved with the National Campaign for the Arts. Kate, who is an artist herself, is an advisor to the Galway City Council Arts Officer on the use of vacant spaces in Galway and has also worked with the Galway Arts Centre, the Galway County Council and the Craft Council of Ireland.
This is a curated graduate show presenting work from the three main Art Colleges in Dublin City. The exhibition will run for two months at the Olivier Cornet Gallery, July to August. All work must be for sale.
The curator is already in the process of choosing work, if graduates would like to be considered for this exciting exhibition please contact Kate at [email protected] or 086 845 6773, as soon as possible or latest by end of May.
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Sunday 27th May 2012, 2pm - 4.30pm
Printmaking for beginners
Demonstration and workshop by Hanneke van Ryswyk
Exchange Dublin (just beside the gallery)
A demonstration of techniques used to create unique prints through the traditional method of Monotype printmaking. Participants will complete the afternoon with a finished hand printed piece.
Monotype is a type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. Traditionally we use a copper plate but zinc, aluminium, glass or perspex can also be used.
Participation fee: 15 euro per person including materials. Please bring cotton rags and an apron or old clothes. The workshop will take place at Exchange Dublin (just beside the gallery).
Click here to see the photos taken on the day
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Sunday 22nd April 2012
Jordi Forniés commissioned for mural at Facebook HQ in San Francisco
Gallery artist Jordi Forniés has been asked by Facebook to install a mural in their headquarters in San Francisco, USA.
Here are some videos and images - or check it out on his Facebook page.
Video --- Images
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Saturday 1st April 2012
Office of Public Works acquiring pieces
We're delighted to announce that the OPW is acquiring 3 pieces from the 'Convergence' exhibition: "Bog Secrets II' by Adrienne Symes, "Arch Night" by Hanneke Van Ryswyk and "Server I" by John Lambe. Seán Mulcahy's 'Placescape VII' which is part of the next show at the gallery is also going to the OPW collection.