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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Maeve Brennan to Exhibit at Samhlaiocht

Samhlaiocht, the leading Arts Organisation in Kerry, continues its long tradition of bringing the very best and brightest of up-and-coming artists to the Kingdom with a wonderful new exhibition opening on Thursday, April 30th at 7:00 pm. The exhibition will feature work from Dublin based Artist, Maeve Brennan.

Maeve currently lives and works in Dublin where she graduated from DIT with an honors degree in 2003. She has been working steadily ever since and has exhibited at a number of shows in the capital all the while working on current series, which is titled "People and Places of Attachment".

Her work has allowed her to acquire a greater practical knowledge of oil painting particularly given the fact that Maeve works from the Richmond Road Studios in Dublin.

"The feeling of attachment to places of familial history is the thread running through my current work," says Maeve. "Some images focus on the past and the people of the past while others focus on the present, the 'now'."

"We are thrilled to welcome Maeve to Tralee and are looking forward to exhibiting her work in our Gallery," said Trish Thompson, Gallery Coordinator Samhlaiocht. "Maeve's work is thought provoking and there is a beautiful eeriness to it. It invites viewers in and affords them an opportunity to experience someone else's story through engaging with the work."

Maeve's work has developed and is quiet realistic at times, with a strong emphasis on the use of colour. Her work, while still exploring areas of texture, the fluidity of the paint, as well as experimenting with different opacities displays a maturity and technical skill that is a wonder to behold. Her work is generally figurative, combined with a strong interest in the landscapes surrounding the figures. For the current series, she has used a layered, glazed technique.

"Some of the people in this body of work are living," explains Maeve, "while some are deceased, yet all have had a relationship with me. Presented in this way, that relationship becomes incidental."

Maeve attempts to preserve what has passed and marks the passing of time and family, while striving to preserve the present.

The exhibition will be opened by Mayor of Tralee, Councillor Ted Fitzgerald, on Thursday 30th April at 7.00pm and will run until Friday 22nd May. The Exhibition takes place in the Samhlaiocht Gallery, in the Old Presbytery, on Lower Castle Street, in the heart of Tralee.

Opening times at the Gallery are from 9.00am to 5.00pm from Monday to Friday, the gallery is open to everyone and is free to visit.

Samhlaiocht is supported through grant aid from The Arts Council, Kerry County Council, Failte Ireland and by the generous corporate sponsorship of Kerry Group.

For more information on Samhlaiocht please log on to www.samhlaiocht.com

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