CORK PRINTMAKERS

Lavit Gallery, Wandesford Quay, Cork

18 May – 10 June.

Opening reception Thursday 18 May 5.30-7.30pm. The exhibition will be officially opened by Tadhg Crowley, Senior Curator at Glucksman Gallery.

Exhibition and print workshop tour Thursday 01 June, 1pm

Cork Printmakers Members Exhibition at Lavit Gallery features new work by over 50 Cork Printmaker’s artists. The exhibition, which is a bi-annual event at Lavit Gallery, celebrates the diverse practices and approaches to fine art printmaking by artists at Cork Printmakers.

With over 100 members, Cork Printmakers artists work across traditional and contemporary fine art printmaking techniques including lithography, etching, screenprint, relief print, as well as expanded print practice which incorporates video, sculpture and installation.

Established in 1991, Cork Printmakers is a professional print studio, gallery and resource organisation providing artists with facilities and equipment to create artwork through the medium of print. Located at Wandesford Quay in the heart of Cork City it supports and promotes the creation and development of new work through our studios, exhibitions, events and education programme, promoting the highest standards of practice in printmaking.

Cork Printmakers Members Exhibition at Lavit Gallery features the work of Cork Printmaker’s members including Aoife Barrett, Brian Barry, John Beasley, Don Braisby, Johnny Bugler, Craig Carry, Aoife Claffey, Liam Collins, Cecilia D’Alessandro, Elize de Beer, Debbie Godsell, Lynn-Marie Dennehy, Tom Doig, Dominic Fee, Nic Flanagan, Anita Geaney, Evelyn Goold, Sean Hanrahan, Catherine Hehir, Hehir & Noonan, Sandie Hicks, Amal Hope, Jo Howard, Miriam Hurley, Liudmila Kalinka, Fiona Kelly, Eileen Kennedy, Viktoria Kondratieva, Paul La Rocque, Frances Leach, Colette Lewis, Maeve Lynch, Paul Mc Kenna, Eimearjean McCormack, Sean McGuill, Deirdre McKenna, Frieda Meaney, Béibhinn Moore, Bríd Moynahan, Peter Nash, Yeaneah O’ Connell, Fionnuala O’Connell, Elinor O’Donovan, Michael O’Donovan, Sarah O’Driscoll, Shane O’Driscoll, Heather O’Dwyer, Maeve O’Hare, Emma O’Hara, Danny Osborne, Ben Reilly, REM, Ciara Rodgers, Petrina Shortt, Elton Sibond, Georgina Sutton, Nikki Tait, The Project Twins, Christina Todesco-Kelly, Inge Van Doorslaer and Mary Wallace.

Lavit Gallery is a not-for-profit arts organisation and registered charity dedicated to promoting an appreciation of art in Cork City through the provision of a gallery space in which artists can exhibit their artwork for public patronage. Lavit Gallery also serves the art community and the public through its non-commercial activities such as artist talks, exhibition tours, continued professional development and the provision of two graduate awards given annually to students at MTU Crawford College of Art & Design.

This exhibition forms part of Lavit Gallery’s 60 year anniversary programme, Cork Arts Society having been founded in 1963.

 

Cork Print Makers Image Courtesy of John Beasley
Cork Print Makers Image Courtesy of John Beasley
Cork Print Makers Image courtesy of John Beasley
Cork Print Makers Image Courtesy of John Beasley
Cork Print Makers Image Courtesy of John Beasley
Cork Print Makers Image Courtesy of John Beasley
Cork Print Makers Image Courtesy of John Beasley
Cork Print Makers Image Courtesy of John Beasley

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For further information please contact info@lavitgallery.com or 021 4277749