CONNECTIONS

Reception: Thursday 27 October 6-8pm
Exhibition continues until Saturday 12 November.

Gerard Byrne is delighted to return to South County Dublin to exhibit his new works for the first time since 2014, when he left his former Dalkey home, gallery and studio for London.

The exhibition title draws from Byrne’s connection to the area and the costal landscape in the South Dublin Bay. The new collection of oil paintings and charcoal drawings explores and revisits the costal villages and the shoreline surrounding Dalkey, Sandycove, Glasthule, and Dún Laoghaire.

His method of practice has evolved over the last 30 years. Byrne’s diverse use of pigments; serene blues, fresh greens, lilacs often over large-scale canvases, combined with his use of light have allowed his work to have a fluidity and expressiveness that responds to the interchanging landscape.

Byrne’s latest works also provide a masterclass in the medium of charcoal, mixed with the use of oil paints on canvas, create bold and striking compositions.

Gerard has a distinct attraction to the sea. He admits he is drawn to it and that he likes living close to it, his current home being a mere ten minutes’ drive from the shores of Dublin Bay.

As a former lighthouse technician for Irish Lights and, of course, having lived for many years in Dalkey and Sandycove, the sea has always been a presence. ‘I like knowing it’s there’, he says.

‘CONNECTIONS’ runs from 27th October to 12th November in Wilton Gallery, 55 Glasthule Road, Sandycove, Co Dublin, A96 T2 K3.

The official opening takes place on Thursday 27th between 6-8 pm.

Exhibition opening hours:

Wednesday I 11 – 5pm
Thursday | 11 – 6pm
Friday | 11 – 6pm
Saturday | 11 – 6pm
Sunday – Tuesday | by appointment

FREE entry. All welcome. No appointment required to see the exhibition after the official launch within standard gallery opening hours.