Summer Open Exhibition 2025

Summer Open Exhibition 2025


Curated by Gabhann Dunne

Opens from the 4th of July to the 6th of September

Summer Open Exhibition 2025

Curated by the acclaimed Irish artist and curator Gabhann Dunne,  the Summer Open 2025 is a dynamic exhibition bringing together a diverse and exciting collection of works from selected artists across Ireland. Visitors can look forward to an inspiring array of creativity, featuring paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media pieces that reflect the depth and breadth of contemporary Irish art.

With over 90 artists and 100 artworks in this curation, it is a true celebration of artistic expression, with the exhibition highlighting both emerging talents and established voices, offering a unique platform for fresh perspectives and innovative work.

This is a wonderful opportunity to experience original artworks that capture the energy and spirit of Ireland’s creative scene.

All exhibited artworks will also be available for purchase on our website, making this an excellent opportunity for collectors and visitors to take home a piece of contemporary Irish art.

 

Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, July 4th, and be part of an uplifting evening of art, community, and conversation in the heart of Co. Clare.

We look forward to welcoming you to this celebration of Irish art and creativity!

Forward


Into its second decade, the Courthouse Gallery & Studios Summer Open has become an anticipated fixture in our annual programme. Each year, it offers a unique window into the variety of contemporary Irish art, a space where emerging voices and established artists meet in conversation.

Inviting an external curator for the first time this year marks a natural progression and a reflection of the growth we’ve made over the past eighteen months. That period has been one of team building and development, as we’ve worked to shape a more cohesive and skilled organisation. Inviting someone of Gabhann Dunne’s calibre to curate this year’s show reflects that ethos: a belief in drawing on the right strengths for each role, and in creating space for collaborative excellence.

We are proud to present this year’s selection, a testament to the richness, range, and resonance of creative practice in Ireland today. Gabhann’s thoughtful and perceptive curation brings a quiet harmony to the exhibition, encouraging us to pause, look closer, and connect more deeply with the work on display.

We would like to sincerely thank our supporters, the Board of Old Ennistymon Heritage, Clare County Arts Office, and the Arts Council of Ireland,  as well as the artists and our dedicated staff who made this exhibition possible.

We invite you to explore the gallery, to linger, and to discover something new.

Éanna Byrt

Director,

The Courthouse Gallery & Studios,

Ennistymon, July 2025

Curator's Introduction

It was a daunting task to be asked to select from such a large and varied range of works as those submitted for the Courthouse Gallery And Studios 2025 Summer Show.

 Going through the submissions two things struck me. One was the quality of the work and the other was some of the artists had put in two pieces that contained a distinct subject or style. I felt that these works beside each other or across from their sister piece would allow a harmony in the viewing of the art that might encourage a visitor to the gallery to slow down, to spend time with the works and appreciate the ability and diverse voice of those artists showing.


Gabhann Dunne

Curator

List of works

"Title" ArtistMediumDimensionsSales Price
"A Boy" Maeve BrennanOil on canvas100cm x 70cm€2,500
"Abundance" Zoe DillonOil on Board20 cm x 15 cm€400
"An Cat" Siobhán Lowryoil pastels12” x 15”€300
"Aos Sí" Louise WestOil on canvas Diptych30 x 60 cm€1,200
"Blossom" Mary A FitzgeraldAcrylic on canvas30 x 30 cm€850
"Boglands" Janet MercerMixed Media on Fabriano paper75 x 55cm€400
"Boirinn" Martina MoloneyScreenprint21 x 30 cm€120
"Burren Landscape" Karena RyanMixed media textiles -hand embroidery, watercolour on vintage linen36 x 37 cm€845
"Capsized" Ger KennyOil on canvas65 X 90 cm€1,650
"Central Market Budapest" Donna RomanoAcrylic on canvas12” x 16”€400
"Chester Beatty Dublin" Donna RomanoAcrylic on canvas panel10” x 10”€375
"Chickenfeed for Women" Marie BryanAcrylics and pen on canvas53 x 68.5 cm€0
"ClondorneyBog2" Caitriona O'SullivanPastel and Pencil on Paper16.5” x 23.5”€500
"Cuckooing" Mary FahyMixed mediavariable€250
"Dead Matter" Ciarán PowerOil on Canvas22 x 12cm€0
"Dining Room, Russborough" Sylvia HillOil on Board27 x 20 cm€495
"Domina Brassica" Gosia Kamienieckaoil on canvas72 x 55 cm€780
"Elusive Burren drone" Eva HegartyTraditional gesso on canvas +board with pigments30 x 20 cm€150
“Embodyments' #2" Rocky MeaneyPerformance Photo Documentation (Credit: Layla Tobin)58.5 x 43 cm€500
"FILTER (tongue / throat)" Sarah LincolnFired earthenware clay, glaze, paint.36 x 80 cm€1,200
"Finding My Place" Áine RyanFilm2 min 54 sec€0
"Fishing Party" Olwyn ColganMixed Media on Canvas70 x 50 cm€1,050
"Flooded Plains"Paula KearneyOil paint on canvas60 x 40cm€500
"Garden Party (After Manet)" Siobhán CollinsOil on MDF43 x 33 cm€700
"Giganteum" Emma Stewart-LibertyPencil65 x65 cm€500
"Goldcrest" Dunja Nadjezjda HakPen on wood31 x 26.5 cm€1,050
"Gonne Grey (Maud)" Evie ReganOil on Canvas50 x 60cm€600
"Grangela" Evie ReganOil on Canvas30 x 40cm€0
"Ground Plan" Maggie MaddenBlue plastic bag, black refuse sack fragment, rust packing tape, green telephone wire, found hardboard, non reflective glass, wooden frame48 x 35 cm€0
"Growth and decay from mycelium" Sara K DunnEtching on paper16 x 18cm€80
"Hanna (Oil on canvas)" Mags HarnettOil on canvas50 x 40cm€350
"Helmet,sliotar and a plane" Daniel ParkhillOil on linen30 x 40cm€1,200
"Hidden Gentians" Julie Brennan Oil on canvas22.5 x 22.5 cm€590
"Hotel Bedroom (XIV)" Susan MadertOil on canvas20 x 25 cm€400
"Icarus Boy in Kilkee Co. Clare " Gillian Kenny ShinnorsOil on Panel20 x 21 cm€2,000
"Inagh Valley, Connemara" Krisztina RozanichEncaustic, metal and aluminium on wood26 x 26 cm€400
"Industrial" Mark WalshEditioned archival photo print21 x 30 cm€160
"Inner Realms Series No. 6" Clare OConnor Acrylic, Collage & Resin on Wooden Panel30 x 30cm€450
"Jesus in a Fridge" Regina O'DeaCyanotype44 x 44 cm€240
"June" Will O’KaneOil on Canvas50 x 40cm€900
"Landless #1" Alec MoorePhotography60x70cm€300
"Leaving the City" Lee ShanahanOil on canvas60 X 70cm€0
"Lesson Learned" Markus O'ConnorAcrylic on wood80 x 60cm€900
"Libby" Jade ButlerOil on gesso panel15 x 20 cm€400
"Life at the lake" Katja WittmerMixed Media on Canvas76x61 cm€1,650
"Lookie Likie" Nuala O'SullivanOil paint and collage on card28 X 33 cm€600
"Lost" Carol Kennedy and Verona StelletMonotype80 cm x 65 cm€800
"Love Song 1" Joanna KidneyLove Song 120x 20cm€650
"Made In China 16" Spencer GloverPhotographic print on paper100 x 60 x 5€700
"Main Street, Ennistymon" Tony GunningAcrylic on CanvasH:30cms W:40cms€450
"Mark" Jade Butler Oil on gesso panel15 x 20 cm€400
"Medici Platter" Ann McbrideSlip cast White Earthenware, decal fired with original art35 cm€350
"Meridan" Genevieve KingTextile45 x 26cm€890
"Mermaid's Purse" Aoife BamburyBronze on marble composite35 x 40 x 15cm€3,975
"Metzli" Hazel Mc CrannAcrylic and mixed media on board25 x 20 cm€320
"More Real" Judy O’SullivanAcrylic And crayon on cradled wood panel300 x300mm€500
"Morning Light" Zoë DillonOil on Fabriano Paper42 cm x 28 cm€575
"Nothing Exists Until It Moves - Frame Composite" Hutchinson | KempDIgital image print560 x 395€500
"Old Friends, New Horizons" Mary RobertsOil30cm x 40cm€450
"Orange in Blue" Deirdre Ní ArgáinPainted Aluminium and Stainless Steel100cm x 22cm x 22cm€1,000
"Outer Limits" Michelene HuggardOil on linen50 x 60 x 1cm€800
"Overgrowth" Fiona CawleyOil on Canvas60x50cm€225
"Passing Light’" Edel CampbellOil on board23 x 30cm€880
"Penumbra" Jen WadeOil on canvas20 x 40 cm€900
"Pilgrims" John KennedyOil on canvas board24 X 30 cm€285
"Pollocks 1" Lorrayne MurphyOil on canvas50 x 50 cm€1,500
"Remote Work" Seán Richard ConroyScreenprint12” x 17”€180
"Road To Damascus" Louise BarrettLithograph24 x 21 cm€450
"Robin" Emily McCullaOil Paint9” x 12”€550
"Room 100, Ground Floor" Finbarr DillonAudio composition2hr 4 min€0
"Ruminations on the Question of Accuracy" Gerri O' BrienHand-stitch on Cotton60 x 53 x 2.5 cm€700
"Salient Nonsensical Revelations" Gerri O' BrienHand-stitch on Cotton43 x 34 x 33 cm€500
"Sanctum" Marie-Louise MartinDrypoint print32 x 27cm€280
"Sea Pinks at Hag’s Head. Liscannor, Clare" Janet BuellPastel over Ink and Acrylic30 cm x 30 cm€240
"Seams" Tiffani LoveOil on canvas40 x 50 cm.€600
"Second Year Weld Plant" Katerina GribkoffUp-cycled cotton dyed with weld, coreopsis  cochineal. Cotton thread and batting.75cm x 130m€650
"Self Portrait with Cat" Bryan HoganPen and ink on paper54x82cm€1,100
"Someplace, Somewhere, 2" Karen EbbsOil on linen30cm X 30cm€400
"Spares" Nuala O'SullivanPrint on Archival paper39 X 46cm€400
"Stephen" Maeve BrennanOil on canvas70cm x 50cm€1,450
"Suffocating (Hidden Homeless Project)" Alison ByrneStained glass21 x 30 x 30cm€2,325
"The Circuit of Dunlaoghaire" Dave Madiganoil on canvas150 x 100 x 3 cms€2,700
"The death of truth" Laurence O'TooleOil on canvas120cm x 200cm€5,800
"The Depths" Teresa GodfreyAcrylic33x33cm€350
"The Freedoms We Crave" Laurence O'TooleOil on wood - Quadriptych103 x 103cm€4,800
"The Golden Hour" Claire ForwardPolaroid College with Gold Leafimage 9cm x 11cm, Framed size 30cm x 34cm€280
"The golden hour" Fran HalpinMixed media-collage, acrylic, stabilo, ink, Neocolor40x50cm€423
"The Wind is Passing By" Derek FitzpatrickOil on canvas60 x 60cm€1,400
"Thrum" Frank BoyceOil and Acrylic on board20 x26 x2cm€900
"Trough Blue" Ema Carvi ArtOil on canvas60x60cm€1,800
"Under Water" Inga RyanAcrylic on board40x30 cms€700
"Unfold Your Own Myth" Eileen CollinsAcrylic30 x 30 cms€450
"Urban Nature IV" Olive BarrettMixed media on watercolour paper31 x 37 cm€380
"Walking" Stella GilmartinOil and Cold Wax on Arches Paper80x60cms€750
"When You Are Big Were Big and I Was Small (Mother & Ears)" Tina O'ConnellWooden Sculpture131cm x 36cm x 54cm€3,000
"Whose lake is this? (2)" Stephanie McLaughlinMixed media on Fabriano paper, framed, glazed37 x 48cm€445
"X" SêmatikaAcrylic on paper30 x 40cm€180
"Y" SêmatikaAcrylic on paper30 x 40cm€300

Summer Open Exhibition 2025


Curated by Gabhann Dunne

Open from the 4th of July to the 6th of September

Summer Open Exhibition 2025

Curated by the acclaimed Irish artist and curator Gabhann Dunne,  the Summer Open 2025 is a dynamic exhibition bringing together a diverse and exciting collection of works from selected artists across Ireland. Visitors can look forward to an inspiring array of creativity, featuring paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media pieces that reflect the depth and breadth of contemporary Irish art.

With over 90 artists and 100 artworks in this curation, it is a true celebration of artistic expression, with the exhibition highlighting both emerging talents and established voices, offering a unique platform for fresh perspectives and innovative work.

This is a wonderful opportunity to experience original artworks that capture the energy and spirit of Ireland’s creative scene.

All exhibited artworks will also be available for purchase on our website, making this an excellent opportunity for collectors and visitors to take home a piece of contemporary Irish art.

 

Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, July 4th, and be part of an uplifting evening of art, community, and conversation in the heart of Co. Clare.

We look forward to welcoming you to this celebration of Irish art and creativity!


Curator's Introduction

It was a daunting task to be asked to select from such a large and varied range of works as those submitted for the Courthouse Gallery And Studios 2025 Summer Show.

 Going through the submissions two things struck me. One was the quality of the work and the other was some of the artists had put in two pieces that contained a distinct subject or style. I felt that these works beside each other or across from their sister piece would allow a harmony in the viewing of the art that might encourage a visitor to the gallery to slow down, to spend time with the works and appreciate the ability and diverse voice of those artists showing.


Gabhann Dunne

Curator

List of Works

"Title" ArtistMedium
"A Boy" Maeve BrennanOil on canvas
"Abundance" Zoe DillonOil on Board
"An Cat" Siobhán Lowryoil pastels
"Aos Sí" Louise WestOil on canvas Diptych
"Blossom" Mary A FitzgeraldAcrylic on canvas
"Boglands" Janet MercerMixed Media on Fabriano paper
"Boirinn" Martina MoloneyScreenprint
"Burren Landscape" Karena RyanMixed media textiles -hand embroidery, watercolour on vintage linen
"Capsized" Ger KennyOil on canvas
"Central Market Budapest" Donna RomanoAcrylic on canvas
"Chester Beatty Dublin" Donna RomanoAcrylic on canvas panel
"Chickenfeed for Women" Marie BryanAcrylics and pen on canvas
"ClondorneyBog2" Caitriona O'SullivanPastel and Pencil on Paper
"Cuckooing" Mary FahyMixed media
"Dead Matter" Ciarán PowerOil on Canvas
"Dining Room, Russborough" Sylvia HillOil on Board
"Domina Brassica" Gosia Kamienieckaoil on canvas
"Elusive Burren drone" Eva HegartyTraditional gesso on canvas +board with pigments
“Embodyments' #2" Rocky MeaneyPerformance Photo Documentation (Credit: Layla Tobin)
"FILTER (tongue / throat)" Sarah LincolnFired earthenware clay, glaze, paint.
"Finding My Place" Áine RyanFilm
"Fishing Party" Olwyn ColganMixed Media on Canvas
"Flooded Plains"Paula KearneyOil paint on canvas
"Garden Party (After Manet)" Siobhán CollinsOil on MDF
"Giganteum" Emma Stewart-LibertyPencil
"Goldcrest" Dunja Nadjezjda HakPen on wood
"Gonne Grey (Maud)" Evie ReganOil on Canvas
"Grangela" Evie ReganOil on Canvas
"Ground Plan" Maggie MaddenBlue plastic bag, black refuse sack fragment, rust packing tape, green telephone wire, found hardboard, non reflective glass, wooden frame
"Growth and decay from mycelium" Sara K DunnEtching on paper
"Hanna (Oil on canvas)" Mags HarnettOil on canvas
"Helmet,sliotar and a plane" Daniel ParkhillOil on linen
"Hidden Gentians" Julie Brennan Oil on canvas
"Hotel Bedroom (XIV)" Susan MadertOil on canvas
"Icarus Boy in Kilkee Co. Clare " Gillian Kenny ShinnorsOil on Panel
"Inagh Valley, Connemara" Krisztina RozanichEncaustic, metal and aluminium on wood
"Industrial" Mark WalshEditioned archival photo print
"Inner Realms Series No. 6" Clare OConnor Acrylic, Collage & Resin on Wooden Panel
"Jesus in a Fridge" Regina O'DeaCyanotype
"June" Will O’KaneOil on Canvas
"Landless #1" Alec MoorePhotography
"Leaving the City" Lee ShanahanOil on canvas
"Lesson Learned" Markus O'ConnorAcrylic on wood
"Libby" Jade ButlerOil on gesso panel
"Life at the lake" Katja WittmerMixed Media on Canvas
"Lookie Likie" Nuala O'SullivanOil paint and collage on card
"Lost" Carol Kennedy and Verona StelletMonotype
"Love Song 1" Joanna KidneyLove Song 1
"Made In China 16" Spencer GloverPhotographic print on paper
"Main Street, Ennistymon" Tony GunningAcrylic on Canvas
"Mark" Jade Butler Oil on gesso panel
"Medici Platter" Ann McbrideSlip cast White Earthenware, decal fired with original art
"Meridan" Genevieve KingTextile
"Mermaid's Purse" Aoife BamburyBronze on marble composite
"Metzli" Hazel Mc CrannAcrylic and mixed media on board
"More Real" Judy O’SullivanAcrylic And crayon on cradled wood panel
"Morning Light" Zoë DillonOil on Fabriano Paper
"Nothing Exists Until It Moves - Frame Composite" Hutchinson | KempDIgital image print
"Old Friends, New Horizons" Mary RobertsOil
"Orange in Blue" Deirdre Ní ArgáinPainted Aluminium and Stainless Steel
"Outer Limits" Michelene HuggardOil on linen
"Overgrowth" Fiona CawleyOil on Canvas
"Passing Light’" Edel CampbellOil on board
"Penumbra" Jen WadeOil on canvas
"Pilgrims" John KennedyOil on canvas board
"Pollocks 1" Lorrayne MurphyOil on canvas
"Remote Work" Seán Richard ConroyScreenprint
"Road To Damascus" Louise BarrettLithograph
"Robin" Emily McCullaOil Paint
"Room 100, Ground Floor" Finbarr DillonAudio composition
"Ruminations on the Question of Accuracy" Gerri O' BrienHand-stitch on Cotton
"Salient Nonsensical Revelations" Gerri O' BrienHand-stitch on Cotton
"Sanctum" Marie-Louise MartinDrypoint print
"Sea Pinks at Hag’s Head. Liscannor, Clare" Janet BuellPastel over Ink and Acrylic
"Seams" Tiffani LoveOil on canvas
"Second Year Weld Plant" Katerina GribkoffUp-cycled cotton dyed with weld, coreopsis  cochineal. Cotton thread and batting.
"Self Portrait with Cat" Bryan HoganPen and ink on paper
"Someplace, Somewhere, 2" Karen EbbsOil on linen
"Spares" Nuala O'SullivanPrint on Archival paper
"Stephen" Maeve BrennanOil on canvas
"Suffocating (Hidden Homeless Project)" Alison ByrneStained glass
"The Circuit of Dunlaoghaire" Dave Madiganoil on canvas
"The death of truth" Laurence O'TooleOil on canvas
"The Depths" Teresa GodfreyAcrylic
"The Freedoms We Crave" Laurence O'TooleOil on wood - Quadriptych
"The Golden Hour" Claire ForwardPolaroid College with Gold Leaf
"The golden hour" Fran HalpinMixed media-collage, acrylic, stabilo, ink, Neocolor
"The Wind is Passing By" Derek FitzpatrickOil on canvas
"Thrum" Frank BoyceOil and Acrylic on board
"Trough Blue" Ema Carvi ArtOil on canvas
"Under Water" Inga RyanAcrylic on board
"Unfold Your Own Myth" Eileen CollinsAcrylic
"Urban Nature IV" Olive BarrettMixed media on watercolour paper
"Walking" Stella GilmartinOil and Cold Wax on Arches Paper
"When You Are Big Were Big and I Was Small (Mother & Ears)" Tina O'ConnellWooden Sculpture
"Whose lake is this? (2)" Stephanie McLaughlinMixed media on Fabriano paper, framed, glazed
"X" SêmatikaAcrylic on paper
"Y" SêmatikaAcrylic on paper


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