collins.harper.lane at The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon

collins.harper.lane at The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon
16th October – 11th November. Official opening Saturday 16th October at 5pm by New York artist Doris Staal.

The upcoming exhibition ‘collins.harper.lane’ will be launched at the Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon on Saturday 16th of October at 5 pm by Doris Staal. Artists John Collins, Charles Harper and John Lane will present a selection of brand new works with the show running until November 11th 2010. Travelling from America’s east coast to officially open proceedings is New York artist Doris Staal who has spent almost every summer sketching and painting along Ireland’s western coastline and is honoured to return in this official capacity to open the show. Doris Staal is a lecturer at the National Academy & School of Fine Arts, New York City, and her work is included in the print collection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, amongst others.

John Collins is a Limerick artist whose works are instantly recognisable as his composition continues to be dominated chiefly in red and white settings. Primarily, a self taught artist, he also studied art at LSAD and his works are part of private collections in Ireland, England, France and the United States. Charles Harper is retired Head of Fine Art at LSAD and while lecturing at the Limerick campus was a founding member of Aosdana. He was the initiating dynamism behind ev+a, Limerick‘s annual international arts exhibition, and is a council member of the Royal Hibernian academy and a member of Limerick Printmakers. John Lane is a local artist, born and raised in Ennis Co Clare. After studying art in Limerick and Sligo John ended up homeless for a short spell, coming out of this stronger and more positive.

The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, opening hours are:
Tuesday – Saturday from 12 – 5pm (June – Oct) and from 12 – 4pm (Nov – May) and the Gallery can also be contacted on 065 707 1630 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              065 707 1630      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or simply email: ennistymoncourthousegallery@gmail.com