Kate MacDonagh: Echoes Dyptych

Kate MacDonagh

Kate MacDonagh is an abstract artist whose work explores dualities of light and dark, scale and ephemerality, stillness and movement, the spectral and the material. Since spending time in Japan throughout the last four years, Kate's primary focus is on water-based woodblock printing (Mokuhanga) and water colour painting. From carving

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Nora Niland

Nora Niland; Portrait of a Collector

Through correspondence, press reports, and original artworks, this exhibition provides a revealing insight into the tenacious efforts of Nora Niland in founding an art collection for Sligo. In doing so, Nora was one of the first to place the visual arts, and the work of artists at the centre of

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The Niland Collection; To Have and to Hold

The Niland Collection; To Have and to Hold

To celebrate 60 years of The Niland Collection, The Model has presented a year-long series of events that commemorate Nora Niland and the remarkable collection she founded for Sligo. To Have and to Hold features works by a host of talented Irish artists spanning the period 1880-2012. A core part

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Mario Loboda: A Man takes down a painting while standing on the sofa, 2019. (Stained Glass)

Maria Loboda; Hearing Otherworldly Music

Maria Loboda is an artist of international distinction, who has exhibited widely across the globe over the past decade. Loboda first showed at The Model in 2015 as part of the Psychic Lighthouse exhibition, and we are very pleased to present her first solo exhibition in Ireland, which tours to

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Torsten Lauschmann, War of the Corners, 2018. Photo credit: McAteer Photo

Torsten Lauschmann; 13 September 1752

The Model is delighted to present Torsten Lauschmann’s first solo exhibition in Ireland. Lauschmann’s work is notable for its innovative and idiosyncratic approach across a range of formats including photography, sound, video, online projects, performance and installation. He is interested in the earliest forms of magical and cinematic entertainment, as

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Diptych by Kate MacDonagh. 2018 Cairde Visual winner. Water based woodblock and painting, 182cm x 132cm. Photo © Colin Gillen/framelight.ie

Cairde Visual 2019

The Model presents Cairde Visual, Cairde Sligo Arts Festival’s sixth annual open submission exhibition. Building on two years of successful partnership with Cairde SAF, this dynamic and colourful show features work from both Irish and international artists across a broad range of media.   Please visit https://cairdefestival.com/ for further information.

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