PROGRAMME FOR 2006

Dyehouse Gallery Exhibition Programme

March

Reflections on Colour
Recent works by Rosemary Higbee

“Reflections on Colour” is an exhibition of recent works by Waterford based artist Rosemary Higbee, and is the first Solo Exhibition to be shown at the New Dyehouse Gallery Waterford

Now in her Eighties Rosemary Higbee is one of the hidden treasures of the Irish Art scene, she brings to her work her life’s influences from a childhood in India with all its vibrant colour, to dark dreary England of the 30s and then to the excitement of being an art student in post war London and seeing for the first time the works of artists such as Picasso Braque and Matisse. Rosemary considers herself to be a Modern painter, “These have been the great artists that I have loved and that I suppose must have influenced me in my work. The world of abstract expressionism and Popular Art had very little effect on me because all that came much later.” Rosemary Higbee

April

The Centenary Show
Opens Tuesday 28th March

As part of the Waterford College of Further Education (formerly C.T.I.) Centenary Celebrations the Dyehouse Gallery are hosting an exhibition of past students from their very successful Art and Design Course. This course has become recognised as one of the best in the country and past pupils have gained entry to the most prestigious art colleges. The exhibition will include work by over 50 aspiring artists in many media including painting print sculpture ceramics fashion film and photography.

This is an opportunity to see the work of young artists at the start of their careers.

May Bank Holiday Weekend

To coincide with the ever popular “John Roberts Weekend” to celebrate the life and work of Waterford’s famous Georgian architect The Dyehouse will host a mini exhibition of drawings related to the buildings of John Roberts by the superb draughtsman Pat Murphy. This will be complimented by works by young photographer Mark Duffy.

May

Gardens of Earthly Delight

The Gardens of Earthly Delight’, on tour from the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin Castle, is a unique exhibition of limited edition prints and a collaborative project between the Library and the Graphic Studio Dublin’s print workshop. Irish and international artists have been invited to explore The Chester Beatty Library’s collection focusing on garden and related imagery, which express man’s spiritual and physical need to create, cultivate and depict gardens. The common theme is the garden as terrestrial paradise, a refuge and a place of spiritual solace—a Garden of Eden. In all, thirty-nine artists, including William Crozier, Elizabeth Blackadder, Christopher le Bruin, Carmel Benson, Gwen O’Dowd, Hughie O’Donoghue and Brian Bourke have made a limited edition print.

June

“CUBA: A Naïve Portrait”

Dyehouse Gallery will present this exhibition (which was first shown in Waterford last September) at CHQ in the Dublin Docklands Development from 16th June to 30th June

Cuba: A Naïve Portrait is the result of a three month working trip to Cuba last year by Waterford artist Pat Murphy and young filmmaker Bonnie Dempsey.

This exhibition incorporates four giant works on paper – [10 metre storyboards of Murphy’s journey through the changing Cuban landscape] with four complimentary video sequences from the forthcoming documentary film –‘Cuban Portrait: Travels with the Artist Pat Murphy’

This exhibition is being treated as a cultural event by Dublin Docklands Authority. The opening will be attended by the Cuban ambassador and music will be provided by Manu and his Latino House.

July

Summer Show

The annual Summer Show at the Dyehouse Gallery will feature a mix of painting and print by established and emerging artists.

August

Photographic Exhibition by Ursula Hutt

Ursula Hutt is a German photographer who lived in Ireland during 1968 – 1972. Her exhibition “In those Days” sensitively records an era of Irish history before the advent of the Celtic Tiger.

September

Gallery Artists
Including Paddy Lennon, Bridget Flannery, Barry Fitzpatrick

October

Michael Cullen

Although Michael Cullen has been a regular contributor to group shows at the Dyehouse this will be his long awaited solo exhibition. Michael Cullen is a member of Aosdana.

Michael Cullen

Born in Kilcool, Co. Wicklow in 1946, he studied at the National College of Art & Design in Dublin and the Central School of Art & Design in London before moving abroad. He has lived in Spain, Morocco, the U.S., Mexico, Berlin and Languedoc, France. Recent solo exhibitions include A Painter's Vignette, Carroll Gallery, Longford (1997); Taking an Emerald Tiger for a Walk, Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast (1998); Paintings for E, Taylor Galleries, Dublin (2001); and Napoleon's Ghost, Vangard Gallery, Cork (2001). Love Stories, a three-part exhibition of oils, watercolours and graphic prints based on his previous work incorporating cowboy imagery, showed at the Temple Bar Gallery, Taylor Galleries and Graphic Gallery in Dublin (1997). He has also exhibited work at the Project Arts Centre in Dublin, the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork; the Orchard Gallery in Derry; and La Porta Abierta in the town of Farrera, Catalonia, Spain. He won the Independent Artists major painting award in 1984, the National Portrait Award in 1989, and several Arts Council bursaries.

November and December

Winter Show

The annual Winter Show is a must for serious collectors.

2007-2008

We are currently putting our programme of events together for 07-08 which will include solo exhibitions by
Bridget Flannery
Brian Bourke
Fergus Lyons
Maurice Desmond
Breon O’Casey

For further information please contact

Liz McCay
Dyehouse Gallery
Mary Street
Waterford
051 844770
086 8093597
info@dyehouse-gallery.com
www.dyehouse-gallery.com