Author: daboss
Preview In Exchange Contact Studios Exhibition April 4th 2013, 5-7pm.
Bourn Vincent Gallery, University of Limerick, curated by Yvonne Davis.
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Contact Studios and the Visual Art Department of the University of Limerick would like to invite you to inEXCHANGE, an exhibition of work by artists in Contact Studios at the Bourn Vincent Gallery in the University of Limerick. The opening is on Thursday April 4th from 5 to 7 pm and the exhibition will run until June 6th.
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Cats’ Tales, Preview March 14th 2013, March 15th-23rd
Raggle Taggle Gallery, Sarsfield St., Limerick.
From Cáit to Squealer, to the Unknown Kitten, to Mindy&Mandy, and now Squinter, this collection tells stories true and hypothetical about the lives of the cats of No.54.
For the first time the tale of Squinter will be shown consisting of new drawings, collages and an oil painting. Squinter née Squealer was one of four kittens, but was born with one eye closed, poor hearing and a poor sense of smell. As his siblings grew and ran about exploring, Squinter was left behind as they were brought into the wider world, himself unwilling/unable to join them. I would come home to find him miaow-ing facing in the garden’s direction, until I arrived back one day to discover he was nowhere to be seen. Squinter’s Tale is an imagining of what happened to him.
![Squinter, Alone in the Woods,2013,collage on board,30x30cm(1x1ft)](http://www.carldoran.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Squinter.-Alone-in-the-Woods2013-collage-on-board30x30cm1x1ft-298x300.jpg)
My thanks to Catriona Tierney and Limerick Post’s ‘For Pets Sake’ feature, 9 March 2013, page 50, for their coverage of the show – greatly appreciated! Also, I am very grateful to the local vet’s and Limerick Animal Welfare for allowing me to put posters/invites up for the show.
Epilogue
We had a great launch for the show – estimated at 200 attendees – many thanks to all! Following that, there were 349 logged visitors to the show, many of whom I had illuminating and engaging chats, covering art and cats while invigilating – new tales perhaps for the future. My thanks to Kathleen Bartlett for photo’s of the night.
![Cats' Tales opening night](http://www.carldoran.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/IMG_5247-300x225.jpg)
![Cats' Tales opening night](http://www.carldoran.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/IMG_5251-300x225.jpg)
Culture Night 2012 at Contact Studios
14 Solo Shows at Contact Studios September 2012
I displayed 9 previously unexhibited works from my Seasonal Variations Painting series, as part of the national Culture Night event. Each of the 14 Artist spaces were installed as solo exhibitions, the Studios cleared, painted, scrubbed, with visitors welcomed from 5-10pm with open arms.
It eclipsed our previous visitor number high for Keeping Contact (overview of 12 years of Contact Studios with over 40 artists) which had 200-250 attendees, with 350-400 visitors estimated.
There was a great reception for the works and I had a great chat about the processes and the artistic life with the visitors, all over some nice wines, beers and soft drinks. Thanks to the Arts Council, Limerick Arts Office and all involved.