2008 Exhibitions
27 November - January 4th 2009
Presence 08
Presence 08 is an extensive exhibition highlighting some of the leading Irish artists associated with Limerick. The group exhibition celebrates the diversity of contemporary art in Limerick, through a cross-section of mediums.
27th November - 19th December 2008
Seeing Georgian Limerick
To commemorate 50 years of the Irish Georgian Society the Limerick Chapter of the Irish Georgian Society and Limerick City Gallery of Art have commissioned four artists to take photographs of Georgian Limerick, celebrating the architectural character nor the historic importance of the townscape.
12th September - 16th November 2008
Concrete Light
This survey exhibition, which is Starling’s first major exhibition in Ireland, will present previously existing work exhibited with a newly commissioned work, Mirrored Wall Head, 2008.
12 September - 16 November 2008
I only come here ’cos it’s free
This is McLoughlin’s first museum exhibition and will present bodies of new work. McLoughlin’s process involves connecting with specific groups in society and developing work in audio, film, drawing, photography and sculptural installations.
June 12 - August 28 2008
Sixty Year Retrospective
Sixty Year Retrospective is the first major retrospective by painter Walter Verling. The extensive exhibition, spanning his full career, comprises of over 120 outstanding works in painting and drawing made from the 1940’s through to present day.
9 June - 28 August 2008
Contemporary. Artists Explore. Gallery as Studio.
Contemporary was a laboratory exhibition which investigated artists’ practice through relocation of their studio into a gallery. Curated by Susan Holland.
June 12th to August 28th 2008
Scottish Contemporary Art from Glasgow Museums
Limerick City Gallery of Art presents an exhibition of video installations by contemporary Scottish artists, from the Glasgow Museums Collection. The exciting exhibition features seminal works by Roddy Buchanan, Dalziel+Scullion and Douglas Gordon.
7th March - 25th May 2008
OPEN / INVITED e v+ a 2008: Too Early For Vacation
The 32nd annual exhibition of visual+ art, Too Early For Vacation included the work of 44 artists, curated by Hou Hanru.
January 17th - February 24th 2008
Truckscapes, Drawings from a mobile studio - Nick Miller
Limerick City Gallery of Art is delighted to present a major exhibition by Nick Miller. Truckscapes, Drawings from a mobile studio - a series of large-scale ink drawings made over the last ten years that directly engage the landscape.
January 22nd – February 14th 2008
DAo8 - LSAD Open Drawing Awards Exhibition 2008
DAo8 continues a series of annual exhibitions and awards, dedicated to exploring and encouraging drawing; that most primary, visual means of engaging with things, ideas and feelings. Curated by Arno Kramer.
