•   GIFTED - THE CONTEMPORARY CRAFT AND DESIGN FAIR

RDS, Dublin, 5 - 10 December 2017 (Stand no. B29)
See www.giftedfair.ie

  • PORTFOLIO CRITICAL SELECTION, NARRATIVES IN MAKING

National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, 12 May - 5 July 2017 & Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales 22 July to 24 September 2017

Curated exhibition of contemporary work from the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s publication, PORTFOLIO: Critical Selection 2017 – 2018.

"Curated by Gregory Parsons, the exhibition considers the provenance of each object – who made it, where it was created, the techniques and materials used – as this informs our relationship with the piece. There are fascinating stories: from the love of material and the rituals of making, to the design process and the physical rhythm and time involved. The curator also takes into account the contribution contemporary craft makes to our well-being, through the life-enhancing intelligence of the maker’s hand, the delight in what it produces and the joy of owning the object. As you become absorbed in their world, you also become a part of these narratives in making."

Roger Bennett, Úna Burke, Anne Butler, Edmond Byrne, Mike Byrne, Stuart Cairns, Julie Connellan, Jack Doherty, Liam Flynn, Sara Flynn, Karl Harron, Pierce Healy, Jennifer Hickey, Joe Hogan, John Lee, Alison Lowry, Michael Mccrory, Cecilia Moore, Cara Murphy, Stephen O’Briain, Susan O’Byrne, Eily O’Connell, Coílín Ó Dubhghaill, Angela O’Kelly, Sasha Sykes, Joseph Walsh, Gráinne Watts, Zelouf + Bell

For more information, click here

  • NATIONAL CRAFTS AND DESIGN FAIR

National Crafts and Design Fair, RDS, Dublin, 30 November - 4 December 2016 (Stand no. B21)
See www.nationalcraftsfair.ie

  • UP FRONT

Craft and Design Centre, Leeds, 5 November 2016 - 7 January 2017

"A diverse range of contemporary ceramics, wood, wire, textiles and works in mixed media are brought together in this exceptional front of house Christmas exhibition."

For more information, click here

  •  WINNER OF ESTABLISHED MAKER AWARD, RDS CRAFT AWARDS EXHIBITION

RDS, Dublin, August 2016

The annual RDS Craft Awards showcase and reward excellence in Irish craft. Established in 1968, the Awards follow an RDS tradition of promoting Irish craft which dates back to the nineteenth century. The RDS Craft Awards is an open platform for Irish craftspeople to have their work assessed by an independent judging panel of Irish and international craft experts. The prize fund in 2016 was in excess of €30,000. 

For more information, click here

 

  • THE IRISH CONNECTION

The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, 4 - 25 November 2015

"Edited highlights from the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s Portfolio Critical Selection 2015-2016, including work from:

Roger Bennett, Úna Burke, Edmond Byrne, Stuart Cairns, Jack Doherty, Cóilín Ó’Dubhghaill, Liam Flynn, Karl Harron, Pierce Healy, Joe Hogan, Nuala Jamison, Eoin M Lyons, Michael McCrory, Cara Murphy and Angela O’Kelly.

This exhibition offers a glimpse of the quality and breadth of contemporary making taking place in Ireland today."

  • MADE LONDON

1 Marylebone Road, London NW1 4AQ, 22 - 25 October 2015

"MADE LONDON is fast becoming one of the top selling events for designer makers in Europe, showcasing the very best and most original makers in the UK and beyond. Visitors to MADE LONDON are always impressed by the variety, quality and originality of the craft and design on show; and love exploring each of the four levels of the dramatic and beautiful building ..."

For more information about Made London, click here 

  • PORTFOLIO @ SOLOMON GALLERY, BASKETRY & WOODTURNING

Solomon Gallery, Unit 2, Westbury Mall, Balfe Street, Dublin 2, 4 - 26 September 2015

"PORTFOLIO: Basketry & Woodturning will present over 20 innovative artworks by seven of this country’s most distinguished and lauded artists working with wood, willow and found natural materials.

Featured makers include Joe Hogan, this year’s gold medal winner and Established Maker Award of Excellence at the RDS Craft Awards, Bob Johnston, Alison Fitzgerald, Kathleen McCormick, Ian Hawthorne, Mark Hanvey and Roger Bennett who, along with Joe Hogan, has been selected for the prestigious DCCoI ‘Critical Selection’ by a panel of Irish and International jurors.

This stunning exhibition will showcase exceptional pieces created using materials from the natural world, including dyed wooden bowls and vessels with precious metal inlay, woodturned pieces designed with the line of the grain as an integral part and willow woven sculptural basketry. Each of the artists is exploring and developing new designs based on old traditions and promoting a deeper connection to nature."

For more information, click here

  •  SIDE BY SIDE IN PARIS

Centre Culturel Irlandais, 12 June - 10 July 2015

 

"CCI and the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) celebrate Ireland’s year of design with this exhibition in Paris Side by Side: Irish Design 2015.

Curator Christina Jansen has selected work by Ireland’s best artisans including basket-maker Joe Hogan, ceramicist Jack Doherty, metalworker Stuart Cairns and wood-turner Roger Bennett. Each one features in the 2015-2016 edition of Portfolio: Critical Selection which the DCCoI publishes biennially to promote and celebrate Irish makers. This portfolio will accompany the exhibition in Paris which is part of a wide programme of events organised for ID2015."

  • PORTFOLIO CRITICAL SELECTION, SIDE BY SIDE 2015-2016

National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, 27 March - 28 April 2015                                                    

Exhibition of the work of the 22 makers who were chosen for Portfolio Critical Selection by an independent, expert panel. 

"The featured makers are those who in the panel's view represent the leading edge of contemporary craft and design in a world-class context."

The makers included in Side by Side are:

Angela O’Kelly JEWELLERY, Cara Murphy SILVER, Cillian Ó Súilleabháin FURNITURE, Cóilín Ó Dubhghaill METALS, Edmond Byrne GLASS, Eoin M Lyons JEWELLERY, Helen O’Connell STONE, Helen Cody FASHION, Jack Doherty CERAMICS, Joe Hogan BASKETRY, Joseph Walsh FURNITURE, Karl Harron GLASS, Liam Flynn WOOD, Michael McCrory METALS, Nuala Jamison JEWELLERY, Pierce Healy JEWELLERY, Roger Bennett WOOD, Sara Flynn CERAMICS, Simon Doyle FURNITURE, Stuart Cairns METALS, Úna Burke LEATHER WORK, Zelouf + Bell FURNITURE

For more information, click here

 

  •  NATIONAL CRAFTS AND DESIGN FAIR

National Crafts and Design Fair, RDS, Dublin, 3 - 7 December 2014 (Stand no. 142)
See www.nationalcraftsfair.ie

  • PORTFOLIO 2014 AT RHA

Selected makers from the Crafts Council's Portfolio list, Royal Hibernian Gallery, Dublin, 31 October - 2 November 2014
Curated by Josephine Kelliher of the Rubicon Gallery 

The exhibition will coincide with  VUE – Ireland’s National Contemporary Art Fair.
See www.rhagallery.ie/events/vue-portfolio

  • BRAVURA 2014

Group exhibition, Blue Egg Gallery, Wexford, 18 October - 2 November 2014

Exhibitors:
Gus Mabelson, Cormac Boydell (ceramics); Edmond Byrne (glass); Mary R. Cullen (textiles); Inga Reed (jewellery); Roger Bennett (wood)

  • IS IT WOOD?

Group exhibition, Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales, 27 September - 30 November 2014
Curated by Mary La Trobe-Bateman, OBE

Exhibitors:
Peter Archer, Fred Baier, Dail Behennah, Roger Bennett, Chatwin : Martin, Eleanor Glover, Nicola Henshaw, Louise Hibbert, Eleanor Lakelin, Lina Peterson, Anthony Roussel, Sophie Smallhorn, Wycliffe Stutchbury, Rupert Williamson

Bringing together 14 unique makers, who through their innovative and original ideas, challenge our traditional perceptions of wood. . .
For more information, click here