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Dundrum Town Centre
Dundrum
Dublin 14

Box Office Telephone +353 01 296 9340



MEET THE STAFF AT THE MILL THEATRE

Stephen Faloon - General Manager stephen@milltheatre.com
Aoife O'Toole - Box Office Manager/Curator aoife@milltheatre.com
Barry Donaldson - Technical Manager barry@milltheatre.com
Lizz Kinch Front of House/Marketing Executive lizz@milltheatre.com
Ed O'Neill Administrator ed@milltheatre.com






We also have a beautiful exhibition space in the theatre and have held numerous successful shows since our opening in May 2006. If you are interested in showing your work please contact Aoife or email your CV with examples of current work.







CURRENT SHOW:

Annie West YEATS IN LOVE
August 2nd- September 5th 2008
Sligo based illustrator. Annie West illustrates figures from history, literature and science with mischief in mind. She also works to commission and originals can be found in the collections of film stars, children, firefighters and rugby internationals. She specialises in highly detailed line and ink drawings with the emphasis on detail. More info: www.anniewest.com
Pictured: "Yeats receives an answer to his Second Marriage Proposal"








UPCOMING:

Dave Gearty NUTOPIA NUTOPIA
September 6th -October 3rd 2008
New paintings based on a series of collages made over the last 2 years. A variety of source material was used, from personal photography to iconic imagery. The work relates to some of the aspects shaping contemporary Ireland.
Pictured: "Business as Usual II"







PREVIOUS SHOWS:

Kieran Crowley VENETIAN STARES
July 5th-August 1st 2008
A collection of new work by Dublin based painter. Using himself,friends and acquaintances as subjects, Crowley is rapidly developing his own style of painting, going from knives to brushes in order to depict and emphasise what he considers to be the more important elements of the human condition. It is labour intensive work; inspired by what he sees in people and what he doesn't see in galleries.
Pictured: "Venetian Stare"















Joyce Little NYLONS
June 7th - July 3rd 2008
Galway based multi-media artist and fashion designer. This show is a series of 30 paintings on stretched canvas. The overlapping and stretching of nylon tights gives movement and rhythm to the works. The layering of paint on the nylon gives depth, transparency and new direction to the paintings, the process is very important and developed over a long period of time. Each piece takes on a different mood and dreamlike quality. Pictured: "Ensnared"











Peter Collins BRAINSHAKE
May 10th - June 5th 2008
Dublin born artist Collins is now based in Glasgow. This exhibition is a celebration of life and experience. Subject matter as diverse as astronomy, anatomy and politics have helped shaped his work.
"There are dark, light and humorous elements present; sometimes all in the same place. I leave it to viewers to find their own connections" Peter Collins
For more info: www.collinspeter.com
Pictured: "Brainshake"









Gina McKenna Burns H2O @ Dundrum
April 12th - May 8th 2008
Gina McKenna Burns is a graduate of the Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork. She has exhibited successfully both at home and abroad for some years. Gina's new exhibition concerns her preoccupation with water and the sea and most especially our quintessential relationship with it.
Pictured: "Star Pool"








Paolo Scalera CHIAROSCURO
March 15th - April 10th 2008
Paolo has worked for many publications as a freelance photographer, including Elle Japan, Food and Wine Magazine and The Irish Independent. His own work is born out of feelings of nostalgia and romanticism. Paolo's connection with his homeland Italy is still a strong one and inspires his work through using the chiaroscuro technique. In general his work relies on a sense of simplicity which can act as an antithesis to the complication presented by everyday life.
"I express my feeling, my joy and my emotions, the camera captures my moments." Paolo Scalera
More info: www.paoloscalera.net
Pictured: Left "Pere"


Isabelle Gaborit and Cassandra Dorer RE-VEILING
Feb 16th - March 13th 2008
A veil conceals, a veil reveals. A veil covers and because of its elusice nature it requires the viewer to stop, look and see what is hidden or appears to be hidden. The theme of the "veil" bears several layers of meaning. In their work, Dorer and Gaborit explore the concept of veiling from two different perspectives. Their works invite the viewer to enter their space.
Pictured: Left "Untitled" by Cassandra Dorer











Mairead deBlaca WATER AND ABSTRACTION
Jan 19th- Feb 14th 2008
This body of work focuses on deBlaca's love of moving water, oceans, lakes and rivers. Each piece explores the various elements of her relationship with these great bodies of water and her need to tame and harness them. deBlaca uses wonderful colours to depict and examine the different facets and effects of water. More info: www.deblaca.eu Pictured: "Red Water"









Sharon Murphy TURRAUN
December 17th - January 17th 2008
The painter and mixed media artist presents her 2nd Solo Exhibition. This will showcase a body of work that was created during a recent residence at Belmont Mills, Co Offaly. Murphy increasingly draws on her surroundings to re-establish her relationship with the grid, the primary focus of her work. Abstract work appears in the show through painting and wire manipulation. Pictured: "Weave"












James O'Dowd JOURNEY
November 10th - December 12th 2007
Dublin based artist James' cityscape based paintings have been described as dark and mysterious. His work deals with aspects of the unconscious mind and how they relate to the outside world and touches on themes of neurosis and alienation. This exhibition will show O'Dowd's most recent work which has taken on a looser more vibrant stlye, alongside some older pieces making it possible to see the artist's progression or journey. This progression is also an attempt to represent a journey into the unconscious mind. "as the viewer descends the staircase to the lower level of the gallery where the paintings are looser, I want them to feel that they are witnessing a journey into the mind, almost like descending into some sort of madness"
Pictured left: "Vaulter impaled on his pole"










Jimmy Burns Ebony and Ivory, Piano Fantasies
October 6th- November 3rd 2007
Dublin based Jimmy Burns studied art in London, Leeds and Dublin. He is the author of "Art History and Appreciation" (two editions) and "Practical Art", both published by S&CS. He has illustrated many books and periodicals over the years, including Magill, InDublin and U Magazine. "The piano as subject matter was very prominent in my 1st and 2nd musical exhibitions, so it is no surprise that it has been playing away in my subconscious . As an artist I like to work from the imagination, to realise the dream, be it in oil or pastel or bronze. Art and music are two of life's enduring pleasures -my intention in this exhibition is to celebrate both"
More info on Jimmy Burns:
www.jimmyburnsart.com







Katarzyna Gajewska TERRORS AND PLEASURES
September 8th-October 4th 2007
Polish artist Katarzyna's exquisite canvases make for a very interesting exhibition. Her portraits are like mulitlayered cocoons, profoundly intimate, sexual or innocent at the same time. Bold, rich and dramatic faces that are like language;pulsing and inspiring.
Katarzyna has exhibited widely all over Europe.
More info on her work can be found here
www.katarinagajewska.com










Coilin Rush and Brian Hannigan ABSTRACT BACK TO BACK
August 4th - September 5th 2007
Two Irish artists based in Dublin, this is our first collaborative show. Contrasting styles will compliment each other within one theme, making for an interesting juxtaposition in this exciting exhibition.











Eve Parnell IRISH SKIES
July 7th-August 2nd 2007
Since graduating from NCAD Eve has exhibited around Dublin and the UK, she made the Reserve List for the Royal Academy's Annual Show also. This is an exhibition of drawings and skillfully ornamental fans. Parnell considers history, communication and society with a finely realised tension between the fan as Art Object and the socio-political concerns of her subject matter. The striking series of oil paintings raise issues of envirnmental significance which unfold across the delicate folds. A member of La Cathedral Studios, Eve's work has exhibited in London and various venues in Dublin including The Oscar Wilde House.






"CAUSE WE DON'T OWN IT..." hilary
May 26th-June 26th 2007
Brimming with energy and "raring to go", Irish artist Hilary is on the threshold of something much much bigger. Based in Belgium, this will be her first solo exhibtion in Ireland. She has previously shown her work in China, Italy and Holland. Hilary (who uses her first name "Hilary" as a working title, says art and painting has always been an important part of her life. "I studied Industrial Design in NCAD but have always been a painter at heart. Images come into my mind connected to emotions or happenings and haunt me until I set them free onto canvas. I never chose to paint, it is part of me and I need to do it."
For more on Hilary: www.seriouslyhilary.com


Laura Canavan Doyle NEW PAINTINGS
April 28th - May 24th 2007
Canavan Doyle uses the simplicity of a patchwork like design. She has developed an abstract language that is intricate, at times decorative but always complex. Each segment is meticulously developed into complex and ornate walls of colour. It reflects how the microscopic has such a profound effect upon the whole.
-"..This work holds for me a revelation that life is in the detail" Canavan Doyle
Laura has had previous solo shows in The Globe, George's St and also The Signal Arts Centre, Wicklow







Liz Pomeroy EVERYTHING IS ILLUMIATED
March 24th - April 24th 2007
This exhibition reflects the passing of time. All paintings are oil and mixed media on canvas. The compositions are based on studies of forms relating to time such as a sun dial and from these, a variety of symbols were developed and then reduced to basic shapes. The application of paint is predominantly a process of mass application of a base colour, left to dry for a week or more, a top colour added and then subtracted using white spirits, with added colour glazes for depth and subtlety. In effect, a reflection of the complexities of human emotions and relationships. Liz Pomeroy graduated from NCAD, she also performs with the band, House of Cosy Cushions.







Bartosz Kolata NEW WORK
February 17th- March 17th 2007
Bartosz moved permanently to Dublin last year after completing his Masters Degree in Art Conservation and Restoration in Torun, Poland. His painting career began when friends asked him to paint their portraits. Influenced by the techniques of the old masters which he had learned about extensively, he has developed his own unique and captivating style. His paintings are beautiful snapshots of private, un-premeditated moments which make the viewer seem almost voyeuristic.
www.bartoszkolata.com







James P Kinsella SOLO SHOW
January 13th - February 13th 2007
Kinsella is concerned with the universal order of things, the big bang, planets, earth, geology and stones in that order. He studied the surface of stones found on Shankhill Beach, Dublin and responded to sections of these surfaces by painting them. He found that the surface of these stones tells us a visual story of our origins. James also runs The Book Cube Gallery, Rathmines Bookshop. Our first show of 2007 was very successful, Kinsella is an extremely talented and incisive new artist to watch.











Paul Swan SOLO SHOW
November 10th - December 23rd 2006
Paul Swan was born in England. He trained in Fine Art and Visual Communication- intially as an illustrator and portrait painter. His work evolved into the abstract- based on the essence, rather than the surface of things. He has exhibited widely in the UK, inlcuding Liberty and the Chalk Farm Gallery, London and won prizes in various open exhibitions. Paul moved permanently to Ireland in 1990, showing work in the RHA, the Boyle Arts Festival, the Department of Arts and the Gaeltacht and various fine art galleries including the Bridge Gallery, Dublin.
Paul is also an accomplished portrait artist. For commissions contact paul@paulswanart.com or 0860747414
More info on Paul Swan:HERE








John P Kearney SOLO SHOW
November 7th - December 7th 2006
A former architect, John lived in California for a number of years before he decided to return to Ireland and embark on a more fulfilling and rewarding career as an artist specializing in abstraction. With heroes like Barnett Newman, Gerhart Richter and Sean Scully, John's work tries to evoke dormant feelings together with glimpses from a barely remembered past.
"My paintings are an articulation of dormant memories uncovered and brought to life through abstraction."
This successful show opened to rave reviews and The Mill was delighted to host John's first solo exhibition.





David Franklin NEW WORK
August 2006
David is an Irish artist living and working in Dublin. Since 2004 he has participated in several group exhibitions with the Blue Leaf Gallery, including the well-publicised "One Night Only" show at the Vaults venue. Here his work was singled out for attention and he was interviewed for Ireland's premier radio arts programme, RTE's "Rattlebag". His first solo show, "Ghosts & Shadows"opened in April 2006 at Dublin's One Gallery to strong critical acclaim. He has produced work as a designer and illustrator and is presently developing an animated short film while continuing to work on new paintings.