3 Artists: I Art Haven
The Members Show
November 9th to November 23rd 2006
The founding members of Arthaven Gallery, Crosshaven, artists Kerry Collins, John Jermyn and Susanne Leutenegger will present a showcase of their work, opening on November 9th. This creative trio have provided exhibition and performance space for many artists during the last 16 months are now taking the time to exhibit their own work. These three artists, the creative backbone of Art Haven, each have their own distinct style. Nora Hickey, Curator of Education & Collections at The Lewis Glucksman Gallery will officially open the Exhibition @ 7.30pm.
The sea and the associated elements of it are John Jermyn’s principal source of inspiration. Living in Fennells Bay means that he has direct and constant exposure to the tides and movement of water that are so central to his painting. As he puts it “It is one thing to look at a wave but it is quite another to get inside it”. Tranquil shorelines or raging waters all come under his brush. With a Diploma from London Art College and as a practising Landscape Architect, John has a deep understanding of this environment. Following a sell out exhibition of his work in Bandon this year John is now in preparation for the November 9th exhibition.
“Full of energy, her work manages also to convey a quiet, resolved surety.” Irish Arts Review.
Susanne Leutenegger, originally from Switzerland but now living in Fennells Bay with her family, creatively paints a newly invented portrayal of plant life. She achieves this by using drawing and unusual mixes of colour, powerful combinations of greens and oranges, dark purples and shades of turquoise. Her abstract looking constructions are at once solid and monumental and yet also soft and fragile. Susanne finished her studies at the Crawford with Distinction and her workis found in Collections in Ireland (Collection of UCC),Switzerland, Germany, and of course, in Arthaven in Crosshaven.
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The third vertebra in this backbone is Kerry Collins, a Crawford Graduate, recently moved to Crosshaven. An extremely prolific painter, Kerry describes her work as a visual diary of her life.” My focus is predominantly people but out on the water at Cork week I found myself fascinated by the beautiful shapes and colours there”. A recent commission of 4ft by 3ft portrait of Douglas Hyde, Ireland’s first president, will also be exhibited. Kerry promises that “her work at this exhibition will be very varied.”
For further information or to arrange a private viewing, please contact Sheena.
Art Haven Gallery,Lower Road,Crosshaven,Co. Cork
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