Jennifer Trouton & Amanda Coogan – Constellations

QSS artists Amanda Coogan and Jennifer Trouton have work on display at The F.E. McWilliam Gallery, in ‘Constellations: Selected Work from Crawford Art Gallery, Cork’; A free exhibition celebrating creativity across the island of Ireland. This unique showcase brings together artists from North and South of Ireland, highlighting the strong cultural ties between the two regions.

Featuring the work of 14 artists working throughout the island of Ireland, the exhibition highlights the rich holdings of contemporary art in the Crawford Collection.

Presenting established figures including Nick Miller, Amanda Coogan, Corban Walker, and Ireland’s representative at this year’s Venice Biennale, Isabel Nolan, Constellations also introduces the work of many of the rising stars of Irish art such as Laura Fitzgerald, Dragana Jurišić, Niamh Swanton, and local artists Jennifer Trouton and Michael Hanna.

Linked by vibrant colour and themes including nature, domesticity and gender, the artworks in this exhibition often share a sense of playfulness and humour that combine with more serious concerns about freedom, power and agency. Ranging in media from Aideen Barry’s film Not to be Known (2015) to Declan Byrne’s Encrusted Dog and Laura Fitzgerald’s drawings made with ‘Tesco Sharpies’, the exhibition showcases the diversity of Crawford Art Gallery’s collection and of contemporary art in Ireland.