140th Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition at the Ulster Museum

This is the last weekend to view 140th Royal Ulster Academy Annual at the Ulster Museum and my first time exhibiting work in Belfast.

Everywhere I Turn is Outside was selected for the RUA Annual. This artwork was developed originally from a watercolour commissioned by The Stinging Fly and exists now only in this limited edition print run of 50 with 4 artist proofs. It is my first time working in this way and was an education in itself collaborating with Inspirational Arts in Dublin to develop the archival pigment prints on Hahnemühle paper.

I am so thankful to collectors who have contacted me about this work and to those who choose to purchase a print for their collections and their homes.

Everywhere I Turn is Outside

archival pigment print on hahnemühle paper 310grms

Edition of 50 with 4 Artist Proofs

Maeve Curtis, 2021

191st RHA Annual Exhibition 2021

Viewfinder, (oil on tondo canvas, 20 cm diameter, 2021) is selected for this year’s RHA annual exhibition.

The exhibition includes works by academy members, invited artists and works by artists who were successful in the competitive open submission process. This year, the RHA saw a total of 3900 artworks submitted from which, following a rigorous two rounds of selection, 323 works were accepted and are exhibited at the RHA.

It’s a wonderful exhibition and so good to be able to view an exhibition in person again and indeed to be part of it. It continues until Oct 30th.

Commission

It was an honour to be commissioned by The Stinging Fly to create the artwork for their Winter 2020-21 edition cover. Guest edited by author, Lisa McInerney and poet and author, Elaine Feeney. This literary journal is brimming with new writers and new writing and is available at your local bookstore or directly online from The Stinging Fly.

Everywhere I Turn is Outside is the artwork I created for it.

The original piece was watercolour on paper and the artwork will become available only as a limited edition print.