Wicklow artists feature in character-driven Kildare exhibition

Five artists from Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin, and Wexford exhibited character-driven work at Croí Anú in Moone. The group exhibition, titled “Profiles,” featured Oisín McGough, Eyo Ukeme, Frankie Lowney, Jessica Doyle, and Jody Abernethy. The works examined how artists develop distinct styles that act as personal signatures, shaping how they see, interpret, and express the world. The exhibition also recognized collaboration and creative exchange, showing where individual perspectives intersect through collaborative works. The curatorial approach aimed to create dialogue between contrasting styles, supported by ambient sounds from AB3R. The stated objectives included showcasing diverse individual styles, offering insight into artists’ processes, and maintaining the exhibition’s overall rhythm and theme.

"Entitled 'Profiles', the exhibition featured work from Baltinglass resident Oisín McGough, Eyo Ukeme, from Moone, Frankie Lowney, from Wexford, Jessica Doyle, from Wicklow town, and Jody Abernethy, from Dún Laoghaire."

"The exhibition explored how artists develop distinct styles that act as personal signatures, shaping the way they see, interpret and express the world around them, while also recognising the role of collaboration and creative exchange. Each artist included in 'Profiles' brought a unique perspective shaped by their experiences, influences, techniques and chosen mediums, while collaborative works reveal where those perspectives intersect."

"Together, the works formed a collective portrait of contemporary artistic practice, highlighting both the individual creative identities of the participating artists and the community formed through making work alongside one another. The exhibition was curated by Jody Abernethy and Jessica Doyle, with the curatorial response aiming to create a dialogue between the contrasting styles of the artists' work, accompanied by ambient sounds from AB3R."

"Commenting on the exhibition, which opened on May 15 and included works from his ongoing series Indigo and Blockboys, Eyo Ukeme said art was "more than self-expression". "It is a lens through which I examine identity, memory, emotion, and the complexities of the human experience," Eyo said."

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