Current Exhibitions
- ARDCLOUGH VILLAGE CENTRE, STRAFFAN, KILDARE -
‘The Heart of Me Goes Thinking Long’
18th October - 24th December 2024
An exhibition of paintings, ceramics, original prints and sculpture by SULT artists Collective.
Running from Saturday 19th October until Christmas 2024, the launch is on Friday, 18th October from 8-10pm.
Ardclough Village Centre, Wheatfield Upper, Straffan, Co Kildare, W23 YY32
Opening Hours: Wed - Sun 9am - 3pm.
Kestrel by Mary McGrath, Oil on canvas, 12" x 16", included in the exhibition ‘The Heart of Me Goes Thinking Long’ at the Ardclough Village Centre, Straffan, Co Kildare from 18th October 2024
Recent Exhibitions
- CAHIR ARTS, TIPPERARY -
'Pathways'. A group show by Sult Artists
5th June - 14th July 2024
Sult Artists Collective is pleased to announce a summer exhibition featuring new and previously unseen work!
Cahir Arts presents ‘Pathways’, featuring the work of Pamela de Brí, Ann McKenna, Eleanor Swan, Mary McGrath, Liza Kavanagh, Margaret Becker, Sylvia Hemmingway and Brian O’Loughlin.
View all works in the exhibition.
Cahir Arts, 26 Castle Street, Cahir, Co. Tipperary E21 E004
Opening Hours: Tue - Sat 10.30am - 5.30pm.
‘Fantail Pigeon’ by Mary McGrath. Oil on board, 45 x 56cms
Hear the call of the corncrake, curlew and puffin
Corncrake
Corncrake (detail), Watercolour, 42X30cms
Curlew
Curlew (detail), Oil on Canvas, 50X60cms
Puffin
Puffin (detail), Oil on Canvas, 60X50cms
- KILCOCK ART GALLERY -
"Endangered!"
30th September - 21st October 2023
Kilcock Art Gallery was delighted to host Mary McGrath's solo exhibition entitled "Endangered!", which ran from the 30th September to the 21st October 2023.
"My passion for biodiversity and conservation of our natural world continues to imbue my work. My art is an attempt to highlight nature’s beauty, the importance of retaining and encouraging wildlife habitats and what can be lost if we don’t."
Mary McGrath
Blacktailed Godwits, Oil on Canvas, 50X60cms by Mary McGrath, for the forthcoming solo exhibition "Endangered" at the Kilcock Art Gallery from 30th September 2023.
For more information on "Endangered!" and to view the full catalogue of works for sale, please visit the Kilcock Art Gallery website and follow us on Instagram
Kilcock Art Gallery, School St. Kilcock, Co. Kildare, W23E5R5
'Endangered!' was opened by Irish biologist, environmental consultant and educator Éanna Ní Lamhna.
News & Press
Kildare Town will become an open air art gallery to celebrate Brigid 1500
Kildare town will transform into an open air art gallery, when more than 20 local businesses will exhibit 60 works of international and national art in their windows as part of the Brigid 1500 celebrations in the new year.... Kildare Nationalist, 22.12.23 - View article
PARROT Mouth: Protecting our Native Breeds Through Art
An exhibition in Kilcock, Co Kildare, aims to raise awareness of the need to protect Ireland’s wonderful ecosystem... The Irish Field, 29.09.23 - View article
Interview: Kildare artist Mary McGrath on a life in art and her new solo exhibition
A project organised by a group of multidisciplinary Kildare artists is among the endeavours that will mark Brigid 1500 next year. ... Kildare Nationalist, 12.10.23 - View article
Local artist's exhibition calls for appreciation of nature
An exhibition of paintings and original prints by Rosetown-based artist Mary McGrath will focus on vulnerable biodiversity in Ireland, writes Brian Byrne ... Kilcullen Diary, 24.09.23 - View article
KFM: Kildare Focus Interview (0:30 mins)
Interview with Mary McGrath about the inspiration for her upcoming interview 'Endangered!' opening on 30th September 2023 at the Kilcock Art Gallery, Kildare ... KFM, 22.09.23 - View article
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About the artist
Mary McGrath trained originally as an Art Conservator at the Courtauld Institute, London University and at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. She has worked in England, France, Italy and the United States. In Ireland she has worked for the Irish Museum of Modern Art, The Hugh Lane Gallery and the National Gallery of Ireland and for many other institutional and private clients.
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