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
From the Curlew to the Natterjack Toad - how are Ireland's native species doing?
Conservationist Mary McGrath looks at Ireland’s indigenous species and the ways we can all help them survive ... The Journal, 20.09.23 View article
KILDARE: Curragh artist to exhibit at Kilcock Art Gallery
An exhibition of Paintings & Prints by Mary McGrath on Biodiversity “ENDANGERED!” opens at Kilcock Art Gallery on September 30 at 3pm with opening words by Eanna Ni Lamhna and continues until October 21. ... Leinster Leader, 16.09.23 View article
"Endangered" New paintings & prints by Kildare artist Mary McGrath
“My artwork invites the viewer to be aware of their surroundings. To give nature a chance to recover. To appreciate and cherish our ecosystem’s survivors and realise that we can all make a positive difference.”... Into Kildare, Sept 23 View article
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
Events
Mary McGrath: Brigid, Forest and Farm
Mary McGrath, artist and conservationist, speaks about animal and wild life species in Ireland during the era of St. Brigid. The series of talks were organised to inform artists when researching Brigid for the Open Call Art Trail, February 2024 in Kildare Town, organised by Sult Artists.
Watch the full talk at Sult Artists on YouTube.
The Artist's Well - Interview with Mary McGrath
Series 3 - Episode 3, 15th October 2022
In this interview with Alan Keane of The Artist's Well, Mary McGrath shares her life and work as a Fine Art Conservator in collections both public and private in Ireland, England, France, Italy and the United States; and her role as Project Manager in the relocation of the Francis Bacon Studio from London to the Hugh Lane Gllery in Dublin.
Watch the full interview at The Artist's Well.
