The Art of Niamh Carroll
Artist Niamh Carroll launched her first solo exhibition ‘Dreamscapes’ in the Fair Play Café in Ringsend on July 12th to a full house of her nearest and dearest to watch her showcase all her wonderful, very special artwork. Niamh is the fifth artist to have an exhibition in The Smallest Walk-In Art Gallery in Ireland and so much time, energy and love has gone into producing these unique stunning pieces. The exhibition which ran for four weeks was immensely popular with eye-catching paintings whilst enjoying a cuppa or having lunch in the café.
Niamh was always involved in art which was developed from childhood, she just had a natural talent and was very creative. She lived overseas where she studied and when she came back to Ireland to get her B.A., she had her own class in teaching art and took in students also.
In 2020 she had to give up teaching due to two hip replacements and in her recovery, she decided to dedicate herself fully into her art so she did a four year process of intensive painting, building up skills like mono printing, screen printing, and painting on aluminium and glass. Niamh has designed her own way of printing and painting, which she would not have had the time before due to her busy lifestyle but now she has invested herself fully in her creative flow.
There are three issues that Namh is interested in as an artist. The light, the application of paint, and the emotion which shows in every single piece how powerful they are together and the impression it leaves. Niamh’s semi abstract artwork conveys a message that you can feel connected to, leaving you with a genuine appreciation for the beauty of her work.
Niamh thanked everyone for supporting her, especially the huge encouragement from her close knit family, and her special people, Penny, Pauline and Karen who all make sparks fly whenever she is in their creative energies and she is grateful for their knowledge and friendship.
Joe Donnolly, who runs the cafe with his wife Sharon and the crew, voiced that the vision behind the kiosk is to use the space in the Fair Play Café for a local artist who would have the talent to just get their artwork up on the walls. There’s no charge, no cost to yourself, it’s done on a Friday lunchtime where you can invite your friends. You can have an immersive experience in the phonebox by having your artwork shown on the panels outside and inside, so people can enjoy it either way.
So if anyone is interested in having an exhibition in the near future, just get in touch with Joe in the Fair Play Café.
Congratulations Niamh on your very successful first art exhibition and best wishes for the future.
Follow Niamh on Instagram @niamhcarrollart and her website at niamhcarrollart.com
