Ciara Gormley — Hambly & Hambly

CIARA GORMLEY

Ciara Gormley is a painter who explores the relationship between colours, light, ﬁguration and abstraction.

“I try to paint the way I experience scenes, the way light and colours are constantly shifting, to capture that movement in the painting, the way diﬀerent details catch your eye and also to give shape to the things that are felt and not necessarily seen.”

Ciara works on several paintings simultaneously in the studio, with one body of work leading naturally to the next. Drawing plays an essential role in her work with pencil lines often evident in her paintings.

Ciara was awarded an Artlinks Bursary in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 by Waterford County Council, who also awarded her a 2nd Residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in 2019. She recently completed the Turps Correspondence Course Mentorship Program in London and has exhibited in numerous exhibitions in Ireland and the U.K.Recent Exhibitions include:
• Pageant @ Abbbot & Holder, London, curated by The Violet Hour
• Joy Christmas Group Exhibition at Hambly & Hambly
• Material Presence at Fitzrovia Gallery London
• ‘The Trees’ Pop up Friday Group Exhibition with The Violet hour, London, 2022 (invited artist)
• A Generous Space, Hastings Contemporary, UK curated by Matthew Burrows MBE, 2022

’The painting has just arrived and it is very beautiful. It captures so perfectly that strange, rich autumnal tangle - and is utterly mesmerising in its own right…’ (appreciation from collector)

A selection of Ciara’s work is currently available exclusively through Hambly & Hambly.
All enquiries to: ciara@hamblyandhambly.com

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