Ciara Hambly of Hambly and Hambly Art Gallery and Cultural Hub recently curated an exhibition of 30 works by gallery artist Eamon Colman who is UK Artist Of The Year 2024 to 2025 (Art & Museum Magazine) & elected member of Aosdána. The event was kindly hosted by Ciara McMichael at her home on the King’s Road, Belfast. Guests were invited to view a retrospective body of 30 works, spanning 25 years of Colman’s exceptionally vibrant and uplifting paintings.
This was the second in a series of world class art exhibitions brought to Belfast by Hambly & Hambly, an international art gallery based in Fermanagh and France. At home with him and Coleman formed the 47th exhibition across the globe of his works but it was the first opportunity for friends and collectors to view his work in a discreetly domestic setting which invited guests to meet the Artist and hear him speak about his creative inspirations and processes. The occasion invited viewers to engage with artworks usually shown discreetly in museums and galleries in an accessible and comfortable home venue.
“It was a joy and privilege to see individuals engaging with renowned award-winning artworks and the artist in such a comfortable and conducive environment. In curating a series of exhibitions in domes:c venues, we are encouraging a more informal and relaxed appreciation of excep:onal art which is usually reserved solely for white box galleries. Our commitment is to providing innovative opportunities for art appreciation and experiences which encourage connections from individuals to not only visual art, also music and literature which stay with them unforgettably in enriching new ways” said Ciara Hambly.
Eamon Colman stated his enjoyment of the exhibition “It was a great experience to see my works shown so gracefully and with such accessibility in a private domestic venue for the first time. It was a further joy to meet the people of Northern Ireland and engage with them about my artistic inspirations and creative processes at this groundbreaking event.”
For further information please contact ciara@hamblyandhambly.com
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