Chris O'Brien Shanahan

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Chris O'Brien Shanahan has been creating visual art works since graduating from art college in 1985. The work is inspired by our natural environment and changing seasons.

Boundary lines that separate, link, divide, protect or connect people and places are central themes in my work. Since childhood I have thought of hedges as remnants of ancient forests; as pathways - sheltering wildlife and connecting tracts of woodlands.  They reveal glimpses of places to explore - between and beyond. The changing colours of nature and their impact on our subconscious are important.

Facilitated workshops, installation and collaborative work reflect the ethos of the 'slow movement' - supporting and valuing local cultural and natural heritage, and exploring new ways of promoting its sustainable development.

Latest NEWS

Waterford slow art day 2012

Hosting 'Slow Art Day' event again this year, this time at the Theatre Royal in City Hall more info here

Bealtaine Festival 2012 at Garter Lane

To mark EU Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations Garter Lane took ‘What kind of old do you want to be?’ as the theme for their Bealtaine open group exhibition.

‘Nine Nests’ was inspired by a meditation on the nine nests in which shaman souls hatch in the ‘tree that stands between day and night’ – the transference of knowledge, wisdom and understanding across generations.

Exhibition runs during Bealtaine Festival - May 2012

Recent GROUP Exhibitions :

February 29th to 17th March 2012: LEAP - Co-curated group exhibition at Hive Artists Studios, Waterford with John Cullinan, Brian Sullivan, Brendan Butler, Jacquelyn O'Keefe, Jill Bouchier, Louise Flynn, Maria Lynch, Ross Orr, Blátha Dubh, IAMACOSMONAUT, Derek Kennedy, Alastair Duckett and Denis Power.
November 2011 : WITHIN + WITHOUT Coastguard Arts Centre, Tramore, Co Waterford more ->

COLLABORATIONS :

WATERFORD CULTURE NIGHT 2011
Art Stroll on Michael Street - 5-9pm Work from 'Boundary Lines' selected for House of Vintage.
Also at 7.30 at Greyfriars' Municipal Art Gallery, Waterford - READING THE LANDSCAPE: An exploration of the creative process through works from the Municipal Collection more info ->

SOLO Exhibition :

Boundary Lines at Solstice... Waterford Museum of Treasures opened by Mr. Ray McGrath. The collection included oil paintings and collages sharing a common theme of boundary lines. more info ->