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Copperwhite has exhibited both nationally and internationally over
the past number of years, including: Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin 1996;
Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, 1998; Panorama Gallery, Winchester School
of Art and Design, Barcelona, 2000; Galleri Kakelhallen, Finland, 2001;
In a certain light, Kevin Kavanagh , Dublin, 2006; blind spot, Limerick
City Art Gallery, 2007; eclipse of a title, West Cork Arts Centre, 2008
– which was then shown in both the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris,
and in Highlanes Municipal Art Gallery in Drogheda in 2009; perfect
near miss, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin, 2009; An Island from the day before,
Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin, 2011; Solo Booth at voltany, New York, 2013;
Loose Ends, 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel, New York, 2013.
2014 has seen her exhibit as part of two-man show Inside the Palace
with Danny Rolph in Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin, while she has
an upcoming solo show scheduled for November in Thomas Jaeckel
Gallery, New York.
Keith Wilson
was born in Belfast in 1971 and studied at the University of
Ulster and at Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland.
For many years he has created images of places and objects in
response to his immediate surroundings. The resulting drawings,
paintings and prints relate to very particular sites which are highly
specific and personal, yet hopefully universal. Some recurring motifs
have been ditches, open fields, roads, paths, boundaries and puddles.
His latest work has evolved from a process of moving back and
forth between direct observation and studio practice in many different
locations; how we get our bearings when we are away from home, the
importance of finding one’s place, and reacting to what is right on one’s
doorstep. He aims to make the everyday apparent, appreciated and
intriguing and is interested in emphasising a stillness and tranquility
through his work, ignoring the spectacular and getting closer to the
more ordinary aspects of a particular setting.
His many awards include the axa Insurance drawing prize and the
Hennessy-Craig Scholarship award, both at the rha, and the Mayo
County Council Bursary Award for a residency at the Tyrone Guthrie
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