Brian Fay in Conversation with Rachael Gilbourne

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Arts, Art history

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A conversation with artist Brian Fay and curator Rachael Gilbourne on the impetus and themes explored in the exhibition 'A Mobile Living Thing'. ‘A Mobile Living Thing’ was a solo exhibition by artist Brian Fay that responded to four small paintings by Irish artist Mainie Jellett in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Collection in the Municipal Gallery, dlr LexIcon from the 2nd of October to the 5th of December 2021

Abstract

A conversation with artist Brian Fay and curator Rachael Gilbourne on the impetus and themes explored in the exhibition 'A Mobile Living Thing'. ‘A Mobile Living Thing’ was a solo exhibition by artist Brian Fay that responded to four small paintings by Irish artist Mainie Jellett in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Collection in the Municipal Gallery, dlr LexIcon from the 2nd of October to the 5th of December 2021

Brian Fay is an Artist and Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at TU Dublin. Using drawing he examines the materiality of pre-existing artworks and objects to consider our complex relationships to time. He exhibits nationally and internationally and has been invited onto the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation Residency Programme 2022. His work is in the Arts Council Collection, National Drawing Collection, Crawford Art Gallery, DLR Art Collection and the Office of Public Works. He holds a practice led PhD from Northumbria University, and was the winner of the 2014 Derwent International Drawing Prize and the 2016 AXA Drawing Prize.

Rachael Gilbourne is a curator working at IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art, and as one half of RGKSKSRG, with Kate Strain. Previously, Gilbourne has worked with Kerlin Gallery (2014-15); as General Manager at Black Church Print Studio (2012-13); Exhibitions Manager at Project Arts Centre (2012); and Assistant Curator at Project Arts Centre (2011). She has served on the board of directors for the RHA School (2015-2021); Black Church Print Studio (since 2014-2018); The Market Studios, Dublin (2011-13). Gilbourne co-founded and co-ordinated Visual Arts Workers Forum (2011-2016). She is an NCAD Graduate with a BFA in Sculpture and holds an MFA in Visual Arts Practices from IADT, Dublin.

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Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Arts Office

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