How Do You Know?
A curatorial exchange exhibition featuring Irish artists.
Curated by Gallery 126 in Galway, Ireland.
August 7 -August 30, 2009
*Reception:
August 7, 7-10pm
Sunday Tea;
AUgust 16th, 3-6pm(tea generously provided by NUMI tea of Oakland)
Participating Artists Participating artists include: Vera Klute, Paul Murnaghan, Padraig Robinson, Christopher Banahan, Jackie Nickerson, Emma Houlihan, Adelle Hickey, Bernie Masterson, Emmet Kierans, Fiona Chambers, John Jones, Theresa Nanigian, Paul Hickey, Helena O'Connor, Tanya O'Keefe and James Hayes.
Blankspace is proud to present a group exhibition curated by Gallery 126 in Galway Ireland. Blankspace has worked with 126 for over a year to produce exchange opportunities for local artists from both cities. Local Bay Area artists will be exhibiting work in Ireland at the end of August. Both galleries share similar missions and goals when it comes to producing exhibitions; 126 and Blankspace are both artist run exhibition spaces that promote strong conceptual approaches and experimentation in artmaking.
Similarly to Oakland, over the last 5-7 years a diverse and internationally significant visual arts scene has emerged in Ireland. It is in this development that 126 plays an important role as the only permanent space in Galway that allows artists to experiment and take risks with their practice. 126 is Galway's, and the west of Ireland’s, first artist-led exhibition space. 126 was established in 2006 by local artists in their own living room as a response to the urgent need for more non-commercial gallery spaces in Galway.
photo by Fiona Chambers from "Untitled Newspaper Series", 2009
Blankspace would like to thank everyone who lent us equipment and time to make this exhibit happen including: Kala Art Institute, Eric Sanchez, John Wehrle, Sam Lopes, Brian Caraway, Keith Boadwee and The Compound Gallery as well as Gallery 126's Jim Ricks.
GALLERY HOURS:
THURSDAY - SUNDAY 12-6pm, FIRST FRIDAYS 7-10pm
