About the Artist
To date Niall’s work has being more mixed media and oil on plasterboard, and he has exhibited in a number of group shows in Ireland and the UK, including Oireachtas, Kenny’s in Galway, the Brendan Kennelly Festival, as well as two previous shows with Anna Marie, his Mother, at An Dámhlann Gallery in Spiddal in the late nineties and in Mullingar Art Centre in 2000. He has work in private and public collections and has had work acquired by OPW.
Currently, Niall is exhibiting a series of abstract, modern and vibrant watercolours, on the theme of 'Inner Light' on view at the Market Gallery, Mullingar, running from 6 June - 4 July, 2009.
About 'Inner Light', by Niall.
'I am delighted to present this new series of watercolours on paper, on the theme of 'Inner Light'. I have really enjoyed developing the series and I have attempted to use colour, forms, energy, movement, contrasts of fuzziness and sharpness, depth, emerging light and space as a visual exploration and vibrant expression of a spectrum of positive emotions, feelings and states of mind.
I am a constantly experimenting artist, continually testing my knowledge and technique. The sharply defined brushstrokes and markings associated with my previous and quite unique paintings in oil on plaster have made way for pure colour and movement, freed from structure and motifs.
Colour is everywhere, creating new territories, extending space and bearing witness to a creative and exuberant force inside me. Coloured forms create a dynamic, which embody, for me, an awakening world and convey a new means of expression - a riot of rhythm and colour. Many have said that they can see mountains, seas and even the galaxy. To me each one is a world in itself, an explosion of colour, mental landscapes and fleeting moments of equilibrium. I feel I am having a privileged relationship with colour, light and space.
I feel I have created what may appear to be a different world, but which is my expression of the inner me, and you are invited to share in this. Enjoy.'
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Niall was born in Dumfries, Scotland in 1965, grew up in Mullingar and is now living in Stamullen, Co. Meath, with Cécile, Antoine (7), Clodagh (6) and Tristan (3).
Having completed his studies in Psychology at University College Dublin and an MSc. Occupational Psychology at Queens University Belfast, Niall has built over 20 years of public service HR experience in Ireland and the UK, specializing in assessment, selection and more recently in Business and Executive Coaching.