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Current Exhibition

VASSALDOMS UNITED by Eimear Walshe

Saturday 26th April – Sunday 22nd June 2025 VASSALDOMS UNITED by Eimear Walshe posted: Apr 15

Luan Gallery presents VASSALDOMS UNITED, a solo exhibition of newly commissioned work by Eimear Walshe. This is Walshe's first solo exhibition in Ireland following their national representation at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024.

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Past Exhibitions

Connections – contemporary art from the collections of the OPW and DFP NI

Wednesday 12th February – Sunday 6th April 2025 Connections – contemporary art from the collections of the OPW and DFP NI posted: Feb 05

Luan Gallery is delighted to present Connections, a Cross-Border Exhibition of Contemporary Art from the OPW State Art Collection and the Department of Finance, Northern Ireland (DoF) Collection.

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Past Exhibitions

Let The Mirror Express The Room: A Westmeath Artists Awards Exhibition

Saturday 30th November 2024 – Sunday 2nd February 2025 Let The Mirror Express The Room: A Westmeath Artists Awards Exhibition posted: Nov 23

Luan Gallery in collaboration with Westmeath Arts Office, presents Let The Mirror Express The Room, a Westmeath Artists Awards exhibition featuring work by 32 Westmeath artists selected by guest Curator Benjamin Stafford. The exhibition is open until Sunday 2nd February 2025, with seasonal closures from 23rd to 27th, and 30th to 31st December inclusive.

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Tuberclerosies by Kevin Mooney

Saturday 14th September to Wednesday 20th November 2024 Tuberclerosies by Kevin Mooney posted: Aug 27

Luan Gallery presents Tuberclerosies a solo exhibition of newly commissioned work by Cork-based artist Kevin Mooney. Mooney’s work is informed by historical and mythological research. 

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The Tides of Monumental Gesture at Luan Gallery

Friday 12th July – Thursday 5th September 2024 The Tides of Monumental Gesture at Luan Gallery posted: Jul 02

Luan Gallery is pleased to present The Tides of Monumental Gesture, a multi-disciplinary group exhibition in collaboration with Museum of Everyone: Communal.

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Apocalypse Anxieties at Luan Gallery

Saturday 27th April – Friday 27th June 2024 Apocalypse Anxieties at Luan Gallery posted: Feb 23

Apocalypse Anxieties — an exhibition at the end of the world — responds thematically, aesthetically, and affectively to an underground “nuclear bunker” installed by the Irish Government under Custume Barracks, Athlone during the Cold War.

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Take Care To Leave A Trace at Luan Gallery

Friday 16th February – Thursday 18th April 2024 Take Care To Leave A Trace at Luan Gallery posted: Feb 13

Featuring the work of selected recent graduates: Peter Bjoerk, Aoife Ní Dhuinn, Laura Grisard, Shane Malone-Murphy, Aisling McConville, and Patsy Tyrrell, TAKE CARE TO LEAVE A TRACE offers insight into the practice of emerging Irish artists working across mediums such as sculpture, performance, film, photography, and drawing.

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Sa Lár; A Westmeath Artists Awards Group Exhibition

Thursday 30th November 2023– Thursday 8th February 2024 Sa Lár; A Westmeath Artists Awards Group Exhibition posted: Nov 17

Luan Gallery in collaboration with Westmeath Arts Office presents SA LAR, a Westmeath Artists’ Awards Exhibition featuring works by thirty Westmeath artists selected by guest Curator, Emer McGarry, Director of The Model, Sligo. Exhibition continues until Thursday 8th February.

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Symbols of Subject: An Exhibition of work from TUS Midlands Midwest Modern Irish Art Collection

Tuesday 12th September – Thursday 16th November 2023 Symbols of Subject: An Exhibition of work from TUS Midlands Midwest Modern Irish Art Collection posted: Sep 12

An Exhibition of works from the Technological University of the Shannon’s Modern Art Collection. The autumn group exhibition at Luan Gallery presents work from renowned Irish artists on loan from the TUS Modern Art Collection.

Official Opening: 6pm on Wednesday 20th September. Exhibition runs: Tuesday 12th September – Thursday 16th November.

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Athrú, an Invocation at Luan Gallery

Friday 7 July – Sunday 3 September 2023 Athrú, an Invocation at Luan Gallery posted: Jun 29

Summer Group Exhibition at Luan Gallery that explores themes of climate change, sustainability, Irish ecology, and postcolonialism.


Exhibiting artists: Mark Clare, Teresa Dillon, and Rosie O’Reilly - Curated by Aoife Banks. Exhibition runs from Saturday 8th June – Sunday 3rd September. Official opening night: Friday 7th July, from 6pm to 8pm with Guest Speaker, Sarah Searson.

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