Martin Gallagher

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Martin Gallagher was born in Scotland in 1960 to Irish parents. In 1963, the family moved to Donegal, and in 1972, they relocated to

Manchester, where Martin remained until he was 20. He later returned to Ireland, where the beauty of the landscape captivated him. As an artist, Martin was a child prodigy and has been
painting ever since.

Initially, Martin's first love was watercolour, and he worked in this medium for over ten years. Eventually, he moved to oil and acrylic, finding in these media a fresh challenge and a chance to work on larger pieces. His work has an abstract quality, often providing a hint of sky, buildings, or other material content, without ever getting too specific. The finished works are projections of the imagination, mostly systematic arrangements of space, and more importantly, color. Martin's brush is directed only by a desire to transcend all painting formulae and to express something unique about his present visions and feelings.

"This is the great adventure of creativity, where you bring all those deep gut feelings to the canvas. The color and overall balance of the finished image are vital. Working mostly with wide brushes, I feel the brush is a natural extension of the arm, findi...

RESUME/CV

Solo Exhibitions:

Wellington Cultural Centre, New Zealand (1985)
Data House, Wellington, New Zealand (1985)
Court Gallery, Letterkenny, Ireland (1986)
White house, Sligo, Ireland (1986)
Cedar Gallery, Sligo, Ireland (1988, 1989, 1990)
Sligo Arts Festival, Ireland (1988, 1989, 1990)
Floriens, Crouch End, London, England (1995)
Galeria Comercial, Jardin Tecina, La Gomera, Canary Islands (1997)
Oisin Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland (1998)
Gallery Riddaren, Stockholm, Sweden (2003, 2005, 2006, 2008)
Gallery Hagman, Stockholm, Sweden (2003)
Gallery gunnrummet, Stockholm, Sweden (2006)
UR Sveriges Utbildnings Radio, Stockholm, Sweden (2007)
The Gallery, Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden (2009)
The Colmcille Gallery, Glenveagh, Ireland (2019)

Joint Exhibitions:

Sligo Arts Gallery, Ireland (1987, 1988, 1989)
Combridge Fine Arts Gallery, Dublin, Ireland (1989)
Bart, Pennsylvania, USA (1990)
The Barrel Store Galley, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland (1989)
Post Office Gallery, Didcot, Oxford, England (1988)
Eve Linder's Gallery, Dublin, Ireland (1990)
The Link Arts, Bremen, Germany (1990)
The Link Arts, Boston, USA (1990)
Estudio Art Gallery, Playa de Santiago, de La Gomera, Canary Islands (1999)
Blue Leaf Gallery, Fairview, Dublin, Ireland...