Two new solo exhibitions unveiled at Luan Gallery
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Liam Kelly, Facilities Officer, Carmel Duffy, Manager, Luan Gallery, Samir Mahmood, Artist, Lynda Mooney, Assistant Manager, Luan Gallery at the launch on Thursday.Image 2 of 3
The two artists, Amanda Ralph and Samir Mahmood, the artists whose solo exhibitions are on display at the Luan Gallery in Athlone.Image 3 of 3
Artist Amanda Ralph with Carmel Duffy, Manager, Luan GalleryThe summer exhibitions programme at Luan Gallery was unveiled on Thursday last with the opening of two solo exhibitions.
Field Station: Cornafulla by Westmeath-based artist Amanda Ralph and States, Stations, by Dublin-based Samir Mahmood were both launched at a reception on Thursday.
Field Station: Cornafulla is a solo exhibition by Westmeath-based artist Amanda Ralph. Centred on Cornafulla Bog and the Shannon Callows, the exhibition brings the visible landscape into tension with what it contains: shifting ecological conditions, field records, measurement, and material evidence. Through moving image, sound, and sculpture, Ralph re-encounters the farm landscape without resolving it into a single authoritative image. Field Station: Cornafulla has been developed with support from the Accenture Digital Innovation in Art Bursary, awarded through Business to Arts. Supported by Accenture.
States, Stations is a solo exhibition of newly commissioned work by Pakistan-born, Dublin-based artist Samir Mahmood. Drawing on key Sufi mystical concepts, Mahmood explores queer experience, identity, and transformation through textiles, sculpture, painting, and mixed media. Combining philosophical, political, and sensory inquiry, States, Stations considers how identity, power, and perception shape the ways we experience ourselves and the world around us, while reflecting on the intersections of spirituality, embodiment, and belonging.
A programme of accompanying events will take place during the run of the exhibitions. Information on the exhibition and upcoming events can be found at luangallery.ie and on Luan Gallery’s social channels.
Meg Linton presented Currents of Insight: Shannon Callows and Southern California Wetlands, a public talk developed in conjunction with Amanda Ralph’s exhibition. Exploring artistic practices engaged with wetland and riparian ecologies, Linton discussed how artists use interdisciplinary research to investigate nature, biodiversity, and human impact across distinct yet ecologically connected landscapes.
Field Station: Cornafulla, and States, Stations will continue until Sunday, Augus 30t. Luan Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11am to 5pm and from 12pm to 5pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Admission to the gallery is free, and guided tours are accessible to all but require advance booking.