16 January - 08 February
126 Artist-Run Gallery & Studios, 15 St. Bridget's Place, Galway.

Overview

126 Artist-Run Gallery & Studios is excited to present our 2026 Members’ Exhibition, Vibrant Matter, launching Friday 16th January at 6pm. A celebration of our members, Vibrant Matter features works by 63 artists across sculpture, oils, acrylics, print, mixed media, photography, and video responding to the theme of colour as a radical act. 

Featured Artists:

Madalina Axentoi, Elisabeth Banim, Dee Barragry, Frank Boyce, Peter Bradley, Janet Buell, Sarah Callaghan, Amelia Caulfield, Fiona Cawley, Tanya Chakalóva, Gill Christie, Ishmael Claxton, Lorraine Cleary, Annette Colleran, Ronan Connor, Zelda Cunningham, Simon Daly, Sarah Deane, Róisín Doherty, Mary Doyle Burke, Sara K Dunn, David Dunne, Jason Dunne, Síofra Egan, Maria Es Diez, Aodán Feeney, Joan Finnegan, Beth Fox, Paul Gallagher, Emer Greaney, Nickie Harrington, Ellen Susan Igoe, Vanessa Jordan, Tara Keegan, Donal Kelly, Vincent Kelly, John Kennedy, Shona MacGillivray, Rachel Macmanus, Johnny McMahon, Lady Milo, Grace Mitchell, Maria Mollohan, Charlotte Moran, Geneviève Moberly, Jessica Mulas, Teresa Mulholland, Gabrielle Murphy, Fionna Murray, Yana Nungesser, Gerri O’Brien, Antoinette O’Mahony, Shane O’Malley, Jane Queally, Fionnuala Quinn, Sinéad Reilly, Martisha Sea, Darryl Vance, Miriam Villacastin, James Wellwood, Irene Whyte, Xiaojian Zheng, and Emma Zukovic.

 

Co-curated by Jamie Bigley & Hannah Daly.

Poster image: Still from Unquiet – Emma Zukovic 

126 Artist-Run Gallery will host accessible viewing hours for the Vibrant Matter Exhibition on Sundays from 12 – 3pm. 

During this time, house lights will be on to provide more optimal viewing conditions for visually-impaired visitors. Large print versions of the exhibition information will also be made available from the front desk. 

 

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