Clare Arts Office in conjunction with Scarriff Library Gallery is delighted to present “K.S.A.C (Kinaesthetic scores and consciousness) an amazing exhibition by artist Jackie McGrath.
Jackie is a socially engaged visual artist and her work deals with the embodiment and movement of ourselves and others within nature and our oceans. Jackie’s intentions with her work is to create narratives through conversations and connections with her community of interest.
Jackie has a degree in Sculpture & Combined Media and a MA in Social Practice and the Creative Space. This project was created with Kilkee Sub Aqua Club of which she is a member.
Jackie’s work speaks of rituals and connections, of being immersed within nature and how it has transformed us. Jackie’s art demonstrates how our landscapes have power over our perceptions of time and self. Jackie’s work portrays how when we enter the sea we experience a metamorphosis, we see and experience things differently, our sense of presence becomes overwhelming. Through Jackie’s mediums of photography and drawing she will draw the viewer into different worlds.
Jackie’s exhibitions to date include:-
Merriman House, Georges Quay , Limerick in 2019
Co. Council Offices, Limerick in 2020
Perspective , a peer led wellness centre in Co. Mayo in 2021
Courthouse Gallery, Co. Waterford in 2021
Cultúrlann Sweeney Gallery in Kilkee Library in 2022
Dive Ireland Show, Radisson Blu Hotel, Limerick in 2022
Why not come and experience Jackie’s passion for all things art. This exhibition is free of charge and runs from 26th July to 19th August, 2022.