25th July 2008

An exhibition of oil paintings by Denise Ryan of the Burren terrain and shoreline at The Hunt Museum, Limerick from 11–28th September, 2008.

The works express the visual changes brought about by light, weather and the seasons and the resonance of lives lived in the landscape, as in her “Standing Stones” and “Deserted Village” series of paintings.

Denise Ryan studied painting at Limerick School of Art, graduating in 1972. She had her first solo exhibition in 1973 at the Thomond Gallery, Limerick. She has subsequently had four more solo shows, as well as numerous two-person and four-person exhibitions. She has regularly exhibited in Ireland and in open exhibitions, including the RHA and the Oireachtas.

Her paintings hang in private collections in the United States, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Ireland and France. Public collections include University of Limerick; Shannon Development; Clare County Council; TSB Bank, Limerick and Dublin; Chase Bank; and Mid-Western Health Board.

Denise Ryan works from her studio at Bishopsquarter, Ballyvaughan, and is a full-time artist.

ENDS