Play

dublin | arts and media | press release Friday May 09, 2008 14:38 by Lee Welch

Curated by Mark Garry

David Beattie, Anita Delaney, Katherine Lamb, Claire Maguire, Lee Welch.

Draíocht presents Play, in celebration of Spréacha 2008, an exhibition that brings together specifically commissioned works by five Irish based artists that deal with the concept of play.

Indian Rope Trick

The visual arts like many other creative processes use playful generative ideas where play and learning are fluidly integrated. While experiential learning (play) is an inherent part of the practices of a number of the artists in this show, each artist deals with this concept from a unique and individual perspective. The exhibition will also include a text by writer Tim Stott who will respond to the works in the exhibition and situate them within current discourse concerning gaming and play.

Mark Garry is a Dublin based artist, curator and writer (and occasional musician). Mark has exhibited extensively in Ireland and internationally and was one of the artists chosen to represent the Republic of Ireland at the Venice Biennial in 2005. He has organized a number of independent and institutionally supported curatorial projects, and was the visual arts curator with the Dublin Fringe Festival from 2000-2004.

David Beattie graduated in 2006 with an Masters in Visual Art Practices from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology. Recent exhibitions include Homemade, Dublin, Sculpture at Kells, Kilkenny, and The Important Thing Is That Tomorrow Is Not The Same As Yesterday, Pallas Contemporary Projects, Dublin .

Anita Delaney graduated with a BA in Fine Art in 2006 from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology and has recently shown work in the Platforma Video Festival in Athens and ISAFF Open Cinema Festival in St Petersburg, Russia.

Katharine Lamb studied at the National College of Art and Design, receiving a degree in Glass Design and later a Masters in Fine Art in 2007. She recently exhibited in Tulca Festival of Visual Arts, Galway and Galleri Barbara, Sunndalsora, Norway.

Claire Maguire graduated with a BA in Fine Art from the Dublin Institute of Technology, Portland Row in 2007. This is her first exhibition outside of a college situation.

Lee Welch studied at the Academy of Art College, San Francisco and the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. Recent exhibitions include all colours black (next to nothing), Ashford Gallery, Dublin (2007); Pleasures & Wayward Distractions, Broadstone XL Gallery, Dublin (2007); Holga, Monster Truck, Dublin (2007); falli