‘Are we there yet?’
Curiosity and optimism in extraordinary times.
As a pandemic transformed our daily existence, artist Bernadette Doolan channelled her innate curiosity and optimism through her brush and translated her belief that we would come out the other side, into her work and onto the canvas.
Doolan is known for her depiction of the child in us all. The cheeky, the vulnerable, the bold, the good, and most importantly, the resilient child. Across the exhibition we encounter the fearless child that falls and gets back up again, dusts themselves off and has another go. Her work reminds us not to be ‘so adult’, to take chances, let our hair down and slurp our milkshakes loudly.
Thirty-six paintings, including her largest canvases to date make up this, Bernadette’s largest ever solo exhibition.
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Bernadette Doolan.
Bernadette explores the fragility of identity in the context of childhood through much of her recent work. Her figurative work is the depiction of the human self through exploration of strength and vulnerabilities. Her work has been described as having an ‘emotional weight with psychological intensity that is not necessarily representing the physical, but one’s internal voice. While these are depictions of her own self, Bernadette invites the viewer to connect with their memories and experiences through her work.
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Wexford based Irish Bernadette Doolan has won many awards for her figurative work including several with the Royal Ulster Academy ,Belfast, Society Women Artists, London, Her self-portrait was shortlisted and exhibited with the Ruth Borchard Portrait Prize, London. Bernadette has exhibited numerous times with the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin and Royal Ulster Academy.
In 2019 Bernadette exhibited in Nepal and in 2020 in China and in 2021 exhibited at Art Beijing. Bernadette was invited to exhibit in the Crawford Art Gallery Cork. Her work is held in many public and private collections.
‘Are we there yet?’
Curiosity and optimism in extraordinary times.
As a pandemic transformed our daily existence, artist Bernadette Doolan channelled her innate curiosity and optimism through her brush and translated her belief that we would come out the other side, into her work and onto the canvas.
Doolan is known for her depiction of the child in us all. The cheeky, the vulnerable, the bold, the good, and most importantly, the resilient child. Across the exhibition we encounter the fearless child that falls and gets back up again, dusts themselves off and has another go. Her work reminds us not to be ‘so adult’, to take chances, let our hair down and slurp our milkshakes loudly.
Thirty-six paintings, including her largest canvases to date make up this, Bernadette’s largest ever solo exhibition.
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Bernadette Doolan.
Bernadette explores the fragility of identity in the context of childhood through much of her recent work. Her figurative work is the depiction of the human self through exploration of strength and vulnerabilities. Her work has been described as having an ‘emotional weight with psychological intensity that is not necessarily representing the physical, but one’s internal voice. While these are depictions of her own self, Bernadette invites the viewer to connect with their memories and experiences through her work.
Wexford based Irish Bernadette Doolan has won many awards for her figurative work including several with the Royal Ulster Academy ,Belfast, Society Women Artists, London, Her self-portrait was shortlisted and exhibited with the Ruth Borchard Portrait Prize, London. Bernadette has exhibited numerous times with the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin and Royal Ulster Academy.
In 2019 Bernadette exhibited in Nepal and in 2020 in China and in 2021 exhibited at Art Beijing. Bernadette was invited to exhibit in the Crawford Art Gallery Cork. Her work is held in many public and private collections.