by jabrenna | Sep 7, 2025 | Uncategorised
“For me, it’s really the joy of looking out into the world and getting this positive energy… It’s opening up our vision, and how we look.” – David Hockney ‘He has tasted good and evil in your bedrooms and your bars…’. So sings the late Kris Kristofferson on his track...
by jabrenna | Sep 7, 2025 | Uncategorised
Winter Papers 8: Reappearance of literary regular offers several splendid short stories This excellent Christmas annual makes for a handsome addition to the bookshelf Now in its eighth annual edition, Kevin Barry and Olivia Smith’s arts anthology is as sumptuous as...
by jabrenna | Apr 21, 2024 | Uncategorised
Flowerfield Angie and Cheryl in Portstewart are chatty and helpful. They provide me with information on how I might approach the Flowerfield Centre for an exhibition. We talk about the new (ish) borough of ‘Causeway Coast & Glens’ and none of us can quite agree on...
by jabrenna | Dec 28, 2023 | Uncategorised
The “Sense of Place” that Jonathan Brennan invites us to share in this his latest collection of Belfast landscapes (and beyond) is a dislocated one. It’s a sense that’s far removed from the comforting notion of “home” that such a title usually invites. Brennan brings...
by jabrenna | Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorised
Exhibition ‘No Filter’ featuring the work of Esther O’Kelly and NOTPOP took place at Canvas Galleries in May 2023. Discussing the work of two artists in one text generates its own particular challenges. Making comparisons and identifying points of...
by jabrenna | Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorised
First published in the VAN (Visual Artist’s News Sheet) 10 May 2023. ‘Fix Your Pony!’ is the fifth iteration of the Naughton Gallery’s ongoing sports exhibition series, featuring works that, according to the gallery literature, tackle “race, gender,...
