Parlour Games – Peer Review Session
Parlour Games
Saturday 12th April, 1-4pm
This is the second iteration of Parlour Games, a series of bespoke workshops led by Ciara Rodgers and Lynn-Marie Dennehy that explore different ways of creating a critical dialogue between artists. Borrowing from art history and contemporary practices, they will explore ideas and methods surrounding peer critique and engagement. Through games, troubleshooting and peer discussions, the sessions will provide a unique opportunity to engage with fellow artists and receive constructive feedback. It is a chance to refine your ideas, gain invaluable insights into your work, and connect with a supportive community.
Artist Bios
Ciara Rodgers is a visual artist based between Cork City and Waterford City. She obtained an MA in Art & Process at MTU Crawford College of Art & Design (2018). An eight-year studio licence holder at Backwater Artists Group, she received a Visual Art Bursary from the Arts Council of Ireland in 2020 and an Agility Award in 2021.
Rodgers is currently lecturing in Art History and Studio based modules on the BA (hons) Visual Art programme at SETU Waterford where her research areas include: Identity, Space, Place and Architecture. She is currently undertaking a practice-based PhD with a working title of: Fragmented and Fluctuating: Unveiling Hidden Urban Narratives through Colour, Form and the Female Body.
Notable exhibitons include: Folly | Façade GOMA Waterford, curated by Aideen Quirke; Green Mouth solo performance, SIRIUS, Cork 2023 commissioned by Miguel Amado; a city of beautiful nonsense (Solo), Studio 12 Gallery; Monuments II(Solo) Garter Lane, Waterford, curated by Sandra Kelly; ArtSevilla 2019|Bauhaus, Seville, Spain, curated by Noelia Arrincón Castilla; Monuments of Abandoned Futures (Solo), LHQ Gallery, Cork County Council, 2019.
Lynn-Marie Dennehy is a visual artist and educator based in Cork City, Ireland. She is an assistant lecturer on the Fine Art and Contemporary Applied Art programmes at MTU Crawford College of Art and Design where she received a first-class honours MA in Art and Process and a first-class honours BA in Fine Art. She is a full-time studio member of both Backwater Artists Group and Cork Printmakers and is an associate member of the National Sculpture Factory and Sample Studios.
Her research-based practice investigates the ongoing colonial legacies that exist within our cultural subconscious and navigates the generational legacies that reside in our built environment. Through the lens of Greek mythology, neoclassical architecture, and the history of museums, she creates playful but pointed installation works and experimental exhibitions that serve as test sites for her research. She has exhibited nationally and internationally.
Notable exhibitions include: The Naked Truth: The Nude in Irish Art, Crawford Art Gallery; [We Must Not Act Like] Children of Our Parents, Studio 12 Gallery(solo); Ah Go On, Cork Printmakers Studio Gallery; Reach Out and Touch Me, St Peters Exhibition Centre; Beyond Survival, Selected exhibition, Studio 12 Gallery