“Featuring iconic artists like Rachel Ruysch & Mary Delany, alongside contemporary talents such as Jennifer Trouton, Ted Pim, and Paola Bernardelli.”

“Whether it’s your first time or a return visit, don’t miss the chance to experience this exhibition up close. Take a moment to admire the stunning detail and rich history behind each piece.”

A night of boundary-pushing performance, bold self-expression, and fearless artistry—Rebel Roses is set to be an unforgettable celebration of local talent and underground culture.
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These remarkable artists paved the way for many more successful women artists afterwards, including Rachel Ruysch and Mary Delaney, whose work you can see in the exhibition I See His Blood Upon The Rose.
A big thank you to all participants and to Elaine Forde for inviting me 🌹🎨

Congratulations Peter 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

An art considered minor at the time, it allowed female painters to excel in it, despite the restrictive societal constrains on women.

You can new view Bernardelli's work in our Sunken Gallery.

Tue - Sun, 11am - 5pm | Exhibition and artist info via the link in our bio

An attempt to unravel the sombre beauty and complex significance shrouded in these words, whilst questioning the place of photographic practice in an image-saturated world, led the artist to explore the 17th century Dutch and Flemish culture that gave rise to the Vanitas painting genre.

A poignant line delivered by the ill-fated protagonist of a French Nouvelle Vague movie, Au pan coupé, directed by Guy Gilles, beautifully captures our vulnerability in the face of the inevitability of change and the transiency of living: “Jean, tout est fragile. Pouvons-nous vivre d’un souvenir?”

Hinting at the Memento Mori trope, and at the same time attempting to subvert it with a moderately uplifting hue, the fugitive beauty of ordinary flowers that blossom during the seasons of change –Autumn and Spring- is caught in these works in a muted cycle of death and renewal, sorrow and pleasure.

Paola Bernardelli is an Italian lens-based artist living in Northern Ireland. Her film shown in the Sunken Gallery is titled Everything is Fragile. The work makes connections between the French Nouvelle Vague, the Dutch Golden Age and the idea of estrangement in the current historical context.