EMYVALE ARTIST’S WORK TO GO ON SHOW IN DUBLIN FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR

Michael Fisher

Building Bridges is the title of a new exhibition opening in Dublin on Saturday week involving collaboration between and Irish artist, Nelius Flynn from Emyvale, and a Chinese artist, Jie Leng Chambers. She is originally from Beijing and now lives in Cork. The event is being staged as part of the celebrations for the Lunar New Year. The exhibition is intended to foster a greater understanding of Chinese and Irish culture and the connections between both countries. Both artists are endeavouring to create metaphorical bridges between these two ancient nations through their creativity and subject matter.

The display will be opened by Dublin’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Alison Gilliland from Ballybay, on Saturday 29th January when it will run from 2:00-6:00pm then at 11:30am to 5:00pm daily. It is being held at Studio 7, a new purpose-built art gallery in Cathedral Street, beside the pro-Cathedral and off O’Connell Street. This beautiful exhibition space comprises an inspiring basement space and a fully fitted-out gallery at street level. Invitations to the opening are available through the website Eventbrite. NELIUS FLYNN Nelius is an artist living at main street in Emyvale, where he has his studio.

He produces detailed line drawings in black fine liner pen, usually finished in blended watercolour pencils. In the past few years, as a result of having several Chinese friends he has become very interested in Chinese art and culture. He has…