Retrospective & New Works by Pamela Leonard ­ listings ­ Irish Printmakers

Retrospective & New Works by Pamela Leonard

Venue: Graphic Studio Gallery Through the Arch off Cope Street, Temple Bar Dublin 2 (behind the Central Bank)

Date: 01 September 2011 - 24 September 2011

Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 10am - 5.30pm Saturday: 11am - 5pm Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays
Tel: +353 1 679 8021

Wind Rising—lithograph
A renowned printmaker and watercolourist, Pamela Leonard showcases a selection of her works spanning 20 years to date. A graduate of NCAD Leonard is especially renowned for her exceptional landscapes. Her works explore light and dark and focuses on capturing these elements in forests and glades.

In this exhibition Leonard has employed a variety of mediums such as linocut, lithography, wood block, carborundum and etching. Inspired by the Irish landscape Leonard revisits places and scenes that are familiar to her such as the costal areas surrounding Howth, which have a particular resonance to the artist in capturing light. Furthermore the misty atmosphere across the mutable landscapes of Donegal, West Limerick and West Cork are an ongoing source of inspiration for her work. Through her skill as a printmaker, she has developed a methodology for printing multiple colours using only two plates, yet creating great depth through line and tone by overlapping primary colours.

The artist has designed 16 stamps for An Post and has won an award in Japan for stamp design. She has been a member of Graphic Studio Dublin for many years and her work is in the National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland and the Watercolour Society of Ireland’s permanent collection, both at the University of Limerick. Other collections include the Office of Public Works, the Arts Council, P&O Cruises UK, and HQ Global Work Places (The Netherlands).

[Source: www.graphicstudiodublin.com]

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