Lynda Cookson, resident in Ireland, uses mainly acrylic on canvas although she does employ other techniques to satisfy her need for variety and stimulation, such as oil prints. Her work is vibrant and colourful, strongly influenced by her South African roots.
Exhibitions :
Dec 2005 : Florence Biennale, Italy
June 2005 : Art in the West, Galway
May 2005 : Art Ireland Summer Collection, Dublin
Nov 2004 : Art Ireland Autumn Collection, Dublin
Nov 2004 : Athenry Library, Co. Galway, Group exhibition
June, Aug and
Sept 2004 : People’s Art, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin
June/July 2004 : 2004 Woman’s Panorama Art Exhibition, Zanzibar,
Tanzania
May 2004 : Art Ireland Summer Collection, Dublin
April/May 2003 : Installation “Crossing/Knotting”, Nordbahnhof Station, Berlin
July to Oct 2003 : The Boat Inn, Oughterard
Nov 2003 : Galway Library, Solo Exhibition
1999 to 2001 : Various venues in Johannesburg, Greyton and Cape Town, South Africa;
Fisherman’s Gallery, Swakopmund, Namibia
Articles :
2001 : Greyton Magazine, South Africa
February 2004 : Galway Now Magazine
October 2004 : Image in Irish Arts Review’s Special Edition
Prof Member : Sculptors’ Society Ireland
Organiser : 2005 Art in the West exhibition (annual), Galway
Collections : “The Piggy Sue and Buddy Hoggy Collection”
Dawn Foods, Ireland
Work sold in : South Africa, Namibia, USA, Canada, UK, Ireland,
Dominican Republic |
