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Our final exhibiting artist in our InHouse 26 show is Genevieve King.Genevieve King is a mixed media artist working from...
24/04/2026

Our final exhibiting artist in our InHouse 26 show is Genevieve King.

Genevieve King is a mixed media artist working from Co. Mayo. She has studied at degree and masters level at the National College of Art and Design Ireland, obtaining honours qualifications in textiles specialising in experimental embroidery, and has been practicing art ever since.
Her work is in many private collections including the Mayo county councils permanent collection. Her work deals with the landscapes of the west of Ireland .

Work Title: Harbour
Dimensions: 38 x 18cm
Medium: Mixed Media

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Imelda Kilbane is our next exhibiting artist in the InHouse 26 show.Imelda Kilbane is a visual artist based on Achill Is...
24/04/2026

Imelda Kilbane is our next exhibiting artist in the InHouse 26 show.

Imelda Kilbane is a visual artist based on Achill Island, working from her studio at the Customs House. She holds a BA in Fine Art and a background in Art Psychotherapy, which deeply informs her mixed media practice.
Her work explores themes of resilience and transformation through layered collage and textural experimentation.
Kilbane has exhibited widely across Ireland, including solo and group exhibitions at Claremorris Gallery, and her work is held in public and private collections including Mayo County Council and Crawford College of Art.

Work Title: Unfurling
Dimensions: 30 x 42cm
Medium: Mixed Media Collage Print

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The next artist in our InHouse 26 show is Ralph Gelbert.Ralph Gelbert’s paintings explode with colour, radiating energy ...
24/04/2026

The next artist in our InHouse 26 show is Ralph Gelbert.

Ralph Gelbert’s paintings explode with colour, radiating energy and overwhelming presence. His work embraces the raw materiality of paint, transforming the canvas into a dynamic field of meaning and sensation.
Independent of tradition, he forges a powerful, contemporary visual language rooted in deep painterly experience and uncompromising artistic vision.
His work has been shown in international exhibitions, held in renowned collections, and is presented at the major art fairs in Berlin, Madrid, Bologna & Cape Town.

Work Title: Cuan Mó
Dimension: 40 x 30cm
Medium: Mixed Media

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Pauline Garavan is our next artist in our InHouse 26 exhibition.Pauline Garavan is a painter of intricate, detailed work...
24/04/2026

Pauline Garavan is our next artist in our InHouse 26 exhibition.

Pauline Garavan is a painter of intricate, detailed works and a sculptor using non-traditional materials. Her work is research-led, most of it dealing with the natural world. The work in this show was made while she was on residency last year at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre.
Upcoming shows include the 196th Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition which opens in May.
Her work is held in public and private collections in Ireland and internationally.

Work Title: Nature's Expression
Dimensions: 46 x 30cm & 46 x 35cm
Medium: Mushroom Spore Prints on Awagami Paper Diptych

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Our next exhibiting artist in the InHouse 26 show is Hetty Lawlor.Hetty Lawlor primarily focuses on coloured pencil and ...
22/04/2026

Our next exhibiting artist in the InHouse 26 show is Hetty Lawlor.

Hetty Lawlor primarily focuses on coloured pencil and acrylic paint portraits with a BA in Fine Art. She would be best recognized for her appearance on Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2018 but has since been commissioned to make portraits for NUIG, the Bar of Ireland, Queens University and Leinster House.
Her personal work follows an interest in the personalities and intricacies of Ireland, both human and nature based.

Work Title: An Seisiún
Dimensions: 60 x 60cm
Medium: Coloured Pencil and Acrylic Paint on Primed MDF Board

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Betsy Stirratt is the next artist in our InHouse 26 show.Betsy Stirratt: My residency at the Custom House has allowed me...
22/04/2026

Betsy Stirratt is the next artist in our InHouse 26 show.

Betsy Stirratt: My residency at the Custom House has allowed me to experiment and think differently about my work, affecting my studio practice long after. The welcoming and kind nature of people at the Custom House have been truly inspiring, and I value being included in each annual exhibit.

Work Title: Tree Rings, 2025
Dimensions: 48 x 53 x 9cm
Medium: Gouache on handmade paper

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Photos from the last week's Opening of 'Tanawin' A solo exhibition by artist Vivian Hansbury, on Thursday 16th April 202...
22/04/2026

Photos from the last week's Opening of 'Tanawin' A solo exhibition by artist Vivian Hansbury, on Thursday 16th April 2026
Exhibition continues until Sunday 24th May, 2026.

Photos by Conor McKeown

Mags Duffy is our next artist in the InHouse 26 show.Mags Duffy works with paint, textiles, photography, and text to cre...
21/04/2026

Mags Duffy is our next artist in the InHouse 26 show.

Mags Duffy works with paint, textiles, photography, and text to create imagined landscapes inspired by the drowned drumlin environment of Clew Bay, Mayo.
She has exhibited nationally and internationally and will present a solo show at Custom House Studios in September 2026.

Work Title: The Dark Walk
Dimensions: 46 x 61cm
Medium: Oil and Wax on Board

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The next artist in the InHouse 26 exhibition is Christine Prescott.Christine Prescott is a contemporary Australian Artis...
21/04/2026

The next artist in the InHouse 26 exhibition is Christine Prescott.

Christine Prescott is a contemporary Australian Artist now based in the West of Ireland. She creates sculptural assemblages and works on paper using found organic materials like wood, wine, hair and botanicals in intricate, meditative ways.
Her work facilitates an intimate connection with our shared ecology.
Notions of time, healing, decay, and the spirit of place pervade her work.
Christine will present a solo show in the Custom House Studios in July.

Work Title: Terra
Dimensions: 70 x 90.4cm
Medium: Red wine on paper with Ivy Wood and Snakeskin

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Ian Wieczorek is our next artist in our InHouse 26 exhibition.Ian Wieczorek is a professional visual artist working pred...
20/04/2026

Ian Wieczorek is our next artist in our InHouse 26 exhibition.

Ian Wieczorek is a professional visual artist working predominantly in painting, lens-based media, and installation. He has exhibited widely both in Ireland and internationally, and has also devised and curated a number of shows.
His work engages with contemporary cultural experience, and the transactional relationship between the individual and the global.
Ian will present a solo show a t the Custom House Studios in 2027.

Work Title: Coalesce
Dimensions: 15 x 15cm
Medium: Copperplate Etching on Hahnmühle Paper

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Sarah Wren Wilson is the next exhibiting artist in our InHouse 26 show.Sarah Wren Wilson has recently just finished her ...
20/04/2026

Sarah Wren Wilson is the next exhibiting artist in our InHouse 26 show.

Sarah Wren Wilson has recently just finished her three year stay at the Custom House Studios. She studied Fine Art at Loughborough University; an MA in Fine Art at the Glasgow School of Art; and an MSc in Art Psychotherapy at Ulster University.
These paintings draw inspiration from West of Ireland landscapes, merging physical terrain with the artist’s inner reflections forming dialogue between external and internal.

Work Title: Time Between
Dimensions: 150 x 100cm
Medium: Acrylic and Ink on Canvas

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Our next artist in our InHouse 26 show is Breda Burns.Breda Burns is a multi-disciplinary artist. She exhibits widely na...
19/04/2026

Our next artist in our InHouse 26 show is Breda Burns.

Breda Burns is a multi-disciplinary artist. She exhibits widely nationally and internationally and has received numerous awards and residencies.
Last year as part of Westival 50 anniversary, Breda presented her show The Space Between Real and Shadow, an Audio/Visual installation that invited audiences into the non-typical brain and explores how we navigate the world differently.
She will be taking part in Supermarket Art Fair later this month in Stockholm Sweden.

Work Title: Untitled
Dimensions: 36 x 35.5cm
Medium: Encaustaic and Ink

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