19 July 2025 2pm to 4pm
The Studio, Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall
PAINTING AND MUSIC IN CONVERSATION
Two paintings and two live performances from Clare Lynch and Fintan O’Hare, plus Artist In Conversation with Bernard Irwin and Clare Lynch, with Jesse Leroy Smith
Join us for a unique fusion of painting and music, as two powerful collaborations bring together the work of painter Bernard Irwin and composers Clare Lynch and Fintan O’Hare.
These one-off performances will take place in The Studio, where two of Bernard’s large-scale paintings will be hanging, transforming the space and creating an immersive dialogue between sound and image.
THE TREES ARE SINGING / TREELINES
Composer Fintan O’Hare presents Treelines, a saxophone quartet written in response to Bernard Irwin’s painting The Trees are Singing, which will be displayed in the space during the performance. Originally initiated by composer Clare Lynch for the Rosewood Festival of Art and Music in 2021, this collaboration continues to evolve and deepen.
A SLOW BREATH
A Slow Breath is a meditative piece for saxophone quartet and violin by Clare Lynch, marking her return to composition. The work is an ongoing response to Bernard’s painting of the same name, which will also be exhibited during the performance.
Together, the two large, expressive paintings will provide a striking visual counterpoint to the live music, shifting the atmosphere of the space and inviting a deeper sensory experience.
MEET THE ARTISTS
Following the performances, Bernard Irwin and Clare Lynch will be in conversation with artist Jesse Leroy Smith, offering insights into their creative processes and the dialogue between visual art and sound. A chance to hear directly from the artists about the power of cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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23 November 2024 to 15 January 2025
The Picture Room, Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall
Bernard Irwin Paintings
Pleased to announce my solo show of small paintings in The Picture Room at Newlyn Art Gallery.
Opening event 6.30pm on the 22nd November, all welcome.
Aubade
Acrylic on paper 30cm.h x 21.5cm.w
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2 December 2023 - 27 January 2024
Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent
The Winter Group Show
Pleased to announce that 'The Nearness of you' will be showing in Linden Hall Studio's prestigious winter group show.
https://lindenhallstudio.co.uk
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10th to 12th August 2021
The trees are singing/Treelines
A collaboration with composer Fintan O'Hare.
Sax quartet and painting come together at Cornwall's Rosewood Festival of music and visual art. Fintan O'Hare's sax quartet 'Treelines' will be performed alongside the painting that inspired it, Bernard's 'The Trees are Singing'. The painting will be on show in The Yew Tree Gallery for the three days of the festival. Free entry to gallery.
Performance at 2pm Tuesday 10 August
Tickets available and more info from: http://rosewood2021.eventbrite.co.uk
https://www.fintanohare.co.uk/
https://yewtreegallery.com/current/
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3rd to 30th July 2021
Pleasure-Go-Round
Bernard Irwin - paintings
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Simon Gaiger - sculpture
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Circle Contemporary
Very pleased to be showing at Circle Contemporary this July. The paintings are showing with the sculptures of Simon Gaiger.
Circle Contemporary, Hawksfield, Atlantic Highway (A39), Wadebridge
Cornwall, PL27 7LR, UK
http://www.circlecontemporary.co.uk/
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22 July to 8 August 2020
LET'S BUILD A BOAT AND SAIL AWAY
PAINTINGS BY BERNARD IRWIN
Upper Gallery, Tremenheere Sculpture Garden
22 July to 8 August 2020
Open Wednesday to Saturday 11am to 4pm
'LET'S BUILD A BOAT AND SAIL AWAY' Acrylic on canvas, 36cm.h x 42cm.w.
I'm very pleased to be showing paintings in the beautiful Upper Gallery including this and other paintings made during the lockdown
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18th October to 27th November 2019
I’m busy getting ready for my solo show, not long to go now! I’m very pleased to be exhibiting large scale paintings alongside smaller works in the fabulous exhibition space of the Heseltine Gallery at Truro School. It would be great to see you and your friends at the preview on Friday the 18th October between 6pm and 8pm. All welcome, drinks and nibbles.
Heseltine Gallery, Truro School, Trennick Lane, Truro, TR1 1TH
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13th October to 13th December 2018 'KOBER'
Kober is the Cornish word for copper and this exhibition promises to explore aspects of the metal including print and sculpture. The suite of ten copper plate etchings commissioned from myself and Jesse Leroy Smith by the Cornish and West Devon Mining Heritage Sites get another outing here. We're particularly pleased that a young audience will get the opportunity explore the prints as the Heseltine Gallery is located at Truro School and benefits their art education.
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