Mary Swanzy Talk Series 2019

IMMA is delighted to invite you to an exciting Seminar that considers the meaning of Mary Swanzy’s work in Ireland and beyond. A diverse panel of art writers, curators and academics come together to bridge existing art criticism with new art research in relation to the exhibition Mary Swanzy,Voyages.

Swanzy’s work will be discussed in relation to the place of women as artists and revolutionaries in Irish Modernism, as well as the role censorship and cultural bias plays in the history of an artist of Swanzy’s significance in Ireland.

Chaired by Róisín Kennedy, Lecturer, School of Art History and Cultural Policy, UCD. Speakers include Brian Fallon, author, critic; Fionna Barber, Manchester School of Art; Hilary Plye, writer, curator, Yeats scholar; Tara Plunkett, Lecturer, UCD; Sarah Kelleher, writer, curator, researcher, UCC; and Aintzane Legarreta Mentxaka, writer, academic.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear a dynamic panel share insightful points of view.

Complementary Tea/Coffee. Book your free place now.