An exhibition first presented at VUE 2018, Ireland’s National Contemporary Art Fair (1 – 4 November, RHA, Dublin)

The show features work by gallery artists

Hugh Cummins, John Fitzsimons, Jordi Fornies, Conrad Frankel, Claire Halpin (shortlisted for the 2018 Savills Art Prize), Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Miriam Mcconnon, Yanny Petters, Kelly Ratchford and Freda Rupp

The exhibition also features works by our AGA members, namely

Aisling Conroy, David Fox, Paul James Kearney, Sheila Naughton And Vicky Smith

‘Somewhere between perception and reality’ is an exploration of the world of appearances, of surface scratching and the way we have to read between the lines -or images and layers- to get to the core of things.

Sometimes we have to look within to understand what’s without, but are we really looking? In the current climate of fake news, half-truths, rushed verdicts and online knee-jerk reactions, maybe art can help us navigate the tortuous roads of reality by asking us to look again and again, to consider how others perceive our world. Then we might see theirs or at least find common ground…