About Niki Purcell
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Education
1991 - 1995
National College of Art & Design
Awards
2018
Invited to Design a new paint colour
I was honoured to be asked to help develop my own colour in the range based on colours in my paintings..
ROLLING HARVEST is the resulting colour echoing the scorched grasses of harvest fields as well as hinting at the sandy colours of the Wexford beaches surrounding me...
The Paint range will be available to buy from November on in Ireland, USA and then the UK
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Event: Changing Lands
Dates: 1 Nov 2018 - 13 Nov 2018
Gallery Intermarium is delighted to welcome the works of the wonderful landscape artist Niki Purcell. Niki was recently asked to design a new colour for Coulourtrend Paints new upmarket range of paints. The colour she designed 'Rollong Harvest' will soon be taking the USA by storm. In the meantime Niki will be displaying a selection of her her works here at the Gallery with an opening evening at 7pm this Thursday 1st all welcome.
Event: Where the land meets the sea
Dates: 29 Nov 2017 - 31 Jan 2018
A Selection of plein air paintings of the beautiful Cork landscape around crosshaven...
These paintings evolve from my fascination with the interactions between the light, wind, sea and the landscape. Some of the paintings portray the effects of wind and the rushing restless cloudscapes of the sky, while others focus on moments of sheer stillness and the quiet calm sea. In each work I try to capture the magic relationships that occur between these elements so that an ordinary scene can be transformed in so many different ways depending on the play of light, wind etc..
I want to catch and immortalise these moments of wonder and beauty that may otherwise fade and be lost in a fleeting moment, The meeting of the land and sea is an ever changing subject that constantly re invents itself…..
Event: Reflections
Dates: 20 Jul 2017 - 15 Aug 2017
Niki Purcell Exhibition in Bailieborough Library from 20th July to 15th August:
Wexford-based artist Niki Purcell will exhibit paintings in the upstairs exhibition space of
Bailieborough Library running from July the 20th until August 15th. Niki focuses on
landscape and seascape paintings in her locale, but has painted some new paintings
depicting areas in County Cavan specifically for this exhibition.
Artist Interview:
Niki will discuss her work, methods and inspiration during an interview as part of the
monthly arts and music Open Door Sessions in Fox's Bar, Main Street Bailieborough on
Friday 21st July. As always, this is a free event and all are welcome to attend (there will
also be music on the night from the band Safari and singer-songwriter Paul McCann).
Starts 9pm. http://opendoorsessions.weebly.com/performers.html
Event: The Garden of Delights
Dates: 4 Apr 2017 - 7 Jun 2017
In April I will be exhibiting a body of new works based on the beautiful grounds and gardens of crook Hall in Durham in England..
A medieval hall filled with history and the most fabulous spot to wander around and enjoy nature..
I am delighted to be showing my works there from April to June 2017
Event: A Vision of Yeats
Dates: 3 Oct 2015 - 27 Oct 2015
An exhibition of works inspired by the poetry of WB Yeats in the Rua Red Arts Center Dublin
Biography
In my work I attempt to depict not objective reality but rather the subjective emotions and responses that my surroundings or subject arouse in me.
I graduated from NCAD with an Honours degree in 1995 and have worked as an artist ever since, exhibiting extensively both internationally & nationally – The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, The Guinness Hopstore and the RHA Gallery among others and my work can be found in many important collections nationally and Internationally including the OPW.
Recently I took part in the SKY ARTS LANDSCAPE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2016 series and totally enjoyed my days painting at Wray Castle in the Lake District, England, although I didn’t make the Semi Finals of the show, I was offered a Solo show in Durham in April 2017…
My work & I have been filmed for an Tourism Ireland promotion based on the delights of Irish Weather…so exciting times ahead..
I am also featured in the April’s 2017 edition of Embossmag, an Interntional digital Arts and Culture magazine
My Landscape paintings evolve from my fascination with the relationships between light, wind and the landscape. Some of the paintings portray the effects of wind on the landscape and the changing cloudscapes of the sky, while others focus on moments of stillness and quiet contemplation. In each work I attempt to capture the transformation of an ordinary scene caused by the presence of the elemental powers- light, wind and the earth, to articulate and record in paint a moment of weather-driven drama or luminescent beauty that may otherwise fade and be lost…….
For me paint and the act of painting…creating a world or story on a canvas that can live and grow both in my head or the viewer’s imagination is the magic and purpose of my work. A painting should suggest/conjure up a whole of possibilies that can make each viewing a new experience.
