Shauna McGowan

This group exhibition with Seacourt Print Workshop was created to showcase landmarks within Northern Ireland that we would take first time visitors too. The exhibition then tours to Brussels and the USA.

I created a unique screen print on leather of Kinebane Castle, one of my favourite spots in Northern Ireland. I had some issues exposing my screens for this piece and found the layer’s too dense, which I think, detracts from the overall effect. That is the nature of the screen-printing beast hehe!

This exhibition celebrates Seacourt Print Workshop’s 30th anniversary of promoting Fine Art Printmaking to the wider public through showcasing works by its artists.The exhibition takes place at the Waterfront Hall,Belfast.The Bangor-based organisation provides artists with opportunities to create original works of art in traditional and experimental print media, including etching, lithography, screen-printing, relief printing and digital printmaking. Anyone with an interest in printmaking should visit Seacourt.It is a great facility for artists in the region. I truly love the space and the team. I have included Primal Scream in this exhibition, which is a unique screen print on leather with suede mount.

The awesome Jill O’Neill of ReFound created a magical pop up shop in Belfast’s city centre for 6 days to showcase work redesigned by artists. Please bounce over and check out the website and the beautiful, diverse creations on display.

 http://www.refoundonline.com/2011/06/091-by-shauna-mcgowan/

The lovely Carrie Neely recently launched a new exhibition at The Ivory in Belfast celebrating the links between Art and Fashion. The opening night was fantastic and featured an eclectic collection of works from national/international artists. I included a screen-printed suede hide in this exhibition.

Agia Galini-Unique Screenprint on Suede

I took part in my first project with the Re-Found collective. The Re-Found concept is ‘ReCreating found furniture into stylish one-offs – reuse, restyle… ReFound’’ I was given a leather footstool to re-vamp for the ‎Irish Furniturefair in Dublin. I screen printed panels in bold colours with layered imagery of a female face. It was quite awkward to print on as the surface was not flat but the faded exterior impression's created an interesting edge. It is a great concept for creating unique pieces by renewing materials.For more information on Re-Found check out http://www.refoundonline.com/

I was delighted to be asked to display some of my art at the home of the incredibly delightful Tracy Dempsey as part of her Soul Ambition Sofa Session event.The evening was awesome.Ronan Boyle and Tracy sang for the guests whilst Jamie Harper created beautiful live art watercolour drawings as the evening unfolded.There was such a great atmosphere and mix of people.Top Job Tracy : ] xox

Tracy Dempsey http://www.soulambition.co.uk

Ronan Boyle www.myspace.com/ronanboyle

Jamie Harper http://www.rubberhyena.blogspot.com/

My studio Seacourt Printworkshop in Bangor,County Down held their Annual Christmas Exhibition & Open House 2010 on saturday the 27th and sunday 28th November. It was a great oppurtunity to check out the studio,view the diverse print work on display and enjoy the mulled wine and treats : ] I really love Seacourt and it was fantastic to see how progressive the artists are within the studio.

http://www.seacourt-ni.org.uk/

A piece of work is on display at the Basement Project Space in Cork as part of their Toilet Light box series until the 14^th June.

The work is titled ‘I intended to kill him’ and looks quite murky and creepy illuminated in the light box.

http://basementprojectspace.wordpress.com/