Lyons is ‘On The Way Home’ to Kilcock gallery

Opening on Saturday 12th October at Kilcock Art Gallery is 'On The Way Home', an exhibiton by Fergus Lyons. The artist grew up in the 1950s/'60s in Portlaw village, Co Waterford, which is surrounded by the lush oak forests of Lord Waterford's Curraghmore estate. This estate was the inspiration for one of his first exhibitions in Kilcock Art Gallery over 40 years ago. He studied art in the National College of Art & Design Dublin and his first solo exhibition was held in the Neptune Gallery, Dublin, in 1976.

He moved to the Bricklieve Mountain area of Sligo in early 1980s, the landscape and archaeology of the Carrowkeel area were inspiration for many wonderful paintings of this area to follow. In recent years, Fergus has exhibited his work on the European Continent, Germany and Denmark; Irish horse fair paintings in Bremerhaven, Germany and paintings of the islands of Ireland in Bornholme Island, Denmark.

Paintings in this exhibition derive their titles from a semi-ballad called 'Up in Finnity Road' by Fergus Lyons.

"From the moment of birth, all beings become travellers on their own road through life and some, like me, find themselves wondering about the significance of the journey and how best to make the most of it," he says. "I proceed my investigations on a hybrid of songwriting and painting.

Lyons' work has been acquired by the Arts Council, IIU, Commerz Bank Frankfurt Germany, AIB, OPW, Bank of Ireland, and Inagaki Collection Japan. The opening is from 3pm to 5pm on the 12th and the exhibition continues daily until 16th November.