Solo Exhibitions: –
Wellington Cultural Center, New Zealand 1985
Data House, Wellington, New Zealand 1985
Court Gallery, Letterkenny, Ireland 1986
White house, Sligo, Ireland 1986
Cedar Gallery, Sligo, Ireland 1988, 1989, 1990
Sligo Arts Festival, Ireland 1988, 1989, 1990
Floriens, Crouch End, London, England – 1995
Galeria Comercial, Jardin Tecina, La Gomera, Canary Islands 1997
Oisin Art Gallery, Dublin, Ireland 1998.
Gallery Riddaren, Stockholm Sweden 2003.
Gallery Hagman, Stockholm Sweden 2003.
Gallery Riddaren, Stockholm Sweden 2005.
Gallery Riddaren, Stockholm Sweden 2006.
Gallery gunnrummet, Stockholm Sweden 2006.
UR Sveriges Utbildnings Radio, Stockholm 2007.
Gallery Riddaren, Stockholm Sweden 2008.
The Gallery, Gamla Stan, Stockholm Sweden 2009.
The Columcille Gallery Glenveagh Ireland 2019.
Joint Exhibitions: –
Sligo Arts Gallery, Ireland – 1987, 1988, 1989.
Combridge Fine Arts Gallery. Dublin, Ireland 1989.
Bart, Pennsylvania, USA – 1990.
The Barrel Store Galley, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ireland – 1989.
Post Office Gallery, Didcot, Oxford, England 1988.
Eve Linder´s Gallery, Dublin, Ireland – 1990.
The Link Arts, Bremen, Germany – 1990.
The Link Arts, Boston, USA – 1990.
Estudio Art Gallery, Playa de Santiago, de La Gomera, Canary Islands – 1999.
Blue Leaf Gallery, Fairview, Dublin Ireland 2002.
Pembroke Gallery, Dublin, Ireland – 2002.
Pembroke Gallery, Dublin, Ireland – 2003.
Pembroke Gallery, Dublin, Ireland – 2004.
Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin, Ireland – 2004.
Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin, Ireland – 2005.
Private Collections: –
Sir Derek Hill, Life long appointed artist to the British royal family, Ireland – 1986.
Eamon Gallagher, European Minister of Parliament, Brussels, Belgium 1988.
Dr James Mc Daid, Minister for Tourism, Ireland 1993
Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland – 1999.
Regis 5-star Hotel, Dublin, Ireland – 1999.
Peter Cattermole, Author, England – 2005
UR Utbildningsradio, Stockholm Sweden 2007.
Princess Victoria, Princess of Sweden. 2007.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Martin Gallagher was born in Scotland in 1960 of Irish parents, and moved to Donegal in 1963 and in 1972 the family relocated to Manchester, there he remained until he was 20, later returning to live in Ireland, where the beauty of the landscape weaved its magic on him. As an artist, Martin was a child prodigy and has been painting ever since.
In terms of his artistic development, his first love was watercolour and he worked in this medium for over ten years. Eventually Martin moved to oil and acrylic, finding in these media a fresh challenge and a chance to work on larger pieces. His work has an abstract quality, often providing a hint of sky, buildings or other material content, without ever getting too specific. The finished works are projections of the imagination mostly systematic arrangements of space and more importantly, color. The artist’s brush is directed only by a desire to transcend all painting formulae and to express something unique about his present visions and feelings.
” This is the great adventure of creativity, where you bring all those deep gut feelings to the canvas. The color and overall balance of the finished image are vital. Working mostly with wide brushes, I feel the brush is a natural extension of the arm, finding the edge of the palette knife too unyielding, too insensitive, perhaps. When it comes to accessing a finished painting I’m my own severest critic. You can always see where a painting is lacking and failing to meet its ultimate potential .” – Martin Gallagher.
Life experience has heavily influenced my work. I have lived and worked in many different parts of the world and never tire of travelling. I spend my time now between Ireland and Sweden.