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Artist Statement:
My paintings develop from
emotion and feeling. They
start as outlines or colour’s
and grow organically.
Over the years I have become
very interested in the mind
and body and how they affect
each other, in healing and the
source of illness. In ideas
such as how we create our
environment. Looking at my
shadow side, my life, how it
has shaped me, the person I
am, how I hamper myself, my
strengths, my weaknesses, the
areas I’m interested in, the
understanding, the compassion
I have …
This was the inspiration for
my last exhibition -
“Present”. It was, as most
painting, self-healing.
However, this was much more
conscious and intentional. As
I learnt more about how our
emotions manifested illness in
the body, and how we create
many situations, often ones we
don’t want, I painted. The
work developed around this
learning. The aim was to
create a body of work that
communicated these truths to
others. Learning through
books, art is another from of
passing on knowledge, often
knowledge we already have,
deep within ourselves.
These idea’s and understanding
of life and energy are still
very much influencing my work.
I have begun again to ...
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Artist Reviews:
The Sunday Tribune, "Designing
the Future", 19th March, 2000.
The Clare Champion, "Caitriona
in the Picture", December
12th, 2002.
The Dublin Daily, April 2nd,
2003....
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Commissions:
Brid O'Gorman, Mobile,
Alabama.
Aine Keane, Dublin, Ireland.
Deirdre O'Sullivan, Cork,
Ireland.
Eileen Bugler, Co. Clare,
Ireland.
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Exhibitions for Caitriona Sheedy:
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Christmas Shows 2010
Lahinch Art Gallery, Co. Clare.
Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery, Co. Clare.
County Museum, Ennis. Co. Clare.
Dec 8th -2008-January 3rd2009. Here in County museum gallery, Ennis and around streets of Ennis. then to be brought on tour, will post other dates etc...
Part of group show "In a Different Way", for Ennis Street Festival, on venues around ennis, Co. Clare.
Chrictmas Group Show, Ennis Library Gallery, Co. Clare. December 2007.
Florence Biennale, Italy. 1st - 9th December, 2007.
Hunt the Postcard Exhibition, Hunt Museum, Limerick, October 2006.
Shows in the Ennis Library Gallery, Co. Clare, May 2004.
Offset exhibition in Ennis Library Gallery, June/July 2005.
October Arts festival in Ennis, 2002.
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