Quietly Dispelling the Dark

Colm Tóibín selects from the Arts Council Collection

20^th September 2024 – 19 January 2025

VISUAL is pleased to present Quietly Dispelling the Dark, a selection of work drawn from the Arts Council Collection. The works in this exhibition have been selected by writer Colm Tóibín, in his role as Laureate for Irish Fiction. A text by Tóibín accompanies this exhibition and will be available on the VISUAL website and in the gallery, along with a map which will allow the viewer to identify particular works.

Artists included in the exhibition are:

Michael Coleman
Maud Cotter
Mary Farl Powers
Fergus Feehily
Marie Foley
Gerda Fromel
Sarah Iremonger
Brenda Kelliher
Cecil King
Áine Mac Giolla Bhríde
TJ Maher
Mary McIntyre
Dennis McNulty
Julie Merriman
Anthony O'Carroll
Paul O'Keeffe
Michael Warren

Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including The Master, Brooklyn, The Magician and Long Island, and two collections of short stories and many works of non-fiction. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021 he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibín was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024. The Laureate for Irish Fiction is an initiative of the Arts Council of Ireland.

Tóibín will deliver the Laureate for Irish Fiction Annual Lecture 2024 in VISUAL on Sunday 3 November.