126 Artist - Run Gallery & Studios proudly presents Pry, a solo show by Avril Corroon. This exhibition presents a new body of sculptural works combining dehumidifier water collected from households affected by damp, as well as hand forged metal works.
Corroon’s sculptural works interrogate ideas around wealth, power disparity and otherness from the things that sustain us. The concept of a failing system becomes a focal point for the exhibition, where the labour and lives of the many sustain the few. Through her work, the audience is invited to question the slow violence and erosion of a system under pressure; what is valued and praised and its impact on our bodies, infrastructure and communities.
The normalisation of precarity and the insecurity surrounding living standards is the experience of many in Ireland. This vulnerability becomes visible through the emergence of damp; a slow violence against the body. Its imperceptibility makes it easy for those responsible to ignore.
Pry questions the boundaries of art making as an act of collaboration and exchange. What tools can be activated to disassemble and prepare our bodies to collectivise, unionise and challenge the infrastructural relationships that keep us disempowered and reliant on a failing system? Through a collaborative workshop with CATU Galway and Cairde Community Training on the 6th of June 2026, these tools will be activated.
Curated by Ciara Corscadden Hennessy
Exhibition Launch: Friday 05th June 6pm.
Closed workshop with CATU & Cairde Community Training: 06th June 2026 11:00pm - 16:00pm
Open Wednesday – Sunday, 12 – 6pm, until 28th June 2026. @av_corroon@cairdecommunitytraining@catugalway@ciara__ch
We are delighted to announce our Third Year Exhibition, “Chimera”, opening at 6pm on the 8th of May 2026 at 126 Gallery, 15 St Bridget’s Pl, Galway, H91NN29
Chimera brings together a collective of 3rd year BA ART students, showcasing a diverse range of multidisciplinary work.
The exhibition will run from 8th May to the 22nd of May, inviting viewers to engage with and experience the work of emerging artists.
We are also delighted to announce that Artist John Brady, a former lecturer, will be opening the exhibition and speaking on the night.
We warmly invite you to join us for the opening and to celebrate this body of work.
Stay tuned for further updates and artist introductions.
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‘CHIMERA’
We are open this week Wednesday-Sunday 12-6pm. Why not pop in and view the fantastic end of year exhibition from the ATU BA in Art students.
Exhibition will run until Friday the 22nd of May!
Photography by @emma_zukovic
‘CHIMERA’
We are open this week from Wednesday-Sunday 12-6pm. Why not pop in and view the fantastic end of year exhibition from the ATU BA in Art students.
Exhibition will run until the 22nd of May!
Photography by @emma_zukovic
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the ‘CHIMERA’ opening night last Friday, what an amazing turn out and evening we had ✨
‘CHIMERA’, the ATU BA in Art end of year exhibition combines a collective of 15 students showcasing a diverse range of exciting multidisciplinary work including painting, collage, installation, sculpture and video. Curated by @roisindohertyartist and @studioemmajane
Thank you to artist and former lecturer @johnbradyie for opening the show for us.
Exhibition runs from May 8th-22nd, Wed-Sun 12-6.
Photography by @emma_zukovic
What an amazing opening night we had for @chimera_atu
It has been a pleasure to work with such a diverse range of artwork from the lovely ATU 3rd year students, a real treat to curate their end of year exhibition.
Thank you to @artatugalway for this continued partnership to give the opportunity to Co-directors to take on this curation and to the best of the best @johnbradyie for opening the show for us.
Massive thank you to @emma_zukovic for the wonderful photography on the night.
The exhibition runs until the 22nd of may, Wed-Sun 12-6pm, don’t miss it 💐
Instal for ‘CHIMERA’ has begun ✨
126 Artist-Run Gallery is delighted to announce ‘CHIMERA’ the ATU BA in Art end of year show, curated @roisindohertyartist and @studioemmajane
CHIMERA brings together a collective of 15 students showcasing a diverse range of exciting multidisciplinary work including painting, collage, installation, sculpture and video.
We invite you to join us on Friday May 8th at 6pm for the exhibition launch, which will be opened by Artist and former lecturer @johnbradyie .
Exhibition runs from May 8th-22nd, Wed-Sun 12-6.
• In Conversation •
Missed our panel discussions for our Artist Career a Professional Development Day? No problem - we have shared some short video highlights from the talks so you can gain more insight into learning more about careers in art from the professionals in their respective fields!
The panel discussions and talks for the day were designed and presented by our fantastic host, artist and writer @meadhbhmcnutt
Above we hear from Jamie and Ciara from @126gallery.studios speaking in depth about “Inside Artist-Run Spaces"
Videos captured by the fantastic @juliemcloughlin
This event was kindly supported by @artsofficegalwaycity
Organisations also involved:
@engageartstudios@praxis_union@126gallery.studios@artspacestudios
#outsetgallery #studentnetworkingevent #galwaycity
Introducing our new Co-director Yana Nungesser ✨
Yana Nungesser is a Galway based visual artist and recent graduate from the Centre for Creative Arts and Media at ATU. Her work explores questions of consciousness, interconnectivity, and inner landscapes. Primarily working within sculpture and ceramics, her practice is informed by familiar elements of rural Ireland, both visual and behavioural. More recently her work is concerned with the act of quiet confrontation, empathy and activism in the age of digital takeover. Her work has been featured in the Clifden Arts Festival, 126 Gallery, and the Ceramics Ireland Botanic Gardens exhibition. She has been the recipient of the 126 Gallery Residency Award, the Mulranny Arts Residency Award, and the
Ceramics Ireland Graduate Award, as well as being a longlisted artist for the RDS Visual Art Awards 2025.
We are so delighted to have Yana as part of the 126 team, please join us in welcoming her!
A wonderful launch night here at SUPERMARKET 2026. Thank you to all who came by to chat and see this amazing work by our selected artists.
Made possible with the support of Culture Ireland.
@supermarketart@cultureireland
Hej Stockholm! 126 is open for business!
Delighted to be back at SUPERMARKET Independant Art Fair this year with the work of John Brady, Ben Geoghegan, & Kate McSharry.
Thanks once again to Culture Ireland for their support, and to Galway City Council & the Arts Council for their continuing support of our work back home.
@kate_mcsharry@_ben_geoghegan@johnbradyie@supermarketart@cultureireland
#supermarket2026 #artistrunspace #independentartfair
