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From Eden

Sternview Gallery

23rd September 2022 – 7th January 2023

From Eden is a series of new paintings by Tom Climent. This gathering of new works is an invitation to explore the power of paint through colour, form and light within his abstract landscape compositions. It follows on from recent solo exhibitions in the gallery and also the recent purchase of his painting Eden by Crawford Art Gallery for the National Collection.

See Sternview Gallery more information.


Land and Longing

Solomon Fine Art

5th May – 4th June 2022

Celebrated Irish painter Tom Climent presents a new body of vibrant and highly textured compositions which bring us on a journey through imagined landscapes. Embracing the role of chance and magic in their creation, Climent creates paintings which touch on both abstraction and representation while exploring real and spirit worlds.

See Solomon Fine Art for more information


Annual 2021

Sternview Gallery

19th November – 30th April

Rebecca Bradley, Tom Climent, Angela Fewer, Helle Helsner, Roseanne Lynch

See Sternview Gallery for more information


Assemble 22

Tregony Gallery

8th -20th February

230 Portobello Road, London W11 1LJ

Assemble*22 gathers a group of artists for whom appearances of the visual world is the touchstone of their practice, each with their own diverse perspectives and modes of expression. This collection will reveal distinctive approaches, structural compositions and deeply layered planes of colour and intense radiance drawn from a deeper well than simply the technical ability to reproduce an object, person or place. 

The gallery’s artists are divergent but share a common awareness; a sensitivity in their work that engages the viewer’s direct engagement with their subject and intangible influences that led to its creation.

See Tregony Gallery for more information


New Threads Acquisitions 2021

Crawford Art Gallery

25 July – 5th September

New Threads showcases more than 20 artworks that have recently come into public ownership, made possible through major acquisitions funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. 

In total, 225 artworks by 39 contemporary artists have been added to Crawford Art Gallery’s collection in recent months, ranging from paintings, photographs, prints, and drawings, to sculptures, installations, digital film and sound works, textile and embroideries.

Featured artists include Stephen Brandes, Elaine Byrne, Tom Climent, Yvonne Condon, Elizabeth Cope, Gary Coyle, Stephen Doyle, Rita Duffy, Debbie Godsell, Brianna Hurley, John Keating, Fiona Kelly, Evgeniya Martirosyan, Rosaleen Moore, Íde Ní Shúilleabháin, Nuala O’Donovan, Tom O’Sullivan, and Charles Tyrrell.

See Crawford Art Gallery website for more information


Further Shores 

Lavit Gallery

22nd April – 22nd May

Due to the easing of restrictions the gallery will be open to the public now from the 11th of May until the 22nd of May.

Tom Climent’s new solo exhibition Further Shores is a continuation of his exploration of both real and imaginary worlds. This new body of work invites the viewer to journey to a place that is just out of reach. It offers a glimpse into ideas of transformation and change and invites magic to be the catalyst of this transition. It touches on aspects of growth, rejuvenation and hope. The works themselves are brightly coloured and highly textured, existing on the borderline between abstraction and representation.

The Lavit Gallery | Wandesford Quay, Clarke’s Bridge, Cork T12 E26D Ireland

Tel: 00353 (21) 4277749  Email: info@lavitgallery.com

Gallery opening times: Tuesday – Saturday 10.30-6pm. Closed Sunday & Monday

For more information visit:  Lavit Gallery


Crawford and IMMA galleries reveal details of ‘unprecedented’ €1m spend on new art

Galleries combine to purchase 400 pieces by 70 contemporary artists in hugely significant boost to the national collection. Twenty-three Cork artists included in the acquisitions.
It was great to have my painting Eden purchased by The Crawford Gallery for the National Collection. This was made possible by government funding being provided by the Department of Arts to support artists during these times. 
 

For more information on the scheme visit: The Irish Examiner


Everlast

Solomon Fine Art

2nd July – 25th July 2020

Solomon Fine Art is delighted to host a much anticipated exhibition of new paintings by artist Tom Climent. In this, the artist’s third solo exhibition at Solomon, Climent explores themes of hope, rebirth and rejuvenation while continuing to challenge the materiality and mobility of the painted surface.

These paintings, produced as the world hurtled towards a global pandemic, knew nothing of what was to come, but saw signs of it everywhere…and it presents the possibility of a whole new world growing from something that might appear to be beyond rejuvenation, a life force that everlasts” – Cristín Leach (from her catalogue essay)

Climent’s work falls within the tradition of landscape painting while exploring the bridge between real and imaginary worlds. While his practice touches on both abstraction and representation, the geometric structures in Everlast suggest natural forms in dream-like landscape settings – rising hill-tops, soaring mountain vistas, emerging glaciers and distant islands. Summits yet to climb and lands yet to be explored.

Having originally trained as an engineer, Tom Climent studied at Crawford College of Art, going on to win the Victor Treacy Award and the Tony O’Malley Award. Climent has exhibited extensively throughout Ireland with solo shows in the Hunt Museum, Limerick, Fenton Gallery, Cork, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin, GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, Waterford and the Luan Gallery, Athlone. He has taken part in group exhibitions in China, Australia, New York and London. His painting Sundial was shorlisted for the 2020 Jackson’s Painting Prize. Climent’s work can be found in the public and corporate collections of the Office of Public Works, the Central Bank of Ireland, the National Treasury Management Agency of Ireland, University College Cork, University College Dublin, the National Concert Hall, Dublin, and Smurfit Business School, as well as numerous private collections both at home and abroad.

Solomon Fine Art | Balfe Street, Dublin 2 | Telephone: +353 (0)1 672 4429 | Email: info@solomonfineart.ie

For more information visit  Solomon Fine Art


Modern Love

A.K Bellinger Gallery

12th March – 9th April 2020

A group exhibition of abstract painting featuring ADRIAN CENE, ANA YOUNG, ANTONIA MRLJAK, BEN MILNE, CHELSEA HOPKINS, GABRIELLE JONES, JACOB SPOKES, JENNY AHMED, ILEIGH HELLIER, MARK HETHERINGTON, MEAGAN JACOBS, MONIQUE LOVERING, NICOLE CHAFFEY, ONDINE SEABROOK, SKYE LLEWELLYN, TOM CLIMENT, ZOE GREY, LUCY ANDERSON

A.K Bellinger Gallery | 27 Otho Street, Inverell, NSW, 2360, Australia

See  A.K Bellinger Gallery  for more information


Sternview Gallery

This is a Painting Show

7th December 2019 – 8th February 2020

Rebecca Bradley, Tom Climent, Colin Crotty, Debbie Dawson, Stephen Doyle, Cassandra Eustace, Helen Farrell, Tommy Feehan, Mags Geaney, Paul Hallahan, Kevin Mooney, Sarah O’Brien, Lee Welch

Sternview Gallery | 19 Princes Street, Cork

See  Sternview Gallery  for more information


Solomon Fine Art Winter Group Show

28th November – 23rd December 2019

Solomon Fine Art is delighted to hold its annual Winter Group Show. The exhibition which runs right up to Christmas will showcase painting, sculpture and print by a range of renound Irish artists who can be found in many notable public and private collections.

Solomon Fine Art | Balfe Street | Dublin 2 ( next door to the Westbury Hotel )

Gallery opening hours in December are:

Tuesday-Friday 10am – 5.30 pm  |  Saturday-Sunday 11am – 4pm  |  Late night Thursdays until 8pm

See  Solomon Fine Art  for more information


Artform Annual Art Fair 2019

#44 The Quay, Waterford City

22nd of November – 16th of December

Monday – Saturday 11am-6pm

Sunday 1pm-6pm

See  Artform  for more information


VUE

National Contemporary Art Fair 2019

FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER:          11AM – 7PM

SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER:    11AM – 6PM

SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER:      11AM – 6PM

Solomon Fine Art

VUE, Ireland’s National Contemporary Art Fair takes place this year at the RHA, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2. Solomon Fine Art will again be participating, along with the Taylor Galleries, Jorgensen Fine Art, Oliver Sears Gallery, Graphic Studio Gallery, SO Fine Art, Molesworth Gallery, Stoney Road Press, Catherine Hammond Gallery, Olivier Cornet Gallery, Claremorris Art Gallery, Irish Arts Review and many more.

This is a unique opportunity to experience some of the best contemporary art being created at present, without having to travel to New York, Basel or London.

See  VUE Art Fair 2019  for more information


Youyi Visual

Hangzhou Public Library

The exhibition runs in Hangzhou until the 8th of November and then travels to the consulate in Shanghai from the 15th of November until the 6th of December.

Youyi is the visual art section of the celebration of 40 years of diplomatic relations between Ireland and China. It was an amazing event, and I was delighted to be asked to be part of it.

Special thanks to Therese Healy, the Consulate General of Ireland in Shanghai, Alison Meagher, Xiao and all the team there.
Thanks as well to Maurice Quillinan, Culture Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Exhibiting artists were Helen Blake, Tom Climent, Bernadette Doolan, Maurice Quillinan, Pauline Flynn, Robert Ryan, Abigail O’Brien, Donald Teskey, Una Sealy & Samuel Walsh.

The exhibition runs in Hangzhou until the 8th of November and then travels to the consulate in Shanghai from the 15th of November until the 6th of December.


Solomon Fine Art

Summer Group Exhibition

9th-31st of August

Solomon Fine Art is delighted to host its annual Summer Group Exhibition. Painting, sculpture and print by some of Irelands leading artists.

Solomon Fine Art | Balfe Street, Dublin 2 (next door to the Westbury Hotel)

See  Solomon Fine Art  for more information


Transmission

GOMA Gallery of Modern Art

11th July-24th August

A solo exhibition of new paintings.

Transmission continues Tom Climent’s exploration of the borderline between abstraction and representation. This new collection of paintings is predominantly landscape in nature. It suggests a narative but never actually reveals what that might be. The paintings also investigate materiality and aesthetics. The layers and the mobility of the paint and textures become a witness to the thought process of their making. The exhibition comprises of 6 large paintings and several smaller ones.

GOMA Gallery of Modern Art |  6 Lombard Street, Waterford, Ireland

+353 (0) 51 582 633       gomawaterford@gmail.com

Gallery hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12.30-5.30

(Closed Sundays, Mondays & Tuesdays )

See  GOMA Gallery of Modern Art  for more information


The Land is Still Being Formed

Sternview Gallery

17th April-11th May

This exhibition responds to ideas of earth, ecology and the processes we as humans have set in place. Featuring work by Tom Climent, Fiona Kelly, Miriam O’Connor, Sarah O’Flaherty and Darn Torn.

Sternview Gallery | 19 Princes Street, Cork | Entrance through Nash 19 Restaurant

See  Sternview Gallery  for more information


Spring Group Exhibition

Solomon Fine Art

12th April – 11th May

Solomon Fine Art is delighted to host its annual Spring Group Exhibition.

This stunning mix of paintings, sculpture and print by Ireland’s leading artists includes work by John Behan, Tom Climent, Margaret Egan, John Short, Bridget Flinn, Ana Duncan, Orla de Brí, Frances Ryan, Julie Cusack, Leah Beggs, Stephanie Hess, Comhghall Casey, Eamon Colman and Margo Banks.

Solomon Fine Art | Balfe Street, Dublin 2 (next door to the Westbury Hotel)

See  Solomon Fine Art  for more information


Visible Reminders of Invisible Light

The Hunt Museum

24th January – 24th of March

The exhibition consists of artists and writers responses to works from the Hunt Museum’s permanent collection. Artists from a wide variety of disciplines were invited to participate, bringing a diversity of ideas to their exploration of the exhibition theme, through their engagement with the collection. Seventeen contemporary artists were invited to create new work in response to both of these historic collections which has resulted in the creation of a rich and eclectic exhibition. Matisse once said that ‘creativity takes courage’ and many of their responses have produced unexpected insights which serve to demonstrate the reimagined wealth in the collection. The Hunt Museum is very excited to display these works side by side with their historic artefacts thus creating a series of challenging and exciting juxtapositions.

I chose a figure sculpture of Joachim and Anna, parents of Mary. Carved in wood, it dates from the fifteenth century.

See   The Hunt Museum  for more information


Voyager

Sternview Gallery

6th December – 9th February

A solo exhibition of new paintings

Voyager is a selection of new paintings by Tom Climent. They continue his creation of imagined landscapes that move between visions of familiarity and new places of being. The appealing quality of geometric play supports his searching process of making, a seeking of new structures of feeling while simultaneously holding an understanding of what it is to be found. Climent’s characteristic sensitivity to colour merges with form. The paintings that comprise Voyager embrace an ideality, a move towards spaces of warmth and resilience in between representation and abstraction.

“These rainbow crags seem to have sprung from the artist’s imagination but feel real, unidentified places that appear ancient and new at once. Strong, inspirational painting from one of Ireland’s best abstractionists” Cristin Leach, The Sunday Times, February 2018

Sternview Gallery @Nash 19 | 19 Princes Street | Cork

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30am – 4pm
Saturday 8:30am – 4pm and by appointment

Visit  Sternview Gallery  for more information


Winter Group Exhibition

Solomon Fine Art

23rd November – 22nd December

Solomon Fine Art is delighted to hold its annual Winter Group Show. The exhibition which runs right up to Christmas will showcase painting, sculpture and print by a range of renound Irish artists who can be found in many notable public and private collections.

Solomon Fine Art | Balfe Street, Dublin 2 ( next door to the Westbury Hotel )

See  Solomon Fine Art  for more information


Small Works

Lavit Gallery

Katherine Boucher Beug, Rebecca Bradley, Tom Climent, Eamonn Harris, Dorothy Ledwith, Maureen O’ Connor and Dee Pieters

A group exhibition of small scaled works opens at The Lavit Gallery, Wandesford Quay, on Thursday November 1st.

1st November – 1st December

Lavit Gallery | Wandesford Quay, Clarke’s Bridge, Cork

See  Lavit Gallery  for more information


VUE : National Contemporary Art Fair Dublin | RHA

2nd – 4th of November

RHA Galleries | 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2

See  VUE  for further information


Boyle Arts Festival 2018

Main Exhibition Gathering at King House

9th July – 26th August

11am – 6pm daily and at times of events at King House

Boyle Arts Festival | Boyle, Co.Roscommon

Now in its 29th year, the magnificent setting of King House is again be the centrepiece for the Boyle Arts Festival, bringing established and emerging Irish artists together under one roof in this most gracious of surroundings.
Gathering features over 140 acclaimed artists and rising stars from across the island of Ireland. The diversity of approaches and practices will include works in painting, drawing, sculpture, textile, ceramics and photography,
The exhibition has been curated by Paul McKenna and will be officially opened on Thursday 19th July at 8pm in King House by Brent Pope

www.boylearts.com


Aspect

Solomon Fine Art

11th May – 2nd June 2018

A solo exhibition of new paintings

 
SOLOMON FINE ART
Balfe Street
(next door to the Westbury Hotel)
Dublin 2
D02 T802
Irelandt: +353 (0)1 672 4429
e: info@solomonfineart.ie

www.solomonfineart.ie

OPENING HOURS
Tuesday – Friday: 10.00 – 17.30
Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00
Sunday – Monday: CLOSED

*The gallery may be visited outside of usual hours by prior appointment


 
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Latitudes

Dunamaise Arts Centre

19th January – 28th February 2018

Dunamaise Arts Centre | Church Street, Portlaoise, Co.Laois
See  Dunamaise Arts Centre  for more information

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Annual

Sternview Gallery

7th December 2017 – 17th February 2018

Sternview Gallery @Nash 19 | 19 Princes Street | Cork

Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30am – 4pm
Saturday 8:30am – 4pm and by appointment


Vue Contemporary Art Fair 2017

RHA Galleries

November 2-5, 2017

Ely Place, Dublin 2

Thursday 6-8pm (Preview)
Friday 11am-8pm
Saturday 11am-7pm
Sunday 12-6pm

See  VUE  for more information


The Space Between

An exhibition featuring a selection of artworks the OPW art collections

Pearse Museum

St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

2nd November 2017 – 14th January 2018

Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday: 9.30am – 4pm | Sunday 10am-4pm
See  Pearse Museum  for more information


The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart

Mayfield Arts Centre

An Exhibition of paintings by

Ailbhe Barrett, Colin Crotty, Tom Climent,
Rian Coughlan, Tommy Feehan, Holly Walsh,
Joseph Heffernan, John Noel Kenneally

19th October – 19th December

Mayfield Arts Centre, Newbury House,
Old Youghal Road, Mayfield, Cork, Ireland

See  Mayfield Arts Centre  for more information


Aurum

Halycon Days

glór gallery

14th October 2017 – 13th January 2018

glór |  Causeway Link, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland | Box Office: 065 684 3103 | info@glor.ie

See  glór  for more information


Fight or Flight

The Painting Center

June 20th – July 15th

The Painting Center | New York | 547 West 27th Street | Suite 500 | NY 10001 | USA

See  The Painting Center  for more information


The Lavit Gallery | Virginia Teehan Selects

Jean Bardon, Tom Climent, Rudolf Heltzel, Annette Hennessy, Brian McMahon, Jane O’ Malley, Michael Quane, John Shinnors and Walter Verling

16th May – 10th June

The Lavit Gallery, 5 Father Matthew Street, Cork. | 021 4277749 | thelavitgallery@eircom.net | http://www.lavitgallery.com


Solomon Fine Art |  Easter Group Show

Gallery & Invited Artists

31 March – 19 April 2017

Solomon Fine Art | Balfe Street | Dublin 2 | info@solomonfineart.ie |  www.solomonfineart.ie


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Quadrants | Custom House Gallery & Studios

A solo exhibition of new paintings

26th January – 19th of February

Custom House Gallery & Studios | The Quay, Westport, Co.Mayo | +353 (0)98 28735 | customhouse@eircom.net

Custom House Gallery & Studios


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VUE Contemporary Art Fair | Solomon Fine Art | RHA Gallery

Friday 4th November  – Sunday 6th November

RHA Galleries, Ely Place, Dublin 2

See  VUE Art Fair   for more information


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IADA Antiques Fair | Solomon Fine Art | RDS Dublin 4

23rd – 25th September

See  Solomon Fine Art  for more information


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GLOW | Catherine Hammond Gallery

Tom Climent, Eamon Colman, William Crozier, Neal Greig, Eilis O’Connell, Peter Martin, James McCreary, Michael Ray, Conor Walton

September 9 – October 29

Autumn Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Friday 12 – 5, Saturday 11 – 4

Catherine Hammond Gallery   61 Bridge Street, Skibbereen, Co.Cork


 

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SHUFFLE | Herrick Gallery

1st July – 4th September

Herrick Gallery  |  93 Piccadilly, London W1J 7NQ |  gallery@herrick.gallery  | Herrick Gallery

Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 6pm
on Mondays we are only open by appointment.
Nearest Stations: Green Park or Hyde Park Corner


Nomos

The Retrieval of the Beautiful | The Painting Center | New York

Curated by Alyce Gottesman, Bill Hochhausen and Jack McWhorter

June 21st – July 16th 2016

The Painting Center | 547 West 27th Street, Suite 500, New York, NY, 10001

See   The Painting Center   for more information


ART WORKS & HORTON PRIZE

Carlow’s 37th Annual Open Exhibition and Horton Art Prize

10-19 June |  VISUAL and St.Patrick’s College Carlow

This year ART WORKS has been selected by Annie Fletcher, Senior Curator, Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven & Claire Feeley, Producer Barbican, London.

For more information visit   Carlow Arts Festival


 

Paintings at Liss Ard Estate

I’ll be showing a new collection of paintings at Liss Ard Estate from the 1st of March to the 1st of July. Mostly works on paper, they’ll be displayed in the new Gallery Room there.

Liss Ard Estate is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9am to 5 pm, and most weekends. It is closed some weekends for private functions so it’s best to check in advance if travelling then.

Liss Ard Estate | Castletownshend Road, Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland.
Tel: +353 (0)28 40 000    Email: reservations@lissard.com    Website: www.lissardestate.com


 

 

Shield

In its Reflection | Tom Climent | Solomon Fine Art

A solo exhibition of new paintings

7th April – 30th April

Solomon Fine Art | Balfe Street, Dublin 2 ( Next to The Westbury Hotel ) | + 353(0)86 8142380 | info@solomonfineart.ie

See  Solomon Fine Art  for more information


 

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Irish Wave 2016

Birth of a Nation | Struggle | Identity

NING SPACE, Emerging Arts Research Center & Sanwei Art Center

Exhibition Dates 12 March – 9 April 2016

As part of the annual Irish Festival in China, Irish Wave 2016 will take place in Beijing and Shanghai during March 2016.

This year, a series of contemporary art exhibitions and events will focus on the themes of nationhood and cultural identity as part of Irish Wave’s mission to promote multicultural artistic exchanges.

Irish artists Niamh Cunningham and Fion Gunn have worked on Irish Wave Projects since 2010 and are interested in presenting exhibitions which are atypical of East-West discussions. This year they have expanded the selection of artists to include those not only from Ireland and Northern Ireland but also China, Taiwan, UK, USA and Australia.

See  Irish Wave  for more information


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My painting Harborage was selected as the cover image for the February issue of Fresh Paint Magazine. My work is featured inside along with 40 other artists.

Visit  Fresh Paint Magazine  to view the issue


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Spectrum | Herrick Gallery | London | United Kingdom

2 – 27 February 2016

See  Herrick Gallery  for more information


Verdant Deposit

NN | Open Exhibition 2015

11 December–28 February 2015

NN, Number Nine Guildhall Road, Northampton, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom

Artists: Adrian Bayes, Anna Katarzyna Domejko, Arabel Rosillo De Blas, Barnaby Lewer and Tristan Deratz, Elvis Dread, Brendan O’Neill, Charlie Billingham, Chloe Feldman Emison, David Theobold, Dawn Giles, Emma Brack, Faye Spencer, Grant Petrey, Ikran Abdille, Jade Hanley, James Paddock, Janet Milner, Jessica Harby, Jodie Wingham, Jonathan McCree, Joshua Uvieghara, Kennis Chan, Kevin McCully, Melissa Campbell, Nikkita Morgan, Priya Baxter, Ramona Zoladek, Ryan Brown, Sarah Hill, Silvia Lerin, Steve Ruiz, Susan Phillips, Tom Climent, Tyrone Williams, Valentina Casalini
Selected by: Ruth Claxton, Mathew Shaul

See  NN  for more information


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Winter Open 2015 | Rua Red

28th November – 24th December

Rua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre, Dublin 24

See  Rua Red  for more information


Repository

Small Works | Lavit Gallery

October 27th – November 14th

Lavit Gallery, 5 Fr.Matthew Street, Cork

See  Lavit Gallery  for more information


Harborage

Tom Climent | Sheenagh Geoghegan | Marianne Keating | Keo Design | Wexford Opera Festival

An exhibition featuring Tom Climent, Sheenagh Geoghegan & Marianne Keating as part of the Wexford Opera Festival curated by Helena Tobin.

23rd October – 7th November

keo design at Custom House Quay, Wexford.

See  keo design  for more information

Campfire

Tom Climent | Season Map | The Gallery Room @ Liss Ard Estate

May 1st – September 27th 2015

Liss Ard Estate | Castletownsend road, Skibbereen, Co.Cork, Ireland | Tel: +353 28 40 000

Directions | From Cork, follow the N71 to West Cork and Skibbereen. At Skibbereen follow the one way system to the Regal Roundabout with LIDL Retail Shop roundabout. Follow signs to Castletownsend, R596. The entrance for Liss Ard Country Estate is less than a 1 Kilometre on the right-hand-side.
See  Liss Ard Estate  for more information

Encampment

Unfolding B | Doswell Gallery

8th August – 7th September

Doswell Gallery, Rosscarbery, Co.Cork

See Doswell Gallery for more information


Ground Map

Art Beyond Category | Palazzo dell Annuziata | Matera | Italy

International Group Exhibition | September 2015


Heracleion

Curators Choice | The Hunt Museum | Tom Climent

June 2015

The Hunt Museum, Rutland Street, Limerick

See  The Hunt Museum  for more information


 

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Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition 2014

Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland

October 17th – January 4th

See  RUA  for more information


Tom Climent | A Place Found | Sternview Gallery

A solo exhibition of new paintings

September 10th – November 15th

Entrance through Nash 19, 19 Princes Street, Cork


Watchtower

Mullan Gallery Summer Exhibition

Opens the 14th of June and runs for the Summer

See  Mullan Gallery  for further information


 

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Feburary 2014 Winner | Tom Climent

Working Art Grant Recipient

See  Working Artist Org.  for more information


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Tom Climent | Vessels

The Luan Gallery

Grace Road, Athlone, Co.Westmeath

22th March to 27th April

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For more information see Luan Gallery


Artist Choice | The Lavit Gallery

April 16th to May 6th

For more information see The Lavit Gallery


 

At the centre

J.Cacciola Gallery, 537 W 23rd Street New York, NY 10011

Trí | Tom Climent, Marty Kelly, Suzy O’Mullane

3 October – 2 November 2013

See  J.Cacciola Gallery  &  BlueLeaf Gallery  for more information


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Art Toronto 2013

J Cacciola Gallery | Tom Climent, Jane LaFarge Hamill, James Lahey, Tom Lieber, Marty Kelly & Suzy O’Mullane

See J Cacciola Gallery and Artsy for more information


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Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition 2013

See Royal Ulster Academy for more information


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Engage Arts Festival

26th – 29 September 2013

Aideen Barry | Katherine Boucher Beug | Tom Climent | Dorothy Cross


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Doswell Gallery Summer Exhibition

15th June – 10th of July

See Doswell Gallery for more information


 

Invitation to Celebration at the Catherine Hammond Gallery

The Catherine Hammond Gallery

Celebration

May 4th – June 19th 2013

See Catherine Hammond Gallery for more information


Tom Climent Final State

BlueLeaf Gallery, Whitaker Court, Whitaker Square,off Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2(Courtyard access beside no 28 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay or behind the Maldron Hotel on Cardiff Lane)

November 16th – December 13th 2012

Opening Hours: Tues – Fri 11am – 6pm / Sat by appointment

See BlueLeaf Gallery  for more information or

Facebook/Tom Climent Studio


 

BlueLeaf Gallery will exhibit works by Suzy O’Mullane, Marty Kelly, Claudia
Alvarez, Bethany Krull and Tom Climent at Art Toronto, Canada’s premiere art
fair.

The three-day fair will showcase exhibits by more than a hundred leading
and emerging galleries from 23 countries, with over 20,000 collectors, curators,
and art enthusiasts expected to attend over the course of the weekend.

See Art Toronto 2012 for more information


 

Hamilton Gallery 2012

Tom Climent/Bettina Seitz

Tom Climent’s paintings focus on the creation of space, investigating the boundaries between abstraction and representation, using spatial structures to make this quality solid and physical.  These exist in a field of tension between the artistic vision of abstraction and the physical world of representation.  A recipient of the Tony O’Malley and Victor Treacey award, his work is found in numerous public and private collection throughout Ireland and abroad.

See  Hamilton Gallery  for more information


 

 

Art Wynwood  Claudia Alvarez, Tom Climent, Marty Kelly, Bethany Krull, Rick Newton, Suzy O’Mullane Leonard Sexton 16 Feb 2012 – 20 Feb 2012 3101 NE 1st Avenue, Miami

See Art Wynwood  for more information


The Tap Root

The Tap Root | A new collection of work | 2011

When I started out on this new phase of work initially it was the notion of a ‘house’ that interested me, the house as nucleus, the origin of architecture and of constructed space, the “original shell” that Bachelard speaks of.

This idea of a shell was one I wanted to investigate more; simple structural shapes and objects that could function as dwellings. These started to become symbolic for me in that I saw these structures as a kind of hut, a spatial place; physically located as the studio and mentally as the center from which my work comes.

This structure marks out a boundary between creativity and life, offering protection. The space it contains  is “the tap-root of the function of inhabitating.  It is the simplest of human plants, the one that needs no ramifications in order to exist. Indeed, it is so simple that it no longer belongs to our memories – which at times are too full of imagery – but to legend; it is a center of legend. When we are lost in darkness and see a distant glimmer of light, who does not dream of a thatched cottage or, to go more deeply still into legend, of a hermit’s hut.”1

Tom Climent’s newer work operates in both painting and sculpture, focusing on the creation of space, investigating the boundaries between abstraction and representation as a means of conveying this.Exploring the dematerialised qualities that one does not actually see in reality, and using spatial structures as a vehicle to make this quality solid and physical.

These spatial structures become a metaphor for duality, enabling us to visually explore an outer as well as an inner spatial world. This exploration exists in a field of tension between two poles of visualisation, namely the artistic vision of abstraction and the physical world of representation.  This  new body of work is much more physically  present  than his previous ones and yet conversely  it  conveys an aspect of reality which is less physically present. They  contain the memories of the past,  what used to exist, what could exist and what does exist.

1 Bachelard, Gaston: The Poetics of Space, Beacon Press,Boston,p31

Catalogue available

See 2011 for more examples from this  new series


BlueLeaf Gallery Presents New Work Art Miami 2011

Dublin’s BlueLeaf Gallery is proud to present powerful new works from five of its artists at Art Miami: Tom Lieber, Tom Climent, Claudia Alvarez, Marty Kelly and Suzy O’Mullane. They are renowned for their unflinching, issue-based works, in a variety of media.
Tom Lieber’s gestural new works are informed by counterbalances between man and nature and reflect his holistic approach to painting.
Tom Climent’s paintings and installations feature house-like structures that represent shelter and the shifting notion of home
Claudia Alvarez is a Mexican-American artist whose ceramic child figures relate to history and childhood memories
Marty Kelly’s painted heads are sweet and wistful, while alluding to the human cost of conflict
Suzy O’Mullane’s figurative works contain mark-making that is both powerful and restrained; her images range from contemplative innocence to direct examination.

We are grateful to Culture Ireland for their generous support.

See  Art Miami  for more information


Art Toronto Tom Climent Suzy O’Mullane Marty Kelly Claudia Alvarez 28 Oct 2011 – Oct 2011 Supported by Culture Ireland

Blueleaf Gallery is proud to represent exciting and current works from Claudia Alvarez, Tom Climent, Marty Kelly and Suzy O’Mullane at Art Toronto 2011. The four artists exhibiting with us at Art Toronto are renowned for their unflinching issue-based works, in a variety of media.
Suzy O’Mullane’s figurative works stem from issues of personal significance. Her mark-making is both powerful and restrained; her images range from contemplative innocence to direct examination.
Tom Climent also works in 2D and 3D, where his house-like structures represent shelter and the shifting notion of home.
Marty Kelly’s painted heads are sensitive and wistful, and yet are a statement about the human cost of conflict.
Claudia Alvarez is a Mexican-American artist, who’s ceramic and watercolour installations relate to history and childhood memories.
We are grateful to Culture Ireland for their generous support.

See  Art Toronto  for more information


New Paintings  Tom Climent, Aidan Crotty & Stephen Lawlor

May 10th – 28th 2011

An exhibition of New Paintings by Tom Climent, Aidan Crotty and Stephen Lawlor will open at the Lavit Gallery on Tuesday  May 10th.

Tom Climent’s most recent works are more architectural than previous ones.  A lighter use of paint and an interest in mood is evident in this new series. He is interested in the idea of a shell, a simple structure and uses the following quote from  the philosopher Bachelard to remind us of our feelings towards these places – “When we are lost in darkness and see a distant glimmer of light, who does not dream of a thatched cottage or, to go more deeply still into legend, of a hermit’s hut.” Cork artist Tom Climent graduated from Crawford College of Art and Design in 1995. Recent solo exhibitions have included the South Tipperary Arts Centre, The Hunt Museum, Limerick, The Fenton Gallery, Cork and Kevin Kavanagh Gallery Dublin.

See  The Lavit Gallery  for more information


 

BlueLeaf Gallery : Tom Climent  at Art Palm Beach  January 2011

A fixture of South Florida’s contemporary art scene for 13 years, Art Palm
Beach
has become one of the most influential contemporary art fairs on
Florida’s Gold Coast.  In 2011, Art Palm Beach will again gather 75 of
the world’s most prestigious galleries, representing approximately 1,200 of the
most innovative artists from across the globe.

See Art Palm Beach for more information


BlueLeaf Gallery at Art Chicago: Marty Kelly, Tom Climent, Oisín Byrne and Sean Hillen


30 April – 3 May 2010
BlueLeaf Gallery is pleased to announce its participation at Art Chicago 30 April-3 May 2010 exhibiting works by Marty Kelly, Tom Climent, Oisín Byrne and Sean Hillen. These Irish artists recently participated in a major international exhibition of work by Irish and New York artists presented by BlueLeaf  in Dublin.

Tom Climent’s recent paintings explore properties of built forms in the context of light and colour with the intent of introducing a “sacred space embodied in the landscape.” Irish writer Deirdre Purcell describes Climent’s work as having “evolved from the more abstract end of landscape depiction towards a mystical worldscape containing recognizable architectural shapes, spires, churches and towers, seen to be almost floating as though detached from the bonds of earth”. Climent explores these elements in grand-scale works as well as in small compositional formats. Born in 1970 in Cork city, Climent abandoned engineering studies to devote himself to art full-time. He studied at the Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Victor Treacy Award in 1996, as well as the Tony O’Malley Award. His work has been widely exhibited in several leading Irish galleries. Tom Climent is based in Cork and shares his time working in his studio in Spain.

We are grateful to Culture Ireland for their generous support.


Wildly Different Things: New York and Dublin 25 Feb 2010 – 20 Mar 2010 The Observatory, 7 Sir John Rogersons Quay

Wildly Different Things: New York and Dublin’ invites audiences to arrive at their own conclusions: Is shared information giving rise to global homogenization among artists’ work? Or, are artists absorbing shared information to present new perspectives and to create different means of expression—individually or collectively as geographic regions—that stands apart from art produced elsewhere?
The exhibition will present work by artists working in diverse strands to include painting, sculpture, installation, photography, performance, video and film.

See BlueLeaf Gallery for more information


 

Art London: Tom Climent Shane Blount Susan Block Margaret O’Brien 7 Oct 2010 – 11 Oct 2010 Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London

Tom Climent lives in Cork, Ireland and shares his time painting from a studio in
Cork and in Spain.  His ongoing investigations into the portrayal of light and its effect on natural and
built space ultimately led him to his current body of work.

Climent completed his studies at the Crawford College of Art and Design in Cork
in 1995. Since that time, he has been the recipient of numerous awards including
the prestigious Victor Treacy Award and the Tony O’Malley Award. His work has
received wide media attention and has been written about extensively. Climent’s
work is exhibited internationally, in North America, the UK and in Ireland. His
paintings are held in numerous private, public and corporate collections.


200 Irish Artists are profiled in this volume.

Written by leading arts commentator, Robert O’Byrne, the Dictionary of Living Irish Artists includes such pre-eminent names as Barrie Cooke, Sean Scully, James Coleman and Dorothy Cross as well as many younger practitioners based in Ireland and overseas.

Extensively researched, with an incisive analysis of style, development, context and a command of new technological media, O’Byrne has produced an impressive volume featuring high-quality full colour images of each artist’s work alongside extensive biographical information, the Dictionary of Living Irish Artists is the only reference work of its kind, a must-have for dealers, collectors and anyone with an interest in contemporary Irish art.To read full text see Bibliography

See Dictionary of Living Irish Artists for more information
 

 

 

Ashlar | A new collection of work | 2009

A Place of Refuge, a Beacon of Light

Tom Climent’s work has been steadily evolving over the years, its constants being his devotion to the process of painting, and his use of deeply saturated colour and intricately worked surfaces. His new show features architectural forms, which hover between background and foreground, emerging from turbulent areas of atmospheric colour and texture that suggest heightened natural phenomena (sunrise, sunset, mist and storm), or some unreal landscape of the imagination. The buildings are fixed points, beacons of light.

The buildings, whether single shapes or in clusters, contain a calm focal point within the layers of colour and haze, whether it is the light reflected from a steeple, from the gable ends of a cottage, or the beam of a lighthouse. The precision and idiosyncrasy of the buildings’ design, their clear outline and realistic perspective, the way that shadows fall from one part of the building on to another, contrast with the more intuitive painting of the dramatically layered, non-figurative context in which the building is placed. The Italianate basilica in Pavillion seems to hover in a blur of colour, as if seen from a fast-moving train. Others, like the lighthouses in Oculus and Pico and the cottage in House of Departure are concealed behind a veil of mist or, as in Mihrab, viewed hauntingly through a patina of age. The hypnotic quality of the artist’s fusion of real and abstract recalls T.S. Eliot’s lines: human kind/Cannot bear very much reality.

Conventional distinctions between background and foreground are confounded, as the architectural shapes loom up and recede before our eyes. The walls and roofs of buildings become planes, deeply textured blocks of colour.  A fruitful tension is created between the closely observed buildings, and the strangeness of the colours around them, a new variation on the play between abstract and representational that has always characterised Climent’s work. The buildings prompt memories of real places, the colours evoke alternately Ireland and the Mediterranean, recalling the artist’s part-Spanish background. As always, the artist leaves it to the viewers to bring their own interpretation to the painting, to go in and explore the painting, or simply to enjoy the rich juxtaposition of colour, form and texture. Either way, the experience is immensely stimulating and satisfying

Alannah Hopkin

Catalogue available

See 2009 for more examples from this series


 

Representing Art in Ireland 

The Fenton Gallery

The diversity and dynamism of art in Ireland since the millennium is celebrated in this record of Fenton Gallery art and exhibitions. Beautifully illustrated, Representing Art in Ireland references over 130 contemporary artists and features newly commissioned texts by 34 Irish writers. Published 2008

For full text see Bibliography


Dust : Paintings by Tom Climent 2009

Tom Climent’s exhibition, Dust, features a group of paintings done over a 12 month period. They are more architectural in structure than previous works, a large portion of them feature churches, however they still contain the same breath of colour and paint handling, while they still have an abstract sensibility, they mark a new development in his work. They range in size from 8 x 6 foot to 1 foot square. Previous exhibitions include Between Chance and Rhyme at the Hunt Museum, Hansels House at the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, New Paintings at the Fenton Gallery, Pure at the Temple Bar Gallery and Studios. Awards include the Tony O’Malley award and the Victor Treacey award, his work is in the collections of UCC, The Office of Public Works, CIT, AIB bank, NCB Stockbrokers and numerous private collections in Ireland, Spain, UK, and USA.

See  Garter Lane Arts Centre  for more information


The Hunt Museum

Tom Climent Between Chance and Rhyme

A solo exhibition of new paintings

Thursday 3rd April – Monday 24th March 2008

Tom Climent’s new exhibition of paintings comprises works done over an 18 month period. Usually known as a painter of large format works, he has over the last few years been working on a much smaller scale as well, as such this exhibition gives a more complete overview of his practice at the moment.

Known for his bold use of paint and brooding dramatic color, he can conjure a sense of interior space or landscape both urban and rural. While there is a lyrical romantic quality to some of his newer works, there still exists a sense of interaction, drama and narrative that characterised his earlier work.

Previous exhibitions include Hansel’s House at the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery 2007, New Paintings at the Fenton Gallery 2003, and Pure at the Temple Bar Gallery and Studios 1997. Climent won the Tony O’Malley Travel Award in 1997 and the Victor Treacy award in 1996, both from the Butler Gallery, Kilkenny. In 2006 a retrospective catalogue of his work Decade was published with an essay by Vera Ryan.

All works will be available for purchase.

See The Hunt Museum  for more information


 

Rosa's Land

 

Between Chance and Rhyme | A new collection of work | 2008

The practice of painting changes in response to contemporary trends, however there are painters who reflect contemporary moods while retaining the qualities of traditional painters. Tom Climent is a painter who is skilled with the use of both paint and brushes.  Tom’s early work was mainly large canvases – seemingly influenced by Baroque painters and while the work is not entirely figurative it suggests figurative themes.

The works included in this selection reflect subtle changes in Tom’s work – there is increased intimacy which can be seen in the smaller works.  Coupled with intimacy is an emerging lyrical quality. This poetic quality begins with the inspiration behind the work. The sensitive application of colours the resulting textures and associated use of light and dark also contribute to this newly expressed lyricism.  However, it should not be assumed that the older dramatic qualities have been abandoned. Tom continues to explore dramatic themes however his means of distillation and expressing his response on canvas is now more measured, refined and responsive. This marks this selection as another phase in the evolution of Tom’s work.

The spirit thread evident in all Tom’s work is the desire to speak the language of painting – a voice that speaks with paint, colour and canvas. Like Rilke’s Lacemaker it can be understood as

‘…an urgency within herself, a joy,

and out of it this object had to grow

substantial, insubstantial as our destiny;

beauty as perfect as if made to show

a time had come to smile – a time to fly? ‘

Tom Climent is one of Ireland’s most distinguished younger painters, his paintings are an expression of his own being, they are not a response to trends or changing fashion. The works included in this selection stand alone and mark another phase of the artist’s evolution.

Virginia Teehan

Director Hunt Museum

Exhibited in a major exhibtion in The Hunt Museum

Catalogue available

See 2006-2008 for more examples from this series

 


 

Painting 1,21

Kevin Kavanagh Gallery 2007

Tom Climent Hansels House

Kevin Kavanagh is pleased to present Hansels House an exhibition of four large paintings by Tom Climent

Hansel’s House is a return to the subject matter of earlier works in which Climent  explored interior space. Climent’s new paintings, influenced by the  Dutch Painters particularly Vermeer, suggest a narrative by the placing  of the figure within an interior. Climent paints in an intuitive way  trying to create an emotional resonance within his work. His paintings  are open ended but have a suggestion of something tangible realised by  the figure set in the interior space.
Tom Climent was born in Cork in 1970 and studied at the Crawford College of Art from 1991 to 1995. Solo exhibitions include New Paintings at the Fenton Gallery in 2003 and Pure  at Temple Bar gallery, Dublin in 1997. In 1997 he won The Tony O’Malley  Travel Award and the Victor Treacy Award at the Butler Gallery,  Killenny in 1996. This exhibition is in association with the Fenton Gallery, Cork. The exhibition was featured on The View, RTE 1 22 May 2007. Click here to watch the clip.
 
See  Kevin Kavanagh Gallery  for more information
 
See  2006-2008  for more examples from this series

 

Tapestry 1

Fenton Gallery 2006

Tom Climent/Paddy McCann

Tom Climent’s new paintings are tremendously exciting and accomplished. Working again on a large dramatic scale, some of the scenes hint again at the figurative presences so strong in his earlier work. He can conjure a sense of interior space or urban landscape within an aesthetic which is abstract and dramatic. He paints successfully at both large and small scales, colour clearly plays an important role.

See  2006-2008  for more examples from this series


 

 

Deacde | A retrospective catalogue published 2006

Introduction by  Brian Fallon. Essay by Vera Ryan

See Bibliography for texts


Travelogue

Exhibition 16 April to 23 May, 2004

 

Travelogue was a group exhibition of winners of the Tony O’Malley Travel Award over the past 6 years. The Tony O’ Malley Award for Painters, sponsored by Waterford Crystal, was established to honour the late Tony O’Malley, a painter for whom travel was an important factor in his work. The Butler Gallery invited the artists back to the gallery to explore how their work has developed through their interest in travel. The exhibition will encompassed installation, video, photography and painting. Exhibiting were Clare Cashman, Alan Keane, Colin Martin, Eoin Llewellyn, Eamon O Kane, and Tom Climent.

See  Butler Gallery  for more information


 

Fenton Gallery 2004

Tom Climent/Sarah Walker

Tom Climent who has previously drawn influences from Spansh art historical references, has spent several months living in Spain over the last few years. Usually known as a studio painter of large format works, last year saw Climent working outdoors, painting from the roof of his house in Spain which resulted in him choosing to work with a dramatically smaller  scale. He feels that painting outdoors also had the effect of lightening his palette. Any suggestion of a figurative presence is absent in this new series. Climents paintings have a colour confidence and freedom of dramatic expression which has always marked him out as one of the most talented younger generation Irish painters.

 


 

Alexander & Sisygambis

Fenton Gallery 2003

Tom Climent New Paintings 

A solo exhibition of new paintings

Tom Climent is known for the large scale of his paintings, his bold use of paint and brooding, dramatic colour. In 1995 his degree exhibition caused huge excitement at the Crawford College in Cork, with almost all of his paintings selling out to established collectors and public venues. His career has continued in the ascendant since then, and even more so as his work matures. This current exhibition has been eagerly awaited as it will be his first solo exhibition in over two years. His work has had a connection with Christian, Baroque and Renaissance imagery and while this is present in some of the new work, much of it seems to explore the removal of formalized figurative elements while still retaining a sense of interaction, drama or narrative. The Carravagesque shadow and imagery has subtly adapted to a more modernist sense of structure. It is a pleasure to watch this virtuoso artist further explore art’s more recent legacy of painting for painting’s sake. His sense of composition is always ambitious and the dramatic reds, blacks and yellows create strong elements in these paintings. A commanding talent further unfolds in this especially interesting show.

See  2000-2005  for more examples from this series


Black Supper(After Caravaggio)

I just got an old painting from 1995 rephotographed. It’s something I hope to do more of throughout the year. Vera Ryan wrote about this phase of my work for Decade, a retrospective catalogue published in 2006:

These paintings from 1995 to 2000 were energetic and exciting, revealing a richly sensuous pictoral sensibility. Figures seldom seem to be still and had an extraordinary dramatic immediacy, almost sharing their physical space with the viewers. It was as if the Baroque was being reinvented. Many of the paintings were in response to 17th century paintings. Tom saw Rembrandt in Amsterdam in 1991. It was this trip that made him creatively aware of the history of painting. When he won the Tony O’Malley Award, he was able to travel in Italy for a few months in 1998. He does not get drawn into psychological interpretations of paintings. ‘Every time I stood before a painting I liked I imagined the painter standing there painting it.’

For full text see Bibliography