Delighted to exhibit again at Clifden Arts Festival in September with Breenaun. The Clifden Arts Festival is the longest running community arts festival in Ireland and draws huge crowds to the town each year. Art spaces pop up all over town and there is such a buzz!
Both Falróid and Occasus are presently exhibiting in the Kenny Gallery as part of their Summer Exhibition running alongside Galway International Arts Festival. Lovely to see my included painting mentioned in the Summer edition of Galway Now.
See review in the Summer edition of Galway Now below.Words by Amanda Kavanagh - June 30th 2025
"The Kenny Gallery’s Summer Show ends July 8th, so you’ve still a little more time to see this varied showcase that brings together artists from Ireland, Poland, the United States, and the UK. In particular, Joe Hogan’s willow and mixed media pieces, and Joan Finnegan’s minimalist paintings (as seen above) are not to be missed."
My painting Day's End will be exhibited in the Corrandulla Arts Trail in Corrandulla. The Corrandulla Arts Trail is now in full swing. Residents of the village have embraced this for the second year, with the installation of almost 40 artworks on boards placed in neighbourhood gardens. It is a captive and immersive exhibition along a 1.5km trail through the village.
Chuffed that two paintings – Mellowdy II and Blue Ridge have been chosen for the Connacht Call Out at the Oughterard Courthouse. The Oughterard Courthouse Arts Programme presents an annual season of Summer Exhibitions in the restored Oughterard Courthouse. Through a combination of invited projects and open calls, OCAP showcases a wide range of contemporary artistic practices, supporting both emerging and established artists.
Delighted to be invited to partake in a two person show at Anu Creatives, Barna, Co. Galway with the talented artist Antoinette O’Mahoney. Both with different styles and methods of working, the works in this show complement each other beautifully. It will run from March to the start of May in the gorgeous seaside village of Barna.
I have two paintings in this exhibition Ties that Bind at 126 Gallery
In Winter 2024 I participated in the Outset Gallery OXO Open, showing ‘By & By’ alongside many other fabulous works of art. Outset is such a welcome addition to the Galway art scene.
This year I am included in two exhibitions for Culture Night. The first one is at Engage Art Studios, Upper Salthill, Galway and the other at the Mayo Culture Night celebrations in Ballinrobe which is a collaboration between writers and artists. Each participating writer will be paired with an artist’s work, creating words or poetry in response to that work. Sounds amazing!
On the 7th September next join in the celebrations of 100 years of Galway County Libraries at Ballinasloe Library. The Art exhibition opens at 2.30pm followed by a panel discussion hosted by Galway Arts Officer Sharon O’Grady, where I will chat all things art and creating with fellow panellists Joyce Little and Gerri O’Brien.
Thrilled that ‘After the Rain’ has been shortlisted for the 143rd Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition at the Ulster Museum, Belfast, running from October to January 2025. The
Delighted to announce that this July I will be attending a 10-day art residency at Couvent Santa Marie de la Tourette in Éveux, Lyon, France funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. Guest artists from around the world will attend this residency nestled in the French countryside. La Tourette is a Dominican Order priory, located on a hillside near Lyon, France, designed by the architect Le Corbusier, the architect’s final building. It’s very exciting!
I am thrilled to announce my participation in the Summer Show at The Kenny Gallery, Summer 2024, where I will showcase a new series of works capturing the vibrant energy of the Irish landscape.
This summer one of my paintings will be featured in the Summer Open at The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon. Ennistymon is a bustling Co. Clare town renowned for its artistic spirit and energy.
In April 2024 the Corrandulla arts trail was launched in Corrandulla, Galway. The free outdoor exhibition features 33 local artists' works in various locations around the village and will run until August 2024. Each work of art has been transferred to sheets of aluminium and visitors are invited to explore a walking trail throughout Corrandulla village for the whole Summer. It is the brainchild of wife and husband artists Birgit and Peter Lochmann.
I am delighted and grateful to receive an Arts Council Agility Award. The support will not only allow me to pursue an important future project but will also significantly enhance my art practice. I am excited about the creative possibilities this funding opens up and am eager to see how it will contribute to my growth as an artist.
In Winter 2023, I will be participating at OXO, Outset Gallery Christmas Open. This exhibition will run through December and January.
This summer, two of my artworks will be featured in the Summer Open at The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon.
My work has again been selected for the 142nd Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition at the Ulster Museum, Belfast, running from October to January 2024. Delighted and excited!
Joan was honoured to be a recipient of an Arts Council Agility Award 2023, recognizing her innovative approach to contemporary art.
I will present my solo exhibition As I See It at the Clifden Arts Festival in September 2023, offering an intimate look at my quirky perspective on the Irish landscape. 20 new works are being created for this exhibition.
My work was again featured in the Summer Exhibition at the Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, 2023, where I continue explore the interplay between colour and shape.
In Winter 2022, I participated in OXO at the fabulous Outset Gallery Christmas Open.
My work was showcased at the Galway International Arts Festival, Summer 2022, where my pieces were part of the larger celebration of arts and culture in Galway.
Two of my paintings were featured in the group exhibition Galway Emerges at The Kenny Gallery, where emerging artists from the region were highlighted for their unique contributions.
Delighted that two of my artworks, including the evocative Blackrock Sunset, will be part of the Summer Exhibition at the Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon.
I am engaged in an exciting ongoing collaboration with Connemara Design house, creating a series of exclusive limited-edition handmade Wool and Silk Wall Hangings, blending my artistic vision with traditional craftsmanship.
Excited to be invited to present a solo exhibition titled Sunchyme at the Shorelines Art Festival in Portumna, September 2022. I am busy in the studio creating a new series of works.
The Dean Hotel Galway has acquired my pieces Tracks and Trails and Faraway Hills for their art collection. They both hang proudly in the Dean Hotel, Galway.
My piece Inishnee to Roundstone will be featured in the Artist’s Eye Galway exhibition and publication in July 2022, highlighting my own perspective on Galway's scenery.
I will be participating in the Winter Open at the Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, showcasing Errisbeg, a work that captures the rugged beauty of the Irish landscape.
I contributed Blackrock Tower at Sunset to the Pluid Project, a creative initiative displayed at the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, in 2021, celebrating Irish art during the pandemic.
Absolutely delighted to report that Sunset I has been selected for inclusion in the 139th annual Royal Ulster Academy exhibition in Belfast.
In Winter 2020, I exhibited Eventide at The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, capturing the quiet stillness of an Irish evening.
I was included in the Shorelines Arts Festival in September 2021, where my art was celebrated alongside other creative talents in the region. Watch this space for exciting news with Shorelines Arts Festival in 2022!
Pollacappul Lough was exhibited at The Space Gallery, a venue known for its diverse and vibrant exhibitions in a rural setting.
Absolutely chuffed to be commissioned by Galway 2020 to create an artwork featuring the rolling Connemara Hills, to be used as part of their branding. The piece will also be used to make a series of cards, which will be distributed to nursing home residents during COVID restrictions.
Five of my paintings will be featured in Hark, at Hambly & Hambly, Dunbar House, contributing to a dynamic showcase of contemporary art.
Lettershanna Bales is one of three paintings selected for the Summer Exhibition at The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon.
Thrilled to be invited by Galway 2020, in association with Culture Ireland, to exhibit my solo show Connemara Chroma at the Celtic MKE Irish Fest in Milwaukee, WI, USA, in August 2019. Culture Ireland has awarded me a Culture Ireland Grant to bring this exhibition to the USA.
The Hyde Bridge in Sligo invited 9 artists to exhibit on their 9 walls. I am exhibiting five paintings, one of which is Low, reflecting on the importance of our rural landscape and traditions to respond to the WB Yeats poem Lapis Lazuli for an exhibition running during the summer of 2022.
