Exhibition pioneering art of Irish women

Exhibition shows how female artists were often more innovative, writes Colette Sheridan

AN EXHIBITION of the work of pioneering Irish female artists of the 20th century at UCC’s Jennings Gallery will include the work of Evie Hone, Mainie Jellett, Norah McGuinness, Nano Reid, Sarah Purser and Mildred Anne Butler.

The exhibition is curated by Paul Finucane, retired Professor Emeritus at the University of Limerick (UL), and is based on his book, Journeys Through Line and Colour: Forty Irish Women Artists of the 20th Century written in conjunction with Dr Maria Connolly, FOI officer at UL.