Upcoming Exhibition

by Lisa Fingleton

Exhibition Dates: 1st Feb -22nd Mar 2025. 

 “In one generation they will forget that tomatoes were round”

Inspired by the work of Indian writer and global food activist Dr Vandana Shiva, artist Lisa Fingleton, exposes the challenges of our food systems in terms of biodiversity, climate change and health.

Through her role as embedded  artist with two large scale Creative Climate Action Projects, she supports communities to explore how we can grow food, protect nature and be creative all at the same time? What is the future we want to be?

Don’t miss this timely, humorous and thought provoking exhibition.

The exhibition features work created with Creative Climate Action Projects (Brilliant Ballybunion & A Creative  Imagining), Kerry Visual Artist in Residence programme and time at Navdanya Seed Bank in India with Dr. Vandana Shiva.

This exhibition is supported by Siamsa Tire, Creative Ireland (Creative Climate Action Fund), The Arts Council and Kerry County Council Arts Office.

Opening 3pm 1st February 2024

Exhibition open until Saturday 22nd March

Free. All Welcome 

Artist Bio:

Lisa Fingleton is an artist, writer and grower who has spent over twenty years cultivating deep-rooted connections between art, food, nature and peace.

Through her role as embedded artist with two large scale Creative Climate Action Projects, she supports communities to explore how we can grow food, protect nature and be creative all at the same time?

Lisa is currently the embedded artist with Brilliant Ballybunion and has just finished her role as  Kerry Visual Artist in Residence. Her studio is based at The Barna Way, an organic farm, woodland and wildlife sanctuary near Ballybunion.

Lisa was the embedded artist with A Creative Imagining, one of 15 pilot projects funded by the Creative Climate Action Fund. She worked with the Dingle Hub, Green Arts Initiative of Ireland and the Marei Centre to creatively look at ways in which farmers can respond to climate change. As part of the project she created a 100 foot drawing project called The Creative Climate Wall with Creative Ireland and IMMA at the National Ploughing Championship.

Lisa’s two books The Local Food Project and The Last Hug For A While explore the power of eating local food and the impacts of the pandemic.

Lisa has MA in documentary film (Goldsmiths College, London) and a degree in Fine Art (NCAD). Her work is held in the OPW and other national collections.

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