GILLIAN CULLEN
'Fine Point'

Fine Point – Details in Pencil. A solo exhibition by artist Gillian Cullen featuring a series of intricate, detailed drawings paying homage to the enduring art of the pencil. Drawing is one of the oldest and most direct ways that artists try to convey truth and honesty — the desire to understand one another and our environment in time and space. Gillian invites the viewer into a world of minute details, each detail as important than the next, using different tones, textures, and subtle shading, as well as the power of negative space. Although having graduated from Trinity College Dublin in Environmental Science, Gillian changed direction completely from Science to Art — her childhood passion. Whether due to her scientific background or natural proclivity, the structure and form of the natural world have always interested her. Life through minute detail. The common thread that unites her work is a desire to capture the essence of the subject. She invites the viewer to look deeply at the details that surround us, and to take a moment to appreciate their beauty. She is deeply fascinated and influenced by both the natural landscape and the human body. Her work is filled with contrasts — the smoothness of skin, the delicate fibres of wool, bright white porcelain on a dark background, the inherent nature of wood, the texture of water. Sourcing influence from a variety of subject matter, at its core her work expresses, as Dali put it, that ‘drawing is the honesty of art’ — a reflection of Gillian’s complete devotion to this medium. For its ability to capture both form and detail, it lends itself perfectly to Gillian’s realistic and honest representations of her subject matter. Gillian has taken part in numerous exhibitions, including the annual shows at the Royal Hibernian Academy and the Royal Ulster Academy. In 2016, she was awarded the Prize for Drawing by the RUA. She was a finalist for the Zurich Portrait Prize in 2018, and in 2024 was shortlisted for the Derwent Art Prize in London. Gillian has completed numerous commissioned drawings, and her work features in many private and public collections.​

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This exhibition will be on show in our Easter Snow Gallery from 1st of October to 30th November, open daily from 10:00am-4.00 p.m.

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To make an enquiry, please contact Colette on: 087 9697054 or email: info@tseac.ie​​​

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