Fine Art

There was snow on Yellowstone Park that day. Bushes reached out of the ground like clumps of tangled fingers and yellow winter-flowers bloomed in the grass. A grey sky hung low as if it were weighed down by the clouds, so that it blended…

Looking to pack in some last-minute summer fun this August? Check out these visual arts events taking place around the country this month! Exhibitions: Land(ed) | Group Exhibition Lavit Gallery 1st - 31st August Land(ed) is the title…

Annie Leibovitz is an institution in photography – an iconic one at that. As of 2019, her career spans fifty years; no mean feat for any profession, let alone a creative pursuit. In this time she has documented everything from The Rolling…

Ahead of 'Elvis Knows' (Thursday August 17th) - a visual journey from paint to print by critically-acclaimed painter Eóin Francis McCormack I met up with Eóin in his studio to chat about his transition from painting into the world of…

We love Instagram! Why? Because it gives you access to tonnes of visual art at your finger tips! Follow @thisheadstuff to stay up to date with our finds on our favourite app! Every week HeadStuff’s Visual Arts Editor will feature posts…

Mariah Garnett (born 1980, USA) came to Belfast for the first time in 2015 for a residency at Digital Arts Studios. Now she premieres a new project in her first UK/Ireland solo exhibition, at the MAC. Garnett’s practice borders on the…

Belfast-born Janice Lightowler has established herself as a professional artist for the past 25 years.  She paints from life, every day scenes with a wide variety of subjects. She has many fine pencil drawings, although primarily works in…

It’s a busy week in the art world this week with numerous shows opening all over the country. Two I’m particularly interested in getting to see are Futures 14 at the RHA Gallery and Cecelia Danell’s show at Eight Gallery. Futures always…