Cherith Brown & Andrew Healy: Tuesday 24^th January at 1pm

Laura Graham & Jenny Sharratt: Thursday 26^th January at 1pm

Talks are free of charge and all are welcome. A light lunch will be provided, however places are limited so please book by emailing angela@digitalartsstudios.com or telephoning 02890 312900

Cherith Brown works mainly with video and her recent work deals with her old high school building just weeks before it was demolished. The work highlights the dialectic process between the persona of the student and that of the artist. Particularly the problematic of dealing with memory without the seepages of nostalgia and sentimentalism. She is interested in the formal qualities and peculiarities of the mundane. Recently her work was screened in the QFT as part of ‘Contemporary Art and the Moving Image: 2′ programme. She is currently studying for her MA in Film and Visual Studies at Queens University.

Image courtesy of Cherith Brown, 2012

Andrew Healy has recently completed a Masters in Digital Media from NCAD after previously studying Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art. Multi-disciplinary in nature, his practice is mostly concerned with the psychological effects of technology in our everyday life. During his time in Belfast, he has created a smartphone application using GPS to turn the geography of Northern Ireland into a territory of contrasting colours while also responding to sites of recent political conflict.

Image courtesy of Andrew Healy, 2012

Laura Graham is a multimedia artist and filmmaker based in Belfast. Originally from Scotland, she has exhibited at the Edinburgh International Festival, London, Germany and Australia. A former solicitor, she works in a variety of media, depending on subject and context. Awarded first class honours in fine and applied art from the University of Ulster combined with a Diploma in Arts Abroad following a year’s international placement at CoFA, UNSW, Sydney, she is currently on the board of PS2, Artist in Residence to the Linen Hall Library in Belfast and writes a column for VAN.

Image courtesy of Laura Graham, ‘Breath IV/MANTRA’, 2012.

Jenny Sharratt was born in Larne and is an emerging artist who is a recent graduate of the University of Ulster. A mother of one Jenny made the decision to return to study as a mature student to fulfill a lifetime ambition to become an established Irish artist.  Jenny works in video and photography installations. Her work is embedded in nature and often explores the relationship between science and form juxtapositions in modern contemporary spaces. Jenny’s video installations bring organic forms into urban spaces and environments taking the viewer into new realms of consciousness.

Image courtesy of Jenny Sharratt, ‘Smoke Eddies’ 2012.

For more information or bookings, email angela@digitalartsstudios.com or telephone 02890 312900

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