Maurice Quillinan’s solo exhibition, Within the Hours of the Slowest Clock, is currently on display at An Chéad Tine Art Gallery in Kilkenny, featuring his large-scale oil-on-linen paintings. Eight of these works recently formed a solo exhibition at the Limerick Museum of Art. This exhibition is the result of a two-year collaboration between Quillinan and Limerick poet Paul Sweeney, inspired by the waterways around Limerick City.

 

The paintings evolve in dialogue with Sweeney’s poem Decastitch, capturing the fluid interplay between poetry and visual art. Locations such as the Corbally Baths and the old Guinness Canal inform the creative process, enriching the exhibition with a deep connection to the place and history.

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Maurice Quillinan, originally from Limerick, has an extensive background in the visual arts, having studied at LSAD, RCA London, and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His practice is defined by an obsessive mark-making ritual, where drawing becomes a means of understanding rather than representation.

 

Quillinan has received numerous accolades, including awards from the Henry Moore Foundation, the Arts Council, and Culture Ireland. His work is exhibited internationally, with pieces held in public and private collections across 34 countries. This exhibition at An Chéad Tine stands as a testament to his dedication to process-driven painting, exploring time, memory, and the ever-evolving nature of artistic expression.