Artist Select: Michael Wann, Artist Talk & The Art of Drawing
Michael Wann has become increasingly busy this month. September sees the celebrated Sligo artist opening ‘Artist Select’, the second of our studio artists to exhibit in this exhibition series in The Model, following on from studio artist Kiera O’Tool. Wann has received awards, placements in prestigious exhibitions and is soon to start his Autumn masterclass ‘The Art of Drawing with Michael Wann.’ October will also prove a hectic month for Wann, as he is scheduled to give an artist talk that will accompany Artist Selects on 5. Oct., not to be missed.
But it hasn’t been all hard work.
In the last week alone, Wann’s work was commended by The Moth Art Prize, was published in the autumn issue of The Moth literary journal and was selected for the National Open Art Exhibition in Southbank London which will open in November.
Not an unfortunate lot for the sligo based artist.
Artists Select: Michael Wann
Exhibition: Sat. 9 Sep. – Sat. 7 Oct.
‘Artists Select’, is a unique initiative at The Model which invites artists to choose works from The Model’s Niland Collection and display their own personal work as a response. Works by Wann, together with Le Brocquy, Hooghiemstra, Diarmuid Delargy and Paul Henry exude a quiet intensity, tapping into a deep history of drawing which informs the present and will no doubt persist into the future. In this presentation, Wann presents exciting new work, with burnt edges, sepia splashes, spontaneous gestures and accidents, which blend and converge with the rational or more traditional array of made marks within the making of a landscape.
Artist Talk: Michael Wann
Artist Talk: Thu. 5 Oct., 2pm, Free
Wann will give a talk that will investigate and explore the relationship between his own work and his selected pieces.
The Art of Drawing with Michael Wann
26. Sep – 31. Oct
Tuedays, 2.30pm – 4.30pm (inter. & adv.), €120
The Art of Drawing with Michael Wann is a 6 week master class course in The Model, Sligo. The drawing classes commence on the 26th of September and will come to a close on the 21st of October. Michael Wann’s classes have long been a fixture of The Model’s programme as Michael provides his students with excellent expertise, a new skill-set and positive encouragement to explore your artistic side.
To book a place on “The Art of Drawing” you can contact Michael directly on: 087 9303528 or email: studio@michaelwann.com