Author: Cecilia

Kevin Kavanagh is pleased to present a solo presentation of works by Cecilia Danell in PROFILE at EXPO Chicago 2026.  Profile presents solo booths and focused projects by established international galleries, curated by Essence Harden. The section builds on EXPO’s institutional relationships and acquisition pathways, highlighting rigorous making and a scholarly impulse that invites sustained engagement over time.  To preview a selection of […]

I’m really delighted to be a 2025 recipient of the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant to support my painting practice. The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, based in Montréal, Canada, supports young artists worldwide working at the forefront of representational art. “The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is more than financial support; it is a mark of distinction. […]

Publication Launch Cecilia DanellThese Magnetic Magnitudes Thursday 9th October 2025 from 6-7pmKevin Kavanagh, Dublin Kevin Kavanagh is pleased to announce the launch of These Magnetic Magnitudes, a publication by Solstice Arts Centre of works by Cecilia Danell. This publication, designed by Pure Designs, features a Foreward by Belinda Quirke and commissioned texts by Charity Coleman and Aidan Dunne.  Join us at the gallery on Thursday 9th October from 6-7pm. The publication is an […]

Main Gallery 4 September – 27 September 2025 John Behan, Tom Climent, Cecilia Danell, Nuala O’Donovan, Deirdre Frost, Kaye Maahs, Samir Mahmood, Louise Neiland, Martha Quinn, Jennifer Trouton, Dominic Turner, Amna Walayat, Conor Walton  In Autumn 2025 Lavit Gallery launches a new group exhibition format focusing on a selection of new work by artists working […]

I’m delighted to be participating in ‘In Bloom’ at 532 Gallery Jaeckel, the inaugural exhibition in their new premises in Basel, Switzerland. The exhibition opened on the 17th June, and I was happy to be able to attend and spend a few days in Basel. It runs until the 1st August. 532 Gallery Jaeckel presents In […]

Solstice Arts Centre, along with Cecilia Danell, are delighted to invite you to the opening of ‘These Magnetic Magnitudes’.These Magnetic Magnitudes is a solo exhibition of new works of painting, textiles, ceramics and film by Cecilia Danell. In a practice that is rooted in materiality and process, the starting point for Danell’s work is a first-hand […]

I’m happy to have a painting in this year’s RHA Annual Exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin. The 195th Annual exhibition runs from the 26th May – 3rd August. “We invite you to view works by 350+ artists working in paint, sculpture, drawing, print, photography and architecture, when the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition in association […]

I’m delighted to be exhibiting in my home county in Sweden for the first time in 11 years by participating in the juried exhibition ‘Salong Östergötland’ at Linköping Konsthall Passagen in the city centre of Linköping. It features artists who are either born in, live in or have lived in county Östergötland. I am showing […]

I was in Stockholm for a week at the start of April to attend Supermarket Art Fair in Skärholmen. It’s an art fair for artist-led initiatives and I was invited to exhibit with 126 Artist-Run Gallery, Galway along with Áine Phillips and Conor Burke as I had shown with 126 Gallery at Galway International Arts […]

126 Artist-Run Gallery in partnership with Galway International Arts Festival are proud to present  What the Plants Know Featuring Artists Cecilia Danell and Katerina GribkoffCurated by Naoise Sheridan  Opening Reception: Saturday July 14th 3pmRuns from 14th – 28th July Open daily 12-6 What the Plants Know is an exhibition of paintings, sculptures and textile work that uses an […]

I’m thrilled to be the winner of the Merrion Plinth Award 2024 from The Merrion Hotel, Dublin with a painting made on my recent residency at Áras Éanna Arts Centre on Inis Oírr, Aran Islands. I was at a reception in the hotel on the 27th June where the winner was announced. Huge thank you […]

I was happy to be selected for this year’s Artworks 2024 ‘Behind the Curtain’ at VISUAL Carlow as part of Carlow Arts Festival. The exhibition, which runs until the 25th August, is shown alongside a solo show by Ulla von Brandenburg, who was also on the selection panel. The opening took place on the 6th […]

I’m currently on a week’s joint residency at Interface Inagh in Connemara with writer Michaele Cutaya. We’re here alongside the Woodland Symposium group, who convene on Interface for two weeks each year to reflect on the planned transformation of the on-site area of Sitka spruce to native woodland and how it’s progressing. We’ve been on […]

Kevin Kavanagh presents Cecilia Danell at Dunamaise Arts Centre. Exhibition runs from 22nd March to 27th April 2024. Official opening reception on Friday 22nd March 2024, from 6pm onwards. Free to attend, all are welcome. To mark the 25th Anniversary of the Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise Co. Laois, Kevin Kavanagh is pleased to present […]

I’m artist in residence at Áras Éanna Arts Centre on Inis Oirr, Aran Islands. I’ve been here since last Sunday the 3rd March and will be here until the 29th March. I am working out of a studio looking north-west across the sea and the middle island, Inis Meáin. I love going for walks in […]

I am currently on residency at Monson Arts, Maine USA. I got here on the 22nd January and will be here until the 15th February. It’s a great little town on the edge of the Appalachian trail wilderness and I’m here together with four other visual artists and five writers. Great food, company, scenery, plenty […]

My tufted rug ‘The Primeval Sunset’ made it onto the cover of the January – February issue of the Visual Artists Ireland News Sheet, which I’m delighted about. The exhibition ‘Following Threads’, which ran at Crawford art Gallery, Cork until the 28th January, is reviewed in the critique section. It can be found on the […]

I’m very happy to be showing my two large tufted rugs ‘The Moss Theatre’ and ‘The Primeval Sunset’ in this exhibition of textile-based works at Crawford Art Gallery. Public opening: Friday 8 September from 5pm Exhibition dates: 9 September 2023 – 28 January 2024 Textile based artworks have been a growing presence in art galleries over […]

I’m really delighted to have my work included in this new survey publication on Irish artists dealing with landscape and environment in their work by Dr Yvonne Scott, Trinity College, Dublin. It’s a great read that serves to describe and contextualise around 100 art practices. I’m thrilled to be in such great company. Published by […]

Myself and writer/critic Michaele Cutaya were recently awarded a 1 month joint residency at Interface Inagh, Connemara in 2024. For the residency we will be focusing on the local forest rewilding project and how it ties in with our own interest in landscape and ideas around superficiality, rewilding, the need for describing and noticing the […]

April 1 – April 15 2023 Cecilia Danell Claremorris Gallery, Co Mayo. 1st of April until April 15th and thereafter by appointment – 087 791 2337 Gallery hours: 1 – 6pmWednesday to Saturday or by appointment. A STILLNESS EXPANDED FEATURES A BODY OF NEW WORK BY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST, CECILIA DANELL RUNNING FROM APRIL 1ST – […]

‘Into the Woods’ oil and acrylic on canvas, 140 x 110 cm, 2021. I spent November 2021 on an Invited Fellowship residency at Ballinglen Arts Foundation, north Mayo where I painter the landscape of the nearby glen. The above painting of the entrance into the sitka forest growing on the slope joined the Ballinglen Museum […]

I was featured on ‘Imeall’ TG4’s bilingual arts series earlier this week. Episode 7 aired on the 31st October and 1st November 2022. My segment can be watched back on Youtube above and the full series is currently available on the TG4 player. It is produced by Red Shoe Productions who visited my studio last […]

Cecilia Danell – Brush Lightly Through Fireweed Forests 8th September – 1st October Reception Thursday 8th September at 6 pm Cecilia Danell’s exhibition Brush Lightly Through Fireweed Forests encompasses large, hand-tufted rugs and paintings inspired by her own encounters with the landscape of the area in Sweden where she grew up. In her process based practice, research into landscape and […]

I’m delighted to announce that my painting ‘The Canopy Bearer’ has been acquired by The Glucksman for the University College Cork Art Collection. It was exhibited in ‘Parklife: Biodiversity in Contemporary Art’ at the gallery earlier this year, and has now found a permanent home as part of the UCC collection. Administered and cared for […]

I’m delighted to be featured in this painting exhibition at Butler Gallery, Kilkenny. The opening takes place 5-7pm on the 23rd April. The exhibition runs until the 10th July. Butler Gallery is pleased to present GENERATION2022: New Irish Painting, a celebration of painting and of painters at work in Ireland today. The exhibition is curated by Butler […]

Parklife: Biodiversity in Contemporary Irish Art 8th April – 10th July 2022. The Glucksman, Cork, Ireland. Amber Broughton, Miriam de Búrca, Kari Cahill, Michael Canning, Cecilia Danell, Rachel Doolin, Gabhann Dunne, Martin Gale, Sean Hanrahan, Martin Healy, Peter Nash, Meadhbh O’Connor Curated by the Glucksman curatorial team: Fiona Kearney & Chris Clarke. Parklife presents the work of Irish artists who consider the biodiversity […]

I’m really delighted to be the recipient of the 2022 Hennessy Craig Award for painting at the RHA, Dublin. The award exhibition, featuring 10 shortlisted painters, continues until the 27th March. “The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts is delighted to announce that the Hennessy Craig Award 2022 has been awarded to Cecilia Danell. Bequest of […]

Delighted to have been invited to exhibit at Luan Gallery, Athlone this spring. My exhibition ‘Tactile Terrain’ will run in the main gallery from the 12th February – 3rd April. There will be a catalogue accompanying the three concurrent exhibitions available at the gallery.

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