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Hugh Lane Gallery – past exhibitions timeline

Installation view Into The Light: The Arts Council - 60 Years of Supporting the Arts, 2012, Hugh Lane Gallery

  • Exhibitions

June 1933 - December 2006

Installation view Into The Light: The Arts Council - 60 Years of Supporting the Arts, 2012, Hugh Lane Gallery

Hugh Lane Gallery – past exhibitions timeline

1933 to 2006

* = catalogue produced

(originally called Municipal Gallery of Modern Art)

 

 

1933 Auguste Rodin, 26 June – August 1933 [lent from Musée Rodin by French government] *

1937 Old Dublin Society Exhibition, 21 September – 2 October 1937

1941 James Arthur O’Connor Centenary Exhibition *

1944 Loan Exhibition of Modern Continental Paintings, August 1944 [Friends of the National Collections of Ireland] *

1953 An Tostal

 

1954

  • The Printmakers’ America, January 1954 [presented by Comhar Cultura Eireann with the cooperation of the United States Information Service] *
  • Finnish Art Fifty Drawings by Paul Klee: Collection of Curt Valentin, New York, [exhibition held Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, November – December, 1953 then toured to Hanover, Berlin and Dublin]

 

1955

  • Oireachtas Exhibition, 1955
  • 3rd Annual Exhibition of Sculpture, 2 – 22 May 1955 *

 

1956

  • 4th Annual Exhibition of Sculpture, 7 – 27 May 1956 *
  • Built in the U.S.A.: Post-War Architecture, 3 – 17 December 1956 [Museum of Modern Art Internationally Circulating Exhibition]

 

1957

  • Oireachtas Exhibition, 1957
  • Paintings from Irish Collections, 20 May – 25 August 1957 *
  • 5th Annual Exhibition of Sculpture, 9 – 29 September 1957 *

 

1958

  • Oireachtas Exhibition, 1958

 

1959

  • Oireachtas Exhibition, 1959
  • 6th Annual International Exhibition of Sculpture, 25 November – 20 December * Yeats at the Municipal Gallery *

 

1960

  • Oireachtas Exhibition, 1960
  • Modern Stained Glass, 1960/62 ? [Arts Council of Great Britain] *

 

1961

  • Oireachtas Exhibition, 1961
  • New Painting 58-61, 1961 [Arts Council of Great Britain] *
  • Independent Artists, 1961 *
  • Theatrical Paintings, September 1961
  • One Man’s Meat: First Loan Exhibition of Private Collections of Modern Painting [Basil Goulding Collection], November – December, 1961 *

 

1962

  • Oireachtas Exhibition, 1962
  • German Religious Art, January – February 1962
  • Independent Artists, 1962 *
  • Contemporary Painting from Monaco, 27 February – 27 March 1962 *
  • Le Navire: Marine Paintings by 80 French Artists of Today, 1 – 31 May 1962 *
  • Bodkin Irish Collection, 18 June – 15 July 1962 *
  • Mainie Jellett 1897-1944: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, 26 July – 7 October 1962 *
  • Jack B. Yeats & Stained Glass of England, November – December 1962

 

1963

  • Dutch Paintings, January 1963
  • New Paintings: British, March 1963
  • German Sculpture After 1950 [German Arts Council exhibition presented by Irish Arts Council in cooperation with German Cultural Institute], April 1963
  • John Keating Retrospective, May – June 1963
  • British Painting, July 1963
  • Irish Houses and Landscapes, August – September 1963
  • Oireachtas Exhibition, October 1963
  • Independent Artists, 26 November – 17 December 1963 *

 

1964

  • Exhibition of Engravings of the Calcografia Nazionale Italiana presented by the Italian Institute in Dublin, January 1964 *
  • Tradition in Modern Japanese Production, February 1964 [Arts Council/Córas Tráchtála] *
  • Independent Artists 1964 *
  • John Lavery, March 1964
  • USA Art Now: The Johnson Collection of Contemporary American Paintings [International tour arranged by U S Information Agency], 16 April – 17 May 1964 *
  • Graphic Art Dublin 1964, 2 July – 1 August 1964 [Arts Council; includes Japanese artists] *
  • The Friends of the National Collections of Ireland 1924-1964: Exhibition of Works Acquired for the Museums and Galleries of Ireland, August – September 1964 [then Ulster Museum, October – November 1964] *
  • Oireachtas Exhibition, October – November 1964
  • The John F. Kennedy Library Exhibit, November 1964 *
  • Independent Artists, November – December 1964

 

1965

  • Irish Mist Exhibition of International Posters, 16 February 1965 *
  • Francis Bacon, April – May 1965 [also shown at Hamburger Kunstverein, Hamburg, and Moderna Museet, Stockholm] *
  • Batik Painting, May – June 1965
  • Paintings and Sculpture (1945-65) from Private Collections in Ireland, 1 – 31 July 1965 *
  • Irish Architectural Drawings, September 1965
  • Oireachtas Exhibition, October 1965
  • Independent Artists, 17 November – 5 December 1965 *

 

1966

  • Elizabeth Rivers Memorial Exhibition, March – April 1966 *
  • Independent Artists, March 1966 *
  • Cuimhneachán 1916: Taispeántas Ealaíne I gComóradh Éirí Amach na Cásca, 1916, 12 April – 24 May 1966 *
  • Young Irish Artists Foundation, June – July 1966
  • Open Painting Exhibition, July 1966 [Ulster Museum, 6 May – 18 June 1966] Oireachtas Exhibition, October 1966
  • Louis Le Brocquy, November – December 1966
  • Hayter [retrospective exhibition of graphic work by S.W. Hayter], 20 December 1966 – 18 January 1967 [Arts Council] *

 

1967

  • Modern European Architecture, February 1967
  • Dutch Contemporary Art in Ireland, 8 February – 8 March 1967 [sponsored by Dutch government]*
  • Independent Artists, April 1967
  • Dutch Graphic Art, May 1967
  • Exhibition of Drawing and Watercolour in France since Matisse, 3 – 27 June 1967 [presented by Musée d’Art Moderne and French Embassy] *
  • Chinese Ceramics 10th – 17th Century, 2 – 22 September [from private collections in Ireland presented by Arts Council] *
  • Oireachtas Exhibition, November – December 1967 Ulster Society of Women Artists, 7 – 21 November 1967 *
  • The Butlin Foundation for Young Irish Artists, November – December 1967 [shown Mosney, Dublin, Belfast, Cork]

 

1968

  • Independent Artists, May 1968
  • Mary Swanzy: Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings, 6 – 29 June 1968 *
  • Oireachtas Exhibition, July – August 1968
  • Da-da, November 1968
  • 56 Group Wales 1968: an exhibition of work by Contemporary Welsh Artists, 15 November – 1 December 1968 [Arts Council] *
  • Irish – Dutch Exhibition, December 1968

 

1969

  • Contemporary Hangings Exhibition, 7 – 26 January 1969 [sponsored by Irish Countrywomen’s Institute with support of Arts Council] *
  • Irish Mist Exhibition of International Posters, 19 – 30 March 1969 *
  • Charles Lamb RHA 1893-1964: A Memorial Exhibition, 1 – 27 April 1969 *
  • Independent Artists ’69, 6 – 25 May 1969 *
  • Kiyoko Kusuda, June 1969
  • Oireachtas Exhibition, July – August 1969
  • Guarnieri, August – September 1969
  • Exhibition of Graphics Works by Italian Contemporary Artists, 22 November – 6 December 1969 [works on loan from Marlborough Galleria d’Arte, Rome; sponsored by Italian Cultural Institute] *

 

1970

  • Käthe Kollwitz, April 1970
  • Archipenko, October – November 1970

 

1971

  • Derek Hill, January – February 1971
  • Three Trends in Contemporary French Art, 26 February – 28 March 1971 [organised under auspices of the Republic of France by Association Française d’Action Artistique, and presented by the French Embassy and Arts Council] *
  • Modern Irish Painting, April 1971
  • Celtic Triangle: An exhibition of works by young artists from Ireland, Scotland and Wales, 16 April – 9 May 1971 (Arts Council exhibition; also Crawford Art Gallery, May – June) *
  • Luciano Guarnieri: Skies of Ireland, July – August 1971
  • The Irish Imagination 1959-71, 23 October – 31 December 1971 [in association with Rosc ’71] *

 

1972

  • Hap Grieshaber: Colour Woodcuts, March – April 1972 [Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen Stuttgart exhibitions; in cooperation with Crawford Art Gallery and German Embassy] *
  • Jack B. Yeats and his Family, April – May 1972
  • The Gordon Lambert Collection, 26 May – 25 June 1972 (an Arts Council exhibition) *
  • Italian Contemporary Art, June – July 1972
  • Alcoa Exhibition, September – October 1972
  • Independent Artists, November 1972
  • Arthur Boyd, December 1972

 

1973

  • Gerard Dillon Retrospective, January 1973
  • Paintings from Stores on View, April 1973
  • Modern Graphics from a Private Collection, May – June 1973
  • Aos ‘Og, August 1973
  • George Grosz, October 1973
  • C.I.A.S. Works, November – December 1973

 

1974

  • Arts Council of Northern Ireland Exhibition, January 1974
  • Friends of the National Collections of Ireland: Sarah Purser (50th Anniversary exhibition), February-March 1974
  • Poetry with Material, 19 March – 19 April 1974 [Commissioned by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany with assistance of Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, Stuttgart and Municipal Art Gallery Recklinghausen] *
  • Alice Berger Hammerschlag Trust Award Winners, May – June 1974
  • Irish Directions of the 70’s, 28 June – 28 July 1974 [previously at Ulster Museum; subsequently toured to 11 destinations in USA] *
  • Joseph Beuys: The Secret Block for a Secret Person in Ireland, September-October 1974 [touring
  • exhibition: also Oxford, Edinburgh, Belfast] *
  • Children’s Art Exhibition [Dept. of Education – Miss Kenna], November 1974
  • Nano Reid: A Retrospective Exhibition, 27 November – 31 December 1974 [shown at Ulster Museum, 1975; presented by Arts Council/ACNI] *

 

1975

  • Ernst Barlach, February, 1975
  • An Taisce, April, 1975
  • Water Colour Society of Ireland 121st Exhibition, 10 – 22 June 1975 *
  • Listowel Graphics, July 1975
  • Aspects 75: Exhibition of Contemporary Yugoslav Art, November – December 1975 *[previously at the Fruit Market Gallery and the Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh]

 

1976

  • Elements of Landscape, January – February 1976
  • Colin Middleton, 9 March – 3 April 1976 [An Arts Council of Northern Ireland and An Chomhairle Ealaíon Exhibition; previously shown at Ulster Museum] *
  • Naïve Painting [Federal Republic of Germany], April 1976
  • Facets – Finland (Ten Artists of Last Ten Years), May 1976
  • Gerda Frömel Retrospective, June 1976 *
  • Graphic Studio Dublin Retrospective Exhibition 1961-1976, 7 – 28 July 1976 *
  • Watercolour Society, September 1976
  • Recent Acquisitions, October 1976
  • All Ireland Crafts Exhibition, November – December 1976

 

1977

  • Kernoff: The Harry Kernoff Memorial Exhibition, 14 December 1976 – 30 January 1977 *
  • Watercolour Society, May 1977
  • An t-Oireachtas, June 1977
  • Rosc International Exhibition, October 1977 *
  • Independent Artists, December 1977

 

1978

  • [Floors being renewed in Exhibition rooms, January – April 1978] Watercolour Society, 6 – 24 June 1978
  • Louis le Brocquy: Studies Towards an Image of James Joyce, June – July 1978 [touring exhibition:
  • Genova, Zurich, London, Belfast, Dublin, NY, Montreal, Toronto] *
  • Oireachtas, September 1978
  • All for Hecuba: An Exhibition to Mark the Golden Jubilee of the Edwards Mac Liammóir Partnership and of the Gate Theatre 1928-1978, 4 October – 2 November 1978 [souvenir catalogue edited by Richard Pine] *
  • Independent Artists, November 1978

 

1979

  • Italian Exhibition, March 1979
  • John Berryman in Dublin, April 1979
  • Watercolour Society, May 1979
  • The Year of the Child, July 1979
  • Independent Artists, 1 – 30 November 1979 *

 

1980

  • Exhibition of 19th C. & 20th C. Drawings and Watercolours (Per Collection), April 1980
  • Watercolour Society, June 1980
  • Irish Art A.I.C.A., August – September 1980

 

1981

  • Exhibition of 20 Spanish Contemporary Painters, February – March 1981
  • an t-Oireachtas Exhibition, June – July 1981
  • Exhibition of Drawings, Watercolours and Oils by Jack B. Yeats [pictures from stores], July – September 1981
  • Cecil King Retrospective, October – November 1981*
  • Rodin and his Contemporaries, November 1981 – February 1982

 

1982

  • Selections of Acquisitions for 1981: Prints from Permanent Collection, April – May 1982 C.I.A.S. 1962–1982, May – August 1982
  • Independent Artists, August – September 1982
  • Deborah Brown Retrospective, 5 October – 7 November 1982*

 

1983

  • Restoration Work in Progress, April – June 1983
  • Christopher Pratt: Paintings, Drawings, Prints, June – July 1983 [touring exhibition: organised by Canadian Cultural Centre Gallery, London] *

 

1984

  • Duilio Cambellotti, January – February 1984
  • The City’s Art – the Original 1908 Collection, November – December 1984

 

1985

  • Roy Johnston: Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures 1965-1985, 19 April – 19 May 1985 [an ACNI exhibition, previously Arts Council Gallery, Belfast] *

 

1987

  • Women Artists in Ireland 1940-1975

 

1988

  • Millennium Exhibition [Collection] *

 

1989

  • Frank O’Meara [followed by  Crawford Art Gallery, Cork]
  • Critics’ Choice *

 

1990

1991

  • Irish Art and Modernism, 20 September – 10 November 1991 *
  • Berlin! The Berlinische Galerie Art Collection visits Dublin  6 March – 16 June 1991 *
  • Maurice MacGonigal, 12 July – 25 August 1991
  • Paul and Grace Henry, 26 November-31 December 1991 *

 

1992

  • On Y Va, 28 May – 21 June 1992
  • Ernest Hayes RHA
  • See Through Art – Sculpture Society of Ireland
  • Contemporary Irish Art Society Exhibition, 4 February – 8 March 1992
  • Amanda Ralph
  • Catherine Lynch

 

1993

  • Images and Insights [Collection], 26 November 1993 – 27 March 1994 *
  • Theophile Alexandre Steinlen, 31 March – 2 May 1993 *
  • Edward and Nancy Kienholz: The Merry-Go-World or Begat by Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger, 29 May – 20 October 1996 *

 

1994

  • Michael Mulcahy: Do-Gong, 7 July – 21 August 1994 *
  • A Kaleidoscopic Pilgrimage [10 artists; in association with Tyrone Guthrie Arts Centre]
  • Norwegian Prints
  • Peter Pringle: Coming From Within

 

1995

  • Michael Warren: Simple Measure, 11 October – 11 November *
  • Henri Hayden: A Retrospective, 10th November 1994-22nd January 1995 * Impressionism in Britain and Ireland, 2 June – 30 July 1995 *

 

1996

  • America’s Eye: Irish Paintings from the Collection of Brian P. Burns, 19 June – 25 August 1996 *
  • Aki Kuroda: Metamorphosis
  • Roderic O’Conor: Vision and Expression *
  • Patrick O’Reilly – A Silent Scream, December 1996 * T. P. Flanagan, 14 March – 5 May 1996 *
  • Sean Scully: Works on Paper
  • Hazel, Lady Lavery: Society and Politics, 18 September – 3 November 1996 *

 

1997

  • Charles Cullen: A Retrospective *
  • A Century of Irish Painting Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art : Touring Exhibition Japan *
  • Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art 24 May -29  June
  • Mitaka City Gallery of Art 12 July – 17 August
  • Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art 4 October – 9 November
  • Art of Navigation: Ian Joyce and Oona Hyland, 15 August – 26 October 1997 * Elements: Austrian Paintings since 1980, 13 November 1996 – 12 January 1997 * Ramus, 30 April – 30 May 1997 *
  • Kim en Joong*
  • Maggi Hambling: A Statue for Oscar Wilde
  • Anne Madden: Trajectories 1995-1997, November 1997 *

 

1998

  • Janet Mullarney: The Perfect Family, November 1998 * M.A. Fine Art Degree Show (NCAD), Brigid Ganly, *
  • Return to Sender: Mark McCaffrey and Annie Mulroney, 16 – 29 January 1998 *
  • Rita Duffy: Banquet, 12 February – 5 April 1998 *
  • Alice Maher: Knot, summer 1998 *
  • John Kindness: The Museum of the Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly 1999
  • Catherine Owens, 17 June – 1 August 1999 *
  • Michael Wilson: The Tuileries Incident, 20 October – 12 December 1999 *
  • Pony Kids: Perry Ogden,
  • Tidal Erotics: Vivienne Roche and John Buckley, 20 October – 12 December 1999 *

 

2000

  • Aloysius O’Kelly: Re-Orientations, 25 November 1999 – 30 January 2000 Francis Bacon in Dublin, Curated by David Sylvester  1 June – 31 August 2000 *
  • Brian Maguire: Inside Out, 26 January – 26 March 2000 *

 

2001

  • Opening Francis Bacon Studio, 23 May 2001
  • Perry Ogden: 7 Reece Mews *
  • NCAD MA Show, 2001

 

2002

  • Patrick Scott: Retrospective, 7 February – 28 April 2002 *
  • Sean Shanahan: Vidar, 26 September 2002 – 5 January 2003 *

 

2003

  • Walter Osborne: Centenary Exhibition, 11 June – 14 September 2003
  • Laura Gannon: Wordsong, March – May 2003
  • NCAD Graduate Show, 2003
  • Elizabeth Magill, September –November 2003
  • Anne Madden: Recent Paintings *

 

2004

  • Brian Duggan: During the Meanwhile, 3 February – 3 March 2005

 

2005

  • Clarke & McDevitt Presents, 15 April – 19 June 2005 *
  • Pallas: Offside, 1 June – 30 June 2005 *

 

2006

  • Patrick Ireland/Brian O’Doherty: Beyond the White Cube, 5 May – 27 August 2006 [then shown at Grey Art Gallery, New York, April 17–July 14, 2007] *
  • The Studio, 1 December 2006 – 25 February 2007 *

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