Well-known Kilkenny artists feature in new exhibition at Glass Attic Gallery in Jerpoint

A new exhibition is now open at the Glass Attic Gallery at Jerpoint Glass.

‘Of the Earth’ brings together three distinct yet deeply-interconnected artistic practices, each grounded in a shared engagement with landscape, material, and the passage of time.Through painting and process-based work, the exhibition reflects on our relationship to the natural world and the cycles that shape it.

Debra Bowden’s paintings draw from over twenty years of sketchbooks made across Counties Kilkenny and Kerry. Working with ink and oil bar on paper, she creates imagined landscapes rooted in memory and experience. These works are an emotional response to fleeting moments in nature and the constant cycle of change, offering a quiet reminder of the importance of presence and attentiveness.
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Ross Stewart’s semi-abstract paintings emerge from drawn studies but evolve organically through process. Richly textured and layered with mixed media, his works evoke expansive boglands, moors, and solitary natural forms. Through earthy palettes and submerged detail, Stewart prioritises atmosphere and mood over representation, creating spaces that feel both familiar and elusive.

Krisztina Rozanich’s work centres on iron oxide prints encased in encaustic wax, exploring time, memory, and the cyclical nature of existence. Using the natural process of oxidation, rust becomes both material and metaphor—recording time through accumulation and reflecting the rhythms of transformation inherent in all matter. The resulting organic patterns echo erosion and growth found in the landscape, while layers of wax simultaneously preserve and obscure, inviting slow and contemplative viewing.

Together, the works in Of the Earth offer a meditation on land, process, and change—where memory, material, and environment converge. For further information, please contact Glass Attic Gallery at 056-772-4350.

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