Coming Soon
Torn - An Exhibition by Aimee Melaugh
ArtisAnn Gallery, 70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AE
Wed 7th – Sat 31st May
Late Night Opening: WED 7th May from 6 to 8pm
Wed – Sat: 11am to 5.30pm
Torn, is a new exhibition by exceptional young artist Aimee Melaugh. It is a collection of work which aims to resonate with events which have taken place throughout the past few years such as the pandemic and social unrest.
Aimee Melaugh graduated from Ulster University and has since had her work selected for public collections including the Belfast School of Art, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s permanent collection and the Northern Ireland Civil Service Art Collection. Melaugh was shortlisted for the Robert Walter’s UK New Artist of the Year Award in collaboration with Saatchi Gallery, London and had her work exhibited at Saatchi Gallery in 2021. Her paintings were shown at the “New Exits: 10 Years of Painting” showcase at the MAC (Belfast). In 2024 her work was shown at the prestigious Young Women Artists from NI show in London.
Melaugh is interested in the connection between identity, suppressed individuality and deceiving appearances. Drawing inspiration from poetry and literature, her work aims to present an altered version of reality and make reference to the notion of depersonalisation. The artist’s work makes use of memento mori and often hints at how pieces of oneself are at times patched up to create an alter ego in order to fit into today’s modern, image-based society. The use of dark tones throughout Melaugh’s work is instrumental in creating an eerie atmosphere where fragments of broken objects can be seen intertwined with desperate figures.
June: Leah Davis
July / August: Colin Watson RUA
Sept: Emerging Artists
Oct: Carol Graham RUA