Welcome to AnamAit

Anam : Ait | Soul : Place

"The spirit of a place/time/landscape can be absorbed into your soul, making a lasting impression on your psyche. Memory of place can be created in a micro second or slowly seep into your senses and last for a lifetime"

"What is landscape but rock, soil, geographical formations, plants, trees? Features record the passage of time, the presence of man. Walls mark boundaries and common ground.

Micro community/ecosystem/climate, it is colour, light, shapes and contours that are etched into memory "

Recent Exhibition

dreamcatcher - 15 to 29 November 2008

The Index Gallery at Central Library, Lady Lane, is the venue for “dreamcatcher.” The collection includes landscape and abstract paintings inspired by Waterford’s natural heritage; including diverse environments from suburban garden to seascapes.
The most recent pieces have their origin in Fenor Bog Nature Reserve and include paintings in oil, a book of photographs and a collection of sound recordings.

The gallery is open to the public during library hours and the work will be on display from 4pm on Saturday 15th November and continues until the 29th.

For more information about the art work visit www.cobsart.com or ring Chris on 086 8197378. more

introduction

Waterford artist, Christine O'Brien Shanahan, has been painting and creating art works since graduating from art college in 1985.

Christine taught art privately, in secondary schools and on a number of youth programmes until the mid 1990s. With paintings and photographs in private collections locally and abroad, landscape continues to be an integral element in her work, with concepts of place and time recurring.