As we look forward to artist Isabel Nolan representing Ireland at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Georgina Jackson with The Douglas Hyde, the gallery has just launched a limited edition print in honour of the occasion,
Produced by Stoney Road Press in support of Ireland at Venice 2026, Dawncare, by Nolan is an intaglio print, made in an edition of 60. All proceeds go towards the artist’s exhibition at the 61st Venice Art Biennale, curated by Georgina Jackson and The Douglas Hyde.
The Venice Biennale is one of the most important international platforms for visual arts, attracting over half a million visitors, including global curators, gallerists, art critics, and artists. The selection of the team to represent Ireland was made following an open, competitive process, with international jury members.
Born in Dublin in 1974, Isabel Nolan has an expansive practice that incorporates sculptures, paintings, textile works, photographs, writing and works on paper. Her subject matter is similarly comprehensive, taking in cosmological phenomena, religious reliquaries, Greco-Roman sculptures and literary/historical figures, examining the behaviour of humans and animals alike.
These diverse artistic investigations are driven by intensive research, but the end result is always deeply personal and subjective.
Exploring the “intimacy of materiality”, Nolan’s work ranges from the architectural – steel sculptures that frame or obstruct our path – to small handmade objects in clay, hand-tufted wool rugs illuminated with striking cosmic imagery, to drawings and paintings using humble gouache or colouring pencils.
The launch of the new limited edition print coincides with the artist’s current solo exhibition “Look at the Harlequins!” at Kerlin Gallery Dublin.
Featured Image: Isabel Nolan, Dawncare, 2025, 6 plate Intaglio print, 40.5 x 50 cm / 15.9 x 19.7 in unframed
Edition of 60, 10 AP, 3 PP
Price: €500 unframed (excluding VAT at 13.5%)
