Townhall Arts Centre Gallery & Cavan Arts present:

Lig dom scéal a insint daoibh… / Let me tell you a story…

A Solo Exhibition by Emily McGardle

Let me tell you a story… mice will dance, plates will be wiped with a cat’s tail, and people will eat goosegrass. Combining the natural, the unnatural, and the supernatural; the inherent weirdness of Irish seanfhocail is often overlooked. Humans interact with animals, animals interact with each other, and plants become entangled with humans. The screenprints, drawings, and sculptures in this exhibition are part of a body of work created by Emily McGardle over the past three years. This work reflects the strong visual imagery present in seanfhocail while highlighting the connection between people, nature, and the Irish language.

Emily McGardle is a printmaker from County Monaghan. She graduated from Dublin Institute of Technology in 2016 with a First-Class Honours degree in Fine Art, and received an MA in Print from the Royal College of Art, London in 2020. She is a member of Black Church Print Studio, Dublin. Emily was shortlisted for the 2022 Zurich Portrait Prize, the 2023 and 2024 Trinity Buoy Wharf Working Drawing Award, the 2024 Derwent Art Prize, and the 2024 AIB Portrait Prize, where she received a Highly Commended Award.

Townhall Arts Centre Gallery, Cavan

Official opening Saturday 10th January 2026 at 3pm
Exhibition continues until Friday 20th February 2026

Open 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Friday
11am to 4pm Saturday or by appointment

Townhall Arts Centre Gallery, Townhall Street, Cavan, H12 WV82.
Tel: 049 4380494 or email: townhallcavan@cavancoco.ie