Threshold Gallery presents Jan McNeill – STILL
In her exhibition STILL, artist Jan McNeill references an inner dialogue with the artistic self. She explores linework to document a journey of being both present and reflective, tapping into deeper thought cycles to allow the work to emerge on the windows and walls of Threshold Gallery.
McNeill translates source images into digital files and freehand drawing, altering scale and tone based on either calculated or intuitive decisions. Starting with a process of repetitive mark-making, she then responds to her previously laid-down layers and the gallery layout, working across the two gallery windows to mimic conscious and unconscious states of mind.
Over the course of the exhibition, the artist will build a series of abstract line works that document her connection to the creative process, its output and the site.
Jan McNeill is a multidisciplinary artist based in Belfast. Research areas in her work include language ideology, behavioural science and verbal/non-verbal communication traits. She is interested in how these can impact on our ability to foster a sense of belonging, and how we experience community.
Exhibition dates: 11 - 22 November
Open Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday
10am-4pm
5 North Street
BT1 1NA
Threshold is a street-view gallery space in the two window boxes of Flax Art Studios at 5 North Street. Regular exhibitions have been programmed since April 2023. Jan McNeill - STILL is the 16th Threshold Gallery exhibition.
Threshold is an opportunity to respond to the uniqueness of this space -Belfast’s smallest and newest gallery, with its large window displays in the oldest part of the city.
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