CREATIVE NEWS 2022
GODDESSES -DECLARATION OF RECLAMATION – SOLO EXHBITION OF PAINTINGS BY BARBARA O’MEARA
GODDESS – DECLARATION OF RECLAMATION http://www.barbaraomearaartist.com
The Goddess is not separate from the world – She IS the world and all things in it: moon, sun, earth, star, stone, seed, flowing river, wind, waves, leaf and branch, bud and blossom, fang and claw, woman and man” -Starhawk
This exhibition of paintings by Barbara O’Meara is inspired by the artist’s personal connection to women from across the world who work in areas of healing, therapeutic and vocational modalities and who embrace the wisdom and teachings of the divine feminine and Goddess Energy as an integral part of their professional and personal lives.
“And now we find the Goddess re-emerging from the forests and mountains, bringing us hope for the future, returning us to our most ancient human roots” Marija Gimbutas
The artist connects with divine feminine energy as part of her own healing journey and it is essential to her creative inspiration; as a pilgrim soul, as a student of Celtic Shamanism, as a client of healing therapies, as a participant in sacred ceremonies and as a woman sitting in circle with a deep connection to the women she has portrayed in this series of paintings. She has acknowledged and written about her profound experiences and insights with sound healing, journeying, walking on ancient lands, participating with the healing power and intuition of horses, sky clad swimming, rituals at sacred sites, healing therapies with nutrition, herbs and oils, movement and dance and so much more. In this series of portraits/expressive portrayals of women that she has connected with, she considers all the participants to be truly inspiring and empowering women, who also acknowledge the healing power and balance of Goddess Energies.
‘HOME-WORDS-BOUND’ PUBLICATION & EXHIBITION IN COLLABORATION WITH WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE IRELAND
Delighted to announce ‘Home Words Bound’ Solo Exhibition of Paintings by Barbara O’Meara Artist responding to her two year collaborative Women’s Writing Project with Women’s Collective Ireland. Launched April 2022 at Tallaght Library with presentation of the project by Saoirse Women’s Refuge to the Lord Mayor of Dublin. All proceeds of the publication donated to Saoirse.With thanks to Women’s Collective Ireland-Tallaght and all the women who wrote about their experiences of living during Covid 19
Excited to announce my NEW collaboration with ‘GIRL GOD BOOKS’ International Publishing House. I am the featured artist for their wonderful new book ‘MY NAME IS BRIGID’ on the Goddess Brigid
LAUNCHING ON 1ST FEBRUARY 2022
ARTWORK BY BARBARA O’MEARA
Cover Image ‘My Name is Brigid’ Barbara O’Meara Artist
SHOP 2022
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INVITED FEATURED ARTIST FOR GIRL GOD BOOKS CALENDAR 2022
EXCITED TO BE AN INVITED ARTIST FOR GIRL GOD BOOKS CALENDAR 2022
My painting ‘Women Rising’ Oil on Canvas 2021 features with a powerful quote by Audre Lorde as the July featured artist. Honored to be selected among such amazing women artists and writers
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NEWS 2021
FEATURED WRITER IN NEW ‘MOON MNA’ PUBLICATION
‘GODDESSES OF IRELAND’
NEW MOON MNA BOOK WWW.MOONMNA.IE
FEATURED WRITER IN THIS WONDERFUL BOOK WITH MY ESSAY ‘BECOMING ERIU’ ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES AT THE SACRED SITE OF UISNEACH AT THE BEALTAINE FIRE FESTIVAL TO HONOUR THE GODDESS ERIU
FEATURED ARTIST & WRITER WITH ‘GIRL GOD’ BOOKS INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING HOUSE
Delighted to have a selection of paintings featured in two great anthologies by International Publishing House Girl God Books:
-Warrior Queen -Answering the Call of the Morrigan
In Defiance of Oppression – The Legacy of Boudicca.
Image ‘ Boudicca Rising’ Barbara O’Meara Artist
HERSTORY 2021
HERSTORY 2021
Portrait of Mavis Ramazani Founder of ‘Cooking for Freedom’ Illuminated in Galway as part of Herstory
Portrait by Barbara O’Meara Artist
HERSTORY 2021
Illuminating Kildare Cathedral & Sean Ross Abbey – The Founders of Brigid’s Way Contemporary Pilgrimage
Dolores Whelan& Karen Ward ‘Brigid’s Way’
Painting by Barbara O’Meara Artist
NCCWN NATIONAL COLLECTIVE OF COMMUNITY BASED WOMENS NETWORKS AND BARBARA O’MEARA ARTIST
HOME-WORDS-BOUND
A NEW COMMUNITY CREATIVE PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH NCCWN-NATIONAL COLLECTIVE OF COMMUNITY BASED WOMEN’S NETWORKS – FEATURING WRITING BY WOMEN LIVING IN IRELAND DURING THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC 2020-2021 ALL ARTWORK CREATED IN RESPONSE TO WRITING BY BARBARA O’MEARA VISUAL ARTIST – A NEW ZINE PUBLICATION IS AVAILABLE AT SHOP LINK Barbara O’Meara Artist Website OR WWW.SAOIRSEWOMENSREFUGE.IE ALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO SAOIRSE WOMEN’S REFUGE
BARBARA O’MEARA ARTIST PAINTING PRACTICE
FREE ART TUTORIALS AT ALL IN ALAINN Arts Face Book Page
All-In Alainn Arts with Barbara O’Meara Artist
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PAINTINGS
B.O.R.N. EXHIBITION 2017
In Flux – Oil on Wood Panel (detail)
“…Barbara O’ Meara achieves some terrific water effects in her allegorical work…” Aidan Dunne The Irish Times Visual Arts Review 13/01/2007
“Fabulous Art at the Cockleshell Gallery” – ‘By the Simple Action of Water’ Solo Exhibition Duncannon Arts Centre New Ross Standard 24/03/2010
“… Her chief focus has always been on expressing the fragility of life and at the same time developing and capturing the essence of her own personal journey….the themes which drive her practice are still the same, O’Meara likes to experiment with a variety of media, which brings a refreshing element of chance to her work”
Pick of the Week Arts Belfast Telegraph ‘Heartlands’ Solo
Exhibition, Alley Arts Centre 11/01/2013
“…Of particular note is O’Meara’s project ‘The Covering’, a baby blanket made out of 796 squares, one for each of the babies found buried at the Tuam mother and baby home. Visitors are encouraged to meet the artist and knit, stitch, crochet or weave their own baby square…”Dublin Gazette – 09/03/2018 Review Five Lamps Arts Festival
“..Four blankets knitted by 300 women from around the world are to be exhibited in an art show about the Tuam mother and baby home…Barbara O’Meara, the Dublin based artist behind the blanket project called ‘The Covering’ took 796 knitted pieces…. stitched them into four blankets to represent the four provinces of Ireland. The Times 14/01/2019
Explore the various aspects of BARBARA O’MEARA ARTIST’S creative work on this website: Paintings, Exhibitions, Publications, Creative Workshops, Community, Collaborative & Socially Engaged Practice, Art & Shamanism Message Barbara: contact page.
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