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PAST EXHIBITIONS

The Complex Gallery is a space which works to bridge a gap between established and emerging artists. Providing space and support to encourage artists from various stages of their professional arts practice to collaborate and present works together. The Complex has retained most of the building's original architecture to develop a non traditional gallery influenced by Off-site exhibition settings.

 

The Ground Floor Gallery curators accept proposals for a multitude of mediums on a rolling basis. We encourage artists to get in touch and develop dialogues around future projects, exhibitions and studio visits.

THE EXORCIST

THE EXORCIST

30.11.2023

50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING + Q&A

Kicking off our "WINTER OF DESPAIR" with a special screening of The Exorcist ...

Alternating Current 2023

ALTERNATING CURRENT 2023

26.10.2023 - 28.10.2023

Alternating Current, Dublin Digital Radio’s celebration of the experimental currents in contemporary ...

Aoife Nessa Frances

AOIFE NESSA FRANCES

14.10.2023

SPECIAL AV SHOW

Welcome to an audio visual deep dive into the music of Aoife Nessa Frances. Experience ANF & the pro ...

ACTS OF LIGHT

ACTS OF LIGHT

24.10.2023 - 25.10.2023

HILARY WOODS & GABRIEL FERRANDINI

Following excavations and explorations in intuition and physicality through sound which culminated i ...

ART IS MAGIC

ART IS MAGIC

21.10.2023

JEREMY DELLER

Join us at The Complex for an evening with the Turner prize-winning conceptual, video and installati ...

THE WEIGHT

THE WEIGHT

8.11.2023 - 11.11.2023

This immersive new dance work created by Luca Truffarelli explores ideas of freedom and the individu ...

MEMORIES PIECED TOGETHER

MEMORIES PIECED TOGETHER

30.9.2023 - 11.10.2023

PAUL MCGRANE

I have known Paul for a long time now. I have spent more hours in his studio talking to him about hi ...

MOVE – SET – MOVE

MOVE – SET – MOVE

19.8.2023 - 2.9.2023

LUCY ANDREWS, ANDY FITZ, & KATIE WATCHORN

The months leading into this exhibition differed slightly from most as we zoomed to chat a lot, as o ...

DIZNEY IN DRAG: ONCE UPON A PARODY

DIZNEY IN DRAG: ONCE UPON A PARODY

19.7.2023 - 21.7.2023

THE HAIRY GODMOTHERS PRESENT DIZNEY IN DRAG: ONCE UPON UPON A PARODY AT THE COMPLEX

THE HAIRY GODMOTHERS PRESENT DIZNEY IN DRAG: ONCE UPON UPON A PARODY AT THE COMPLEX ...

Music Town

MUSIC TOWN

27.7.2023 - 30.7.2023

An Essential Inspection And Celebration Of The State Of Irish Music In 2023. ...

WETWARE

WETWARE

22.3.2018

JANIS LIEPA, JULIE WEBER, HANNAH BLOOM, EMMA HOWE, PETER SMYTH, ALEX HARVEY & RICKY LAHART

This experimental exhibition explores ideas surrounding technology and its relationship to human exp ...

THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE LOOSED

THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE LOOSED

17.5.2018

ELEANOR MC CAUGHEY

McCaughey contemplates impenetrable forces shaping our contemporary society, from the ideological to ...

COMPOSITION 2: NOTES ON BREATHING + SPACE

COMPOSITION 2: NOTES ON BREATHING + SPACE

1.8.2018 - 14.8.2018

SIOBHAN KAVANAGH & ADAM GIBNEY

This project will combine live experimental vocal composition with generative technological assembla ...

HOW TO GROW (BLACK MOON)

HOW TO GROW (BLACK MOON)

18.1.2018 - 21.1.2018

AARON SMYTH ALEX DE ROECK CIARAN GALLEN MARK O'GORMAN PAUL MCGRANE &SOFYA MIKHAYLOVA

Six artists investigate the overlap of instant and eternal gratification that defines the contempora ...

HEED, TO THE MOUND

HEED, TO THE MOUND

22.9.2018

EMMA BRENNAN

This video installation was made in the context of the INCUBATE studio residency in Draíocht,Blancha ...

Tender Pride

TENDER PRIDE

24.6.2023

A block party is a party in which members of a community congregate, either to observe an event of s ...

ANTHROPOMORPHIA

ANTHROPOMORPHIA

10.6.2023 - 23.6.2023

MEL FRENCH & CELINE SHERIDAN

Anthropomorphiais a two-site Dublin exhibition by multidisciplinary Visual Artists Mel French and Ce ...

RUINING THE ACT

RUINING THE ACT

8.6.2023

Anxiety, people pleasing, going through the motions, existential dread; what do we do to fight and c ...

CLUB LOOSEN: SOBER RAVE

CLUB LOOSEN: SOBER RAVE

7.10.2023

Club Loosen - sober rave/party: Fun ravey-vibe energy. For people who want to enjoy themselves witho ...

WAIT

WAIT

15.3.2012 - 23.3.2012

ANNEMARIE KILSHAW

This exhibition of works by Annmarie Kilshaw encourages the viewer to explore the concept of waiting ...

PAPER DOLLS

PAPER DOLLS

14.9.2011 - 19.9.2011

EMILY AOIBHEANN, ELAINE MCCAGUE, KAREN ANDERSON, NIAMH CREELY

Paper Dolls begins with a quiet ambient track with Emily Aoibheann coming centre stage walking along ...

COUPLE

COUPLE

23.6.2011 - 30.6.2011

NEROSUNERO

The Complex presents Couple by Nerosunero ...

SHUL

SHUL

21.9.2012 - 9.10.2012

PAUL HICKEY, JUDY FOLEY, ROGER O’NEILL, JANE LOCKE

'Shul’ is a Tibetan word meaning a mark that remains behind ...

FRESH CUTS

FRESH CUTS

17.8.2017 - 16.8.2017

CELINA MULDOON, DARREN YORKE, HEY MR DJ!, SARA FRENCH SUZI COOMBS, VICKEY CURTIS

LIVESTOCK presented Fresh Cuts, an evening of exciting new performance art. ...

QUEERSTOCK

QUEERSTOCK

20.1.2017

AMY GUILFOYLE, CIANA SPELMAN AND ANNE EBELING CIARAN O'KEEFFE, DAY MAGEE, DYLAN KERR, FRANCIS FAY, OLLIE BELL, PAUL FRANCIS QUINN, RYAN BACKER,STICKY BISCUITS, TALES FREY, THE PINK TRIANGLE, & VICKEY CURTIS

QUEERSTOCK" highlights work that pushes the norms of artistic expression. Thinking beyond the expect ...

BODY TALK

BODY TALK

4.11.2016

ARTIST INCLUDE, ARTHUR CLAY, BRANWEN KAVANAGH,CIANA SPELLMAN, CIARÁN NASH, EMMA BRENNAN, KARMEL DALY, KATE MCELROY, LIESELLE MCMAHON, LISA FREEMAN, SARAH DIVINEY, VALERIE DRISCOLL

Livestock presents ‘Body Talk.' ...

GET REAL

GET REAL

30.10.2017

ARTISTS INCLUDE, ROBERY SUCHY, AUSTIN HEARNE, ANNE EBELING, TARA CARROLL,ROB MCGLADE,SIOBHAN KELLY,ROBBIE MAGUIRE, EL PUTNAM, PAULA GUZZANTI, JOAN SOMERS DONNELLY, AINE O'HARA, MICHAL LUBINKSI

The Complex presents "Get Real" ...

STREAM

STREAM

20.4.2017 - 23.4.2017

ALEX DE ROECK, BASSAM AL-SABAH, PADDY JOE RICKARD, PAUL MCGRANE, PEADER JOLIFFE BYRNE, LEONARD TRAYNOR, MARK O'GORMAN, RONAN O'REILLY

The concept behind Stream is to provide a platform for recent graduates ...

RAMP

RAMP

25.2.2016 - 28.2.2016

ROGER O'NEIL

O'Neill's semi representational paintings form “almost landscapes” where geometric forms and shapes ...

STILL

STILL

6.10.2016 - 9.10.2016

ANNEMARIE KILSHAW, ANGELA MCDONAGH, AUSTIN HEARNE, CELINA MULDOON

“Still” brings together four artists that are actively engaged with contemporary live art and instal ...

EMBER

EMBER

21.12.2017

EL PUTNAM, & DAVID STALLING

Ember is a multimedia performance encompassing live action and electroacoustic improvisation. Fibre ...

STREAM PRESENTS SANDMAN

STREAM PRESENTS SANDMAN

27.7.2017 - 2.8.2017

LÉANN HERLIHY, STEPHEN LAU, MARK O'GORMAN, RONAN O'REILLY, & PAUL MCGRANE

For Stream’s second exhibition, we are asking the artists involved to produce work which considers t ...

DUBLIN LIVE ART FESTIVAL

DUBLIN LIVE ART FESTIVAL

17.8.2017 - 20.8.2017

REVEREND BILLY, MARTIN O' REILLY, ROBERT HESP, RIHAMMON ARMSTRONG, UMAMA HAMIDO, LIVESTOCK, GARETH CUTTER, & JOHANNA ZWAIG

Dublin Live Art Festival (DLAF) was founded in 2012 by live performance artist and curator Niamh Mur ...

THE CHILD SHE DIDN'T WANT,BUT THE STATE DID

THE CHILD SHE DIDN'T WANT,BUT THE STATE DID

24.5.2017

LEANN HERLIHY

Taking place on the eve of the Irish Referendum to legalise abortion 'the child She didn't want, but ...

STREAM AT CULTURE NIGHT

STREAM AT CULTURE NIGHT

20.9.2017 - 23.9.2017

EILEEN HUTTON, KEVIN SMITH, PAUL ROSSER

Stream is a trio of artists that organises, curates and presents exhibitions. Stream will occupy the ...

HOW TO GROW GUM X STREAM

HOW TO GROW GUM X STREAM

18.1.2018 - 21.1.2018

AARON SMYTH, ALEX DE ROECK, CIARAN GALLEN, MARK O'GORMAN,PAUL MCGRANE, SOFYA MIKHAYLOVA

Six artists investigate the overlap of instant and eternal gratification that defines the contempora ...

STREAM 2

STREAM 2

10.5.2018 - 17.5.2018

ALEX DE ROECK, CIARAN GALLEN, MARK O'GORMAN, PADDY JOE RICKARD PAUL MCGRANE, PEADAR JOLLIFFE-BYRNE LEONARD TRAYNOR, RONAN O'REILLY

STREAM is a practitioner founded group of Dublin based artists. ...

COMPOSITION 2: NOTES ON BREATHING + SPACE

COMPOSITION 2: NOTES ON BREATHING + SPACE

2.8.2018 - 14.8.2018

SIOBHAN KAVANAGH, ADAM GIBNEY

Combines live experimental vocal composition with generative technological assemblages which will re ...

STREAM PRESENTS BUNKER

STREAM PRESENTS BUNKER

24.5.2019 - 27.5.2019

LOUISA CASAS, ALEX DE ROECK, JANE FOGARTY, RIIN KALJURAND, PAUL MCGRANE, MARK O'GORMAN, & RONAN O'REILLY

STREAM have stumbled upon a forgotten art storage space in Mary's Abbey, Dublin 7. ...

DISPLAY, LINK & CURE

DISPLAY, LINK & CURE

13.9.2019 - 26.9.2019

GLENN FITZGERALD, LILIANE PUTHOLD, RICHARD PROFFITT, & SIBYL MONTAGUE

Inspired by the Ground Floor Gallery’s new location adjacent to the Victorian Fruit Market in Dublin ...

FAR FROM HERE

FAR FROM HERE

9.11.2019 - 21.11.2019

ROBERT DUNNE, BARBARA KNEZEVIC, & PADRAIG SPILLANE

An out-of-place artifact (OOPArt) is an artifact of historical, archaeological, or paleontological i ...

THE GAP BETWEEN NOISE

THE GAP BETWEEN NOISE

6.12.2019 - 14.12.2019

ELAINE GRAINGER

The gap between noise is a site - specific installation by visual artist Elaine Grainger. This is th ...

CROSSINGS

CROSSINGS

13.2.2020 - 27.2.2020

FRANCES DISLEY, DAVID JACQUES, BRENDAN LYONS, & PAUL ROONEY

The Complex presents Crossings a group show reflecting a sample of Liverpool’s contemporary art scen ...

ALL ONE

ALL ONE

6.3.2020 - 18.3.2020

TINE GÜNTHER

The Complex was delighted to welcome the work of Leipzig based artist Tine Günther to the Ground Flo ...

WE OFTEN FORGET

WE OFTEN FORGET

24.7.2020 - 4.8.2020

JOHN BUSHER

Working over a period of 18 months, artist John Busher has often traded back and forth between paint ...

CEREMONY

CEREMONY

19.9.2020 - 30.9.2020

ANN ENSOR & AUSTIN HEARNE

For Culture Night The Complex presented a duo exhibition, showcasing the works of two artists schedu ...

EVERYBODY KNOWS

EVERYBODY KNOWS

5.12.2020 - 18.12.2020

PAUL HALLAHAN & MARCEL VIDAL

The Complex Ground Floor Gallery presents Everybody Knows, an exhibition that brings together the wo ...

PORTICO

PORTICO

7.5.2021 - 21.5.2021

TANAD AARON & MARK SWORDS

The Complex presents new work by Tanad Aaron and Mark Swords in The Ground Floor Gallery. ...

ALLOTMENT

ALLOTMENT

10.7.2021 - 15.7.2021

EVE O' CALLAGHAN

Allotment is a series of paintings made over a six-month period from November 2020 to April 2021. ...

LOST GREEN

LOST GREEN

7.8.2021 - 20.8.2021

ALEX DE ROECK, & ANN ENSOR

“In many ways the ground beneath our feet is as alien as a distant planet. The processes occurring i ...

VAE VICTIS

VAE VICTIS

3.9.2021 - 9.9.2021

RÓNÁN Ó RAGHALLAIGH

In 390 BC, a group o Celts invaded and took over Rome. After lootin it, de chieftain Brennus agreed ...

FEELING OF KNOWING

FEELING OF KNOWING

16.10.2021 - 28.10.2021

ALEANA EGAN, ÁINE MCBRIDE, DENNIS MCNULTY, & CONOR O'SULLIVAN

An exhibition of newly commissioned work. These artists were selected based on their use of familiar ...

SLABS

SLABS

13.11.2021 - 25.11.2021

AUSTIN HEARNE

‘Slabs’ is an ongoing, growing and open-ended photographic archival project. In its essence it consi ...

SPIDERS & CHEERLEADERS

SPIDERS & CHEERLEADERS

4.12.2021 - 16.12.2021

EMMA ROCHE

Emma Roche creates a site specific exhibition reflecting enquiries into labour, employment and mothe ...

THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE UMBRELLA

THE GIRL WITH THE BLUE UMBRELLA

18.1.2022 - 20.1.2022

ANDREA MARTIN

The Complex has a proactive approach to engaging people from the community to take part in its progr ...

TAP

TAP

26.3.2022 - 8.4.2022

JOE HANLY

TAP is the title of an energetic exhibition of new works by artist Joe Hanly featuring a cacophony o ...

THE RED THREAD

THE RED THREAD

4.5.2022 - 10.5.2022

KERRY GUINAN

The Red Thread is a monumental new production and limited ephemeral performance created by Kerry Gui ...

CUT THE CAKE WITH CLAWS

CUT THE CAKE WITH CLAWS

21.5.2022 - 3.6.2022

ELLA BERTILSSON

Ella Bertilsson stages a site specific exhibition at the Complex Gallery that plays with external re ...

HINDER / FURTHER

HINDER / FURTHER

16.7.2022 - 29.7.2022

BLAINE O’DONNELL, & ANDREAS KINDLER VON KNOBLOCH

The Complex building displays the abundant material traces of its diverse historical uses, from poss ...

ENOUGH

ENOUGH

30.9.2023

Mae lives with her son, Steo, but he is hell bent on revenge on a drug dealer who he believes is res ...

ON THE BATTER

ON THE BATTER

1.12.2011 - 17.12.2011

XXX

A deeply dark comedy about the fragility of love and loyalty in a world where success is measured by ...


COMPLEXITY

COMPLEXITY

11.3.2009 - 21.3.2009

Explores the complexities of change, the challenges to a community and the prospect of a new way of ...

IRON

IRON

17.5.2011 - 28.5.2011

Voted by Entertainment.ie as no 9 of the top 10 shows nationally in 2011, Irish Theatre Magazine cal ...

REASSEMBLED, SLIGHTLY ASKEW

REASSEMBLED, SLIGHTLY ASKEW

12.9.2016 - 24.9.2016

‘Reassembled, Slightly Askew’ is an autobiographical live art piece. In 2008, Yee became critically ...

LEAVES OF HEAVEN

LEAVES OF HEAVEN

13.10.2016 - 22.10.2016

Patrick McCabe was twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for 'The Butcher Boy 'and 'Breakfast on P ...

BROWBEATING ASSEMBLY

BROWBEATING ASSEMBLY

22.5.2017 - 23.5.2017

An Assembly on Women's, Intimidation and Debt in the North Inner City. The Complex, Dublin City Coun ...

F.A.T. D.A.D.

F.A.T. D.A.D.

13.2.2018 - 15.2.2018

F.A.T. D.A.D.’, an acronym for the six counties under British rule, portrays the life of teacher, Fi ...

DUBLIN WILL SHOW YOU HOW

DUBLIN WILL SHOW YOU HOW

10.4.2019 - 13.4.2019

Dublin Will Show You How is a provocative play that offers a gut-wrenching glimpse into the intimida ...

FRONTS/BACKS

FRONTS/BACKS

6.5.2023 - 26.5.2023

FERGUS FEEHILY, GLENN FITZGERALD, SARAH O’BRIEN, & TANAD AARON

During my first meeting with Fergus, Glenn, and Sarah, I started with: “I’m drawn to all three of yo ...

STOLEN

STOLEN

18.4.2023 - 22.4.2023

GEORGE HOOKER

I began taking photos because I was afraid of losing my memory. I found that a photograph could conj ...

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