Deputy Mayor, Councilior James Tinsley discusses the exhibition with Deardre. US2407-Art Exhibition 2

LOCAL artist Deardre McKibbin held her first solo exhibition 'Nurtured by Nature' in the Art Act Gallery, Lisburn last week.

The exhibition, which ran from Monday June 4 to Saturday June 9, proved to be popular among local art lovers and Lisburn's local councillors.

Deputy Mayor, Councillor James Tinsley paid a visit last Friday and described it as: "An excellent exhibition, I was very impressed. It is a credit to Lisburn City to be host to work of this calibre." Deardre's exhibition was a mixture of bronze and porcelain sculpture, monoprints, boxed ceramics and oil paintngs. She commented, My art work is a vehicle for raising peoples' consciousness on the simple and often unseen beauty in all nature, the power of its life force and also on environmental issues such as destruction of greenbelt areas, genetic modification, intensive farming etc.

"The art work covered many mediums. I find each medium brings out another area of expression and another issue that needs voiced."

Rodrick Duncan stated, "This first year as a fledgling artist in the public arena has proved an extremely encouraging start to Deardre's artistic career. Evidence of her abilities is seen not only in the awards she has received within the last year but also in this, her first solo exhibition."