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Randal Plunkett
Blood, Skin & Leaves

1-17 May 2025 2025

A haunting collection of analogue black & white photographs by vegan activist, filmmaker, rewilding advocate and landowner Randal Plunkett.

SHEROTICA
Women Artists Explore Desire

14 March - 5 April 2025

Join us for Sherotica - Female Artists Explore Desire, a group show of erotic art created by female artists.

HYPERMONOCHROMATIC extended

Brian Gormley's exhibition extended until 22 February

Brian Gormley
HYPERMONOCHROMATIC

17 January - 8 February 2025

Brian Gormley (born in New York in 1959) is one of the most illustrious American painters to grace the shores of the Liffey.

Who'll Care, Who'll Even Remember?
In Memoriam John Balance

14 November - 21 December 2024

Who'll Care, Who'll Even Remember? marks the 20th anniversary of the premature death of John Balance, founder of pioneering band Coil, and one of the most uncompromising, influential and revered musicians of the late 20th century.

Experimental music concert by Köprü

17 October 2024 7PM

KÖPRÜ is an ensemble comprising artists Artem Trofimenko, Chloë Tétrault, and Helio León.

Helio León - The Sea of Dissolution

4-19 October 2024

An emotional, meditative and ritualistic exploration of water and relationships, romantic and visceral.

Culture Night at GalleryX 2024

20 September 2024

An alternative, unexpected, bizarre, and never-before-seen fashion show.

Action Hybride Collective - NEXUS

13-28 September 2024

The Irish debut of a French collective whose work revolves around the idea and celebration of the human body.

Summer programme

Guest curators take over in July and August.

Declan Breen - THESE FRAGMENTS, AND THE AMBIGUITY OF STORIES

21 June - 6 July 2024

Poignant stories told in minimalist dioramas.

Eleanor Phillips - OF GODS AND EVOLUTION

31 May-15 June 2024

A time-traveling tardigrade's view of our near future.

Caleb Butterly - THE IRISH BODY

3-18 May 2024

Celebrating the nude in all its imperfection.

Ferdinando Adiletta - CHAOS: THE ORDER

12-27 April 2024

Ferdinando will be bringing his heady mixture of symbolism, fantasy, and philosophy to GalleryX.

Kenny Morris - A BANSHEE LEFT WAILING

1-23 March 2024

The first ever Dublin exhibition by Kenny Morris, the legendary Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer who featured in their first two albums.

Screening of Irish film THE LETTERS

Set against the backdrop of the Cervical Check scandal that rocked Ireland, "THE LETTERS" tells the story of three women from different walks of life who have been given mere weeks to live due to the false results of their cervical cancer checks. Free tickets here

THE SHAMANIC EYE

Featuring works by William Mortensen (1897-1965), alongside the photographic art of Chris Stein (feat. Debbie Harry / HR Giger), Edward Colver (feat. Rozz Williams), Courtney Brooke Hall, Cormac Figgis (feat. Iggy Pop), Brittany Rose Luciani, Andres Serrano, Adam De Ville, Ken Weaver, Erik Bergrin and Alexis Palmer Karl.

1-23 December 2023
8-13 January 2024
Preview on 30 November at 6PM. Free tickets here

Paul McCarroll - Plague Hymns

3-25 November 2023

The first Dublin exhibition in many years by this reclusive Irish master of dark art and extreme music.

Rebecca Deegan - The Serpent's Lore

13-28 October 2023

A collection of surreal figurative paintings and drawings exploring the symbolism of the snake in folklore, mythology, religion, personal dreams and waking life.

Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule - Escherotic Ecstasies

8-23 September 2023

The first exhibition after the summer features new works exploring Dionysian ecstasy - the 'splitting open of the head' to release magical visions and epiphanies.

Steven Stapleton - The Formless Irregular

19 May - 3 June 2023

A groundbreaking retrospective by a pioneer of experimentalism.

Dreams of Childhood - Group show

21 April - 13 May 2023

Dedicated to the idea and image of childhood.

Una Gildea - Once There Was a Girl...

10-25 March 2023

Collage and watercolour works.

New Reality

17 February
4 March 2023

Over 20 artists representing contemporary collage in Ireland.

Icons of a New Religion

16-23 December 2022
19 January-11 February 2023

A collective show of images for your idolatry.

Michael Hutter
2022 Retrospective

25 November - 10 December 2022

The acclaimed surrealist painter Michael Hutter returns to GalleryX after his triumphant participation in Vue 2019.

Mike Brown
Chemical Portraits

4-19 November 2022

Wet Plate Collodion nude portraits by acclaimed West Cork photographer Mike Brown.

Tingladography
The art of Intervened Photography

13-29 October 2022

Intervened photography is vintage photography that is repurposed by an artist to create a totally original work. While working (mostly) within the lines of the existing image, the artist performs a destructive and creating process at the same time, with the old, often unique photograph disappearing, and the new work appearing in its stead.

Gods and Saints
Photography by Ishmael Claxton

29 September - 08 October 2022

Young firebrand photographer Ishmael Claxton in his first GalleryX exhibition, curated by Tony Strickland.

Moon's Milk
The art of Dolorosa de la Cruz

8-24 September 2022

The first solo exhibition at GalleryX of Ireland's foremost esoteric artist and gallery co-curator, showcasing her latest works on paper.

Larbi Group Show
Curated by Dino Notaro

11-26 August 2022

Featuring Pigsy / Silvio Severino / Zane Sutra / Sofia Swatek / Sheila and Betty Hamilton / Niamh O'Connor and artists from The Slow Lane Resident Collection

SEASCA
An exhibition celebrating 60 years of The Contemporary Irish Art Society (CIAS)

8 - 30 July 2022

The Contemporary Irish Art Society celebrates their 60th anniversary with SEASCA, an exhibition of recent acquisitions by the CIAS.

CURATED BY TONY STRICKLAND & THE CIAS COUNCIL

FORESIGHT
Nadia Dev / Maria Johnston / Sol Robinson / Grace Sophia Rose

24 June - 2 July 2022

CURATED BY TONY STRICKLAND

Dr Dublin 'Retrospective'

10 - 18 June 2022

Artist and collector Dr. Dublin showcases a retrospective of his varied art practice at GalleryX in June.

Andrii Strachov - Salvaged Dreams

20 May - 4 June 2022

A collection of photomontage works by Ukrainian artist Andrii Strachov.

A day with paranormal investigator Helena B Scott

15 May 2022

Workshops, talks and book presentations on hauntings, magical geography, and all things mystical.

Boz Mugabe - Regurgitate

29 April - 13 May 2022

In a former life Boz worked rabidly by candlelight on illicit and heretical codices, narrowly avoiding much-deserved execution.

The Cabinet of the Solar Plexus: The Liminal and the Marvellous

24 March - 23 April 2022

Presenting Art from the past and present by artists experimenting and influenced by occult magical practices, surrealist techniques and philosophies, folk magic ... the liminal...

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GalleryX reopens!

We are excited to announce our reopening in a new venue in Dublin 2.

GalleryX takes a break

At the end of January 2018 we will be leaving our premises on South William Street and begin looking for a new location and co-conspirators after a few months' break.

Art of David Bowie

January 4-10 2018

As part of the Dublin Bowie Festival, an exclusive exhibition of original art by the Thin White Duke.

Imaginary Mythologies

December 8-22 2017
Preview on December 7th at 6PM

Dublin artists Gubu Man and Deirdre Nuttall display their work based on individually constructed mythologies and divinities.

Radical Love #FemaleLust

November 10th - 26th 2017
Preview on November 9th at 6PM

Female Arab poets long ago inspiring female artists now.
Curated by Róisín O’Loughlin

Steve Kemp - Constant Change

September 29th - October 21st 2017
Preview on September 28th at 6PM
Sponsored by Hope Beer

The first solo show by Kemp Gallery founder Steve Kemp.

The Cock and Pussy Manifesto

September 1st - 23rd 2017
Preview on August 31st at 6PM

GalleryX begins the new season with an exhibition against shame.

Shane Sutton at GalleryX!

The first show organised in our space by the Kemp Gallery is Shane Sutton's first solo show in years.

SERIALKILLER
Paintings by Conall McCabe

March 31st - April 8th 2017
Preview on March 30th at 6PM

Haunting portraits of notorious murderers.

GalleryX on the Late Late show!

Artist Arlene McPadden interviewed by Ryan Tubridy.