The much-anticipated Diane Henshaw exhibition entitled ‘Self-Forgetfulness’ will open at the Íontas Theatre Gallery, Castleblayney this Saturday, 15th May from 4pm.

Diane Henshaw has to date received 17 Art Awards from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, The Arts Council of Ireland, and The British Council and Bursary Awards from local authorities. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally over the past decade and has worked as Artist in Residence at The Hooger Institute for Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium; The Chitraniketan Art Residency in Kerala, India; The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig in Monaghan (multiple visits), The Sanskriti Kendra Artists Residency - New Delhi, India and in 2008 at The Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Residency in the Queens Borough of New York City.

Her work has travelled as far as China, New Zealand, New York, Las Vegas, Mexico, France, Belgium, Bosnia, Georgia and many other international venues over the past 14 years and has made its way into private collections in New York, Belgium, Auckland, France, India, Glasgow, Virginia, London, Connecticut, Qatar, New Mexico, Japan and Ireland.

Diane deals with the abstract and has an obsession with searching for the perfect line - her work, known for it's pared down lines and formulated composition, has developed to a new engagement with monochrome and blasting hues and tones and she is now recognised for her use of gestured line and memory drawing. The ‘Self-Forgetfulness’ exhibition will continue until 15th June.

Further details can be found at www.iontascastleblayney.ie or on 042 9753400/1.