LEAH BEGGS: EVERYTHING SMELLS DIFFERENT WHEN IT RAINS

Leah Beggs presents a collection of new paintings which invite us to engage with the emotional and sensory impact of nature. Well known for her large abstract paintings, filled with wide, gestural brush marks, Beggs has introduced a vibrant new palette to this body of work which serves as a visual ode to nature's rejuvenation and the changes that emerge in its wake.

The show’s title is a poetic reflection of the multisensory experience that is triggered by rainfall, where the aroma of soil, flora and air undergoes a metamorphic alteration, and everything takes on a new perspective. Everything Smells Different When it Rains is an entry point to a sensory journey inviting contemplation on our connection with nature and its influence on our own emotional landscapes. 

Beggs is a graduate of IADT, Dun Laoghaire and is currently based in Connemara, Co. Galway. She has exhibited extensively throughout Ireland and in the UK. Her work forms part of numerous Irish collections including The OPW State Art Collection, Trinity College Dublin, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Savills, The Doyle Hotel Collection, Microsoft Irish Art Collection, Deloitte (Ireland), The Dean Hotel Galway, Alexandra College Dublin, Charleville Hotel, Rathmines and the Stephens Hall Hotel, Leeson Street. Beggs was also commissioned by the Office of Public Works to develop ten pieces which hang in the National Concert Hall, Dublin and Department of An Taoiseach respectively.  Beggs is a founding member of uachtarARTS, a community arts group in Oughterard, Co. Galway.  In 2011, 2013 & 2017 she was awarded an Individual Artist Bursary from Galway County Council, and 2023 received the Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award.