West Clare artist Dympna Bonfield opens Limerick exhibition

Renowned West Clare artist and art‑therapist Dympna Bonfield will open a new exhibition at the Limerick City Gallery of Art on Thursday, 15 October.

The show runs from 2 pm on 15 October until Sunday, 1 November, displaying work inspired by the people and landscape of West Clare, though Bonfield paints what she feels rather than what she sees.

Born and raised in West Clare, Bonfield has exhibited nationally in venues such as glór Ennis, Galway, Clonmel, Dingle, Cork, Athlone, Dublin and Waterford, and internationally in Paris and Carcassonne, France. After living in Athlone and Dublin, she returned to Knockerra 24 years ago and now resides in Ennis.

Bonfield began painting at age 12, winning a competition at the Kilrush county show, later studying at the National College of Art in Dublin. She has taught art in secondary schools and worked for 30 years as an art therapist, accumulating five decades of painting experience.

The exhibition is described as offering a “soul‑space” experience, inviting viewers to engage with the inner landscape of the works.

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