Tinte Marbh 2026 dark art exhibition runs at Treaty City Brewery until 13 Nov

The Tinte Marbh 2026 exhibition, showcasing surreal, fantasy and dark art, is on display at Treaty City Brewery in Limerick until Friday 13 November as part of Lumen’s Samhain Festivities.

The show brings together Irish and international artists working in surrealism, fantasy, horror and the macabre. Limerick illustrator and designer Rosanne Hayes (trading as Blasted Heathen) contributes posters and merchandise artwork, drawing on heavy music, mythology, fantasy, horror and the occult.

Other participants include Ken Coleman, Gary Ronaldson of Bite Radius Designs, Stephen Lindsay (The Iron Parasite), Philip Straub and Phil McDarby. Their work spans traditional and digital illustration, sculpture, concept art and dark fantasy, reflecting influences from heavy‑music culture, Celtic heritage and imaginative visual storytelling.

Ronaldson, an Irish illustrator with nearly 14 years’ experience, has created artwork for metal acts such as Metallica, Sepultura and Napalm Death. Coleman is known for mixed‑media, post‑humanist pieces that have involved collaborations with Morbid Angel and The Cranberries. McDarby, a freelance digital artist, photographer and composer, has earned multiple CGSociety awards and worked across games, animation, film and television. Lindsay’s digital and sculptural work explores occult storytelling and bio‑mechanical aesthetics, while Straub’s award‑winning illustrations combine classical influences with fantastical imagery for clients including Warner Bros., Disney and DC Comics.

The exhibition offers visitors a chance to experience imaginative worlds that intersect art, music, mythology and the surreal in the heart of Limerick city centre.

Source: Limerick Post. Photo: Gül Işık / Pexels.