These daily acts of being in the present moment are what inspire us to feel free to create and enjoy everything that life has to offer.
Milestone Projects
International Project
KOLORS FOR KOLKATA
2019 - THE HOPE FOUNDATION
This project involved the painting of hospitals, educations centres and homes with uplifting large scale murals for street children in Kolkata, India - while also facilitating a range of street art and wellbeing workshops for both children & staff of the foundation.
Fine-Art Solo Show
FLOATING
2018 - BABARÓ INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN
An installation of abstract fine-art paintings at the O’Donoghue Theatre in NUIG for the launch of Babaró. Throughout the festival Finbar ran daily workshops exploring emotion, day dreaming & presence with hundreds of children, teachers & adults (big children!) in response to the show.
Fine-Art Solo Show
FEELINGS
2017 - TOWN HALL THEATRE GALLERY
Exploring vulnerability through colour and texture on canvas. This exhibition facilitated the resonation of deep emotions and feelings through personal and intimate works.
Art Installation
TIME
2015 - SAOLTA ARTS
A transformation of the entire main entrance foyer to the Galway University Hospital. The black and white paintings explored our relationship with time through mindfulness. This installation ran for over 3 years and had 20,000 ‘Zines’ (booklets) distributed internationally for free to share the ideas explored.
Art Installation
LOVE VS FEAR
2015 - GALWAY ARTS CENTRE
An interactive installation inviting the viewer through a maze of black & white conceptual paintings and sculptures in order to bring awareness to how we make our choices in life.
Large Scale Paintings
POETRY WALLS
2015 - CÚIRT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE
An outdoor exhibition painted on large old gables around Galway city. These were in response to a selection of poems chosen by Finbar with the intention of creating moments of reflection and joy for the public through colour and words.