This is the first comprehensive solo exhibition of Irish artist Isabel Nolan’s work in the UK to date.
This major touring exhibition comes at a significant moment in Nolan’s career as she represents Ireland at the 61st Venice Biennale (until 22 November 2026).
This much overdue UK survey (her first UK solo show since 2017) encompasses works from 2005 up to 2025, and includes painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography and tapestry.
Nolan’s powerful work makes the case that art can go beyond merely documenting the world, asking us also to look to our place in the universe. Her interest in a variety of viewpoints; historical, scientific, and the spiritual offers a sweeping perspective beyond our present situation.
Using traditional materials such as painting, steel, pencil and textile, Nolan’s work confronts the viewer with a rich aesthetic and urges them to think beyond the here and now, and to look to the vastness of the cosmos.
some fundamental forces is co-commissioned by Southwark Park Galleries, London, and Bluecoat, Liverpool.
LAKE GALLERY // DILSTON GALLERY until November 1st.
Full details: https://southwarkparkgalleries.org/isabel-nolan/
