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South East Technological University’s (SETU) Els Dietvorst, Assistant Lecturer at the university’s Wexford campus, showcases her art exhibition entitled, ADRIFT, from 1 July to 19 August, 2023. The exhibition is on display at the Highlanes Gallery in Drogheda, Co. Louth. Dietvorst is a Belgian visual artist and filmmaker now based in Wexford and lecturing at SETU.
Eileen Gray portrait from 1926
Born Kathleen Eileen Moray Smith on August 9, 1878, the Brownswood native would not only defy convention, not only overcome those obstacles, she would become a world leader in her field, an iconic figure who continues to be celebrated decades after her death.
Eileen s father, James McLaren Smith (1832-1900), was a painter, her mother, Eveleen (1841-1918) an Anglo-Irish aristocrat whose lineage could be traced back to King James V.
Clearly these were not your average Enniscorthy family.
While the young Eileen undoubtedly had a better start to life than most, a most affluent upbringing, she displayed the single-mindedness which would serve her well in later life from a young age.
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