Brian Palm's new exhibition brings vernacular architecture to Dublin's Duke Street Gallery

A new exhibition by Irish-American artist Brian Palm opens in Dublin City Centre next week.

The series of artworks, titled VERNACULAR, boasts Palm's distinct combination of oil paint and collage in an homage to the local and regional architecture of Dublin.

As such, the title of this exhibition not only refers to the structural fabric comprising many of Dublin's neighbourhoods, but also references the particular language often spoken within those communities. Local Dublin slang or ‘The Ben Lang’ developed independently in the capital and remains an esoteric form of conversation to this day.

'Vernacular' by Brian Palm

The artistic vision of Brian Palm has been developed in Dublin across the span of four decades, his work has regularly been shown in prestigious solo and group exhibitions in Ireland and further afield. When he's not in the art studio, Palm plays harmonica and produces for lauded blues outfit The Mary Stokes Band.

His 2023 exhibition 'Fragments From Life' in the Sean O'Casey Theatre was a success at the O'Casey Festival, and in 2022 the artist held a triumphant watercolour exhibition titled 'Propagated Palms', a unique presentation of work Palm created with other artist in the Ireland Institute in 2021.

VERNACULAR will be shown in the Duke Street Gallery, marking Palm's first solo exhibition at the gallery since his show 'Cognitive Dissonance' in 2021, which explored social isolation and dislocation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

'Vernacular' (Detail) by Brian Palm

VERNACULAR comes to Duke Street Gallery from 20th September and will run until 10th October.The exhibition will be open to the public and admission is free.

On the opening night, 20 Sep, the gallery will host a special evening to showcase the exhibition from 5pm. Opening remarks will be made by Strategic Property Consultant, renowned Public Speaker and bestselling author Ed Martin. In celebration of Culture Night, the event will include music by the exceptionally popular acapella vocal group the Queen Bees, and by the saxophone trio, Aondotrio.