CREDITS
Commissioner: Culture Ireland and The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Curator: Georgina Jackson with The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art
Producer: Cian O’Brien
Assistant Curator: Niamh Darling
Co-ordinator: Rachel McIntyre
Installation Team: Bernard Smyth, Edward Cunniffe, Frank Prendergast and Sara Murphy.
Tapestry Production: Manufacture de Tapis de Bourgogne
Sculpture Production: Space Forms
Designer: Stina Sandström
Communications: Sam Talbot, Isabel Davies and Gwyneth Tambe-Green (Sam Talbot PR), and Aileen Galvin and Enya McIntyre (Sync and Swim).
Venice Co-ordinator: Diego Carpentiero
Venice Events Co-ordinator: Alice Tibaldi Chiesa
Opening Party Producers: SoSimpatico
Curator: Georgina Jackson with The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art
Producer: Cian O’Brien
Assistant Curator: Niamh Darling
Co-ordinator: Rachel McIntyre
Installation Team: Bernard Smyth, Edward Cunniffe, Frank Prendergast and Sara Murphy.
Tapestry Production: Manufacture de Tapis de Bourgogne
Sculpture Production: Space Forms
Designer: Stina Sandström
Communications: Sam Talbot, Isabel Davies and Gwyneth Tambe-Green (Sam Talbot PR), and Aileen Galvin and Enya McIntyre (Sync and Swim).
Venice Co-ordinator: Diego Carpentiero
Venice Events Co-ordinator: Alice Tibaldi Chiesa
Opening Party Producers: SoSimpatico
IRELAND AT VENICE is an initiative of CULTURE IRELAND
in partnership with THE ARTS COUNCIL.
With Lead Partner TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
and Principal Partner DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL for IRELAND AT VENICE 2026.
Proudly supported by Headline Partner CLINCH WEALTH MANAGEMENT
and Partner IPUT REAL ESTATE DUBLIN
OUR SUPPORTERS
With the support of: Kerlin Gallery, Dublin; Tia Collection; The Embassy of Ireland, Italy; Stoney Road Press; Manufacture de Tapis de Bourgogne;
Select Aperitivo; and Diageo Italia S.p.A.
Our patrons and donors: Susan Buckley; Peter Crowley; Paul & Liz Duggan; Sarah Elson; Monica & Gerard Flood; A.M. Galvin, Emma & Fred Goltz; Stewart & Avice Harrington; Alice & Jeremy Jacobs Jr.; Simone Janssens; Roberta S. & Michael L. Joseph; Michael Lainoff & Kathryn Kincaid; Mason Hayes & Curran LLP; Anne Mathews; Adrian & Jennifer O’Carroll; David & Elizabeth O’Leary of MKM Dispute Resolution Ltd.; David Raethorne & Bernie Kinsella; Sikkema Malloy Jenkins; Danielle Ryan & Richard Bourke; Laura Elizabeth Taft; Clare & Chris Tayback; Vail Caldwell Projects, New York; Aidan Walsh & Kelley Smith; Mary Wolridge; Peter Woods MBE; and those who chose to remain anonymous.
Educational partners for the Ireland at Venice Mediator Programme: Burren College of Art; Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dún Laoghaire; Limerick School of Art and Design, TUS; MTU Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork; National College of Art & Design, Dublin; The Department of History of Art and Architecture at Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin; and the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College Dublin
THANK YOU
A huge thank you to: the Ireland at Venice 2026 Fundraising Committee — Emma Goltz, Darragh Hogan, Anne Mathews and Adrian O’Carroll; Emma Moore and all of the team at The Douglas Hyde; the Board of Directors at The Douglas Hyde; Mary Cremin; Sarah Glennie; Sara Greavu; Michael Hill; Cliodhna Shaffrey; Orla Moloney; and Bridget Webster. Special thanks to all at Kerlin Gallery, Dublin.
From right to left: Producer Cian O’Brien, artist Isabel Nolan and curator Georgina Jackson. Photo ©2026 Rich Gilligan
NATIONAL TOUR
Isabel Nolan’s Dreamshook will be presented at The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Dublin; Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny; and Ormston House, Limerick, in 2027 as part of the Ireland at Venice 2026’s national tour, generously supported by The Arts Council. The National Tour is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland as part of its commitment to promote the visual arts to audiences in Ireland.
Pavilion of Ireland at the 61st International Art Exhibition
– LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
– LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
ISABEL NOLAN
DREAMSHOOK
DREAMSHOOK
9 MAY — 22 NOVEMBER 2026
Commissioned by CULTURE IRELAND
Curated by GEORGINA JACKSON with THE DOUGLAS HYDE