Daniel Chester's Thread Softly exhibition opening at Mayo gallery

THREAD Softly - a solo exhibition by Daniel Chester - opens on Friday, January 23, at the Custom House Studios and Gallery, Westport Quay.

Thread Softly is an exhibition of paintings focusing on the ecology of the rural Irish landscape.

In this body of work, Chester delicately captures the subtle interplay between land, water, and sky, revealing the hidden networks and quiet vitality of Ireland’s countryside. His brushwork and palette evoke both the resilience and fragility of native flora, shifting weather, and the ever-present traces of human touch.

Chester invites viewers to consider the interconnectedness of all living things within these landscapes. 'Thread Softly' becomes both a gentle admonition and an invitation: to look more closely, to tread with care, and to reflect on our relationship with the land that sustains us.

This exhibition offers a contemplative journey through fields, bogs, hedgerows, and meadows - spaces where art, ecology, and memory intertwine.

Daniel Chester is a visual artist living in Leitrim. He obtained a masters degree in visual arts practices from IADT in 2009, and previous to that he obtained a degree in fine art from Sligo IT in 2001.

Chester has exhibited throughout Ireland and abroad, with a number of recent solo and group shows, including Beyond the Stile, Sol Art Gallery; The Land is Ours, Luan Gallery, Athlone; Beyond the Plains, Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon; The Ethereal Space, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo; Identity, Westival, Westport, and Seeing is Believing, Sol Art Gallery, Dublin.

Thread Softly will be officially launched on Friday at 6 p.m. in the Custom House Studios and Gallery.

The exhibition continues until March 1.