Parallel Lands brings together new works by Newfoundland artists Michael Flaherty, Susan Furneaux, and Kym Greeley, curated by Philippa Jones as part of Art link’s International Artist Residency Exchange (Donegal, Ireland) with CRUX (Newfoundland, Canada).
Their works reflect a deep dialogue with the land and sea, revealing how Ireland and Newfoundland, divided by the Atlantic, are bound by parallel histories of settlement, loss, resilience, and belonging.
During their residencies, the artists immersed themselves, gathering objects, stories, friendships, inspiration and materials from Donegal. Initially drawn to Ireland to reconnect with their ancestors, their resulting artwork investigates ‘home’, not as a fixed territory but as a shifting, relational space defined by kinship, memory, and placemaking.
Responding to their time in Ireland, the artists illuminate how cultural memory, material practice, and the land itself shape our attempts to belong.
