A Question of Identity

The works shown here are the results of a long-standing fascination with the portrait and how it has come to signify status and a sense of self. By exploring the layered and sometimes conflicting facets of personality, I have deliberately fractured and composed pieces of imagery and texture, bringing them together to construct a face that is both familiar and elusive. Each iteration represents a different influence, memory, or internal voice, inviting viewers to consider how identity is assembled, concealed, or revealed over time. All of these works suggest that selfhood is not a fixed entity but a shifting collage of experiences and perceptions.

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80cm x 100cm - Acrylic on Canvas

Mistaken Identity

A painting from a collaged image referencing features from various found images of the human face, depicting a person experiencing an imagined crisis of identity.

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A fragmented portrait in acrylic on canvas by Christine Gallagher

Common Denominator #1

The first of two artworks I created using collage as a jumping off point to create this surreal and expressive portrait, blending contrasting halves to explore themes of duality and identity.

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21cm x 29.7cm - Coloured Pencil on Heavyweight Cartridge Paper

A fragmented portrait in coloured pencil by Christine Gallagher

Common Denominator #2

This, along with it's counterpart, above, captures the intersection of identity and emotion in the depiction of two very different personalities within one portrait.

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21cm x 29.7cm - Coloured Pencil on Heavyweight Cartridge Paper