Critical Selection with DCCI 2021-2022
PORTFOLIO CRITICAL SELECTION 2021-22
LAUNCHING AT DONERAILE COURT, Cork, Ireland, 30 JULY - 12 SEPTEMBER 2021
Nigel O’Reilly Goldsmith is proud to have been selected by DCCI Critical Selection 2021-22.
Now in its 15th year, Design & Crafts Council Ireland’s PORTFOLIO programme is a select group of Ireland’s most talented designers and craftspeople. Inclusion is recognition of practitioners creating work to a standard to be considered worthy by museums, renowned galleries, and discerning collectors. DCCI’s PORTFOLIO programme has been instrumental in building the international reputations and commercial potential of Ireland's best designer‐makers of contemporary craft.
From the PORTFOLIO membership, a distinguished group of exceptional makers are chosen for Critical Selection 2021–2022. The benchmark for this elite group is achievement of excellence in contemporary craftsmanship and design by comparative international standards. Successful applicants will feature in a mojor touring exhibition and the iconic publication. Doors are opened to international awards, representation by renowned commercial galleries and work being purchased by prestigious collections and museums worldwide.
PORTFOLIO Critical Selection 2021–2022 exhibition is curated by Alice Stori Liechtenstein, launching at Doneraile Court in Cork from 1 August - 30 September, and will tour to prestigious venues in Ireland and Europe.
DCCI is honoured to welcome their distinguished 2021 Jury members:
Jean Blanchaert, Belgian‐Italian gallerist, antiquarian,glass sculptor and illustrator. For the past 30 years, Jean has run his family’s gallery in Milan, which specialises in glass, ceramics, enamel and contemporary materials. He is a member of the curatorial committee of Venice Glass Week. In 2018, he curated the Best in Europe pavilion at Home Faber 2018 in Venice.
Juliana Cavaliero & Debra Finn, Directors of Cavaliero Finn, UK. Cavaliero Finn, a London-based gallery, has placed works in museum collections including the V&A, The Fitzwilliam Museum and Manchester Art Gallery.
Alice Stori Liechtenstein, Writer, design critic and curator. Alice is the founder of Schloss Hollenegg for Design, an international project based in Austria which supports design culture by offering an exhibition platform and residency programme to young emerging designers.
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