A TALENTED Letterkenny art student will host her first ever solo exhibition after winning a prestigious art award at her college in Belfast.
Rosie Melvin won the Arcade Award following the completion of her studies at Ulster University, Belfast.
She was chosen for the award after taking part in the Belfast School of Art Graduate Showcase which opened recently at Ulster University.
The show aims to highlight the graduating students’ creativity and skill.
After completing her studies at Loreto Letterkenny in 2022, Rosie took her passion for art and joined the Fine Art BA (Hons) course in Ulster University Belfast.
For the graduate showcase she completed a range of work and displayed a series of paintings titled ‘Greenhouse.’
Her work aims to “capture the act of remembering.”
She said “I often start my work with a very different composition in mind than the final outcome.
“My paintings are oversaturated, messy and chaotic.”
Her paintings blend together different colour schemes and try to match “the feeling of walking into a greenhouse.”
Her work was selected as the winner of the Arcade Award during the opening night of the exhibition
As recipient of the award, Rosie will have a solo exhibition in the Arcade Studio space on Linen Street in Belfast which will take place in the new year.
The Belfast School of Art’s Graduate Showcase is open to the public and will run until June 21.
Rosie is a daughter of Gearóid and Siobhan Melvin, Woodlands.