Clare Arts Office in conjunction with the Edna O’Brien Library, Scarriff, will host ‘Passage’, an exhibition by John Stokes. The exhibition will take place in the library’s gallery during opening hours from January 12 through February 14, 2026.
John Stokes is a creative of visual arts and music. Through various media he explores ways to evoke and access dimensions beyond ordinary consciousness. Instead of describing the material world, John’s work contemplates states beyond what is considered normal.
As a child, John was very creative, but that fell away as his education progressed. By the time he left school, it had vanished under the stress of exam competition. A personal tragedy — the death of both his father and brother at the same time — opened him up again.
The creative process was the only way that he could navigate through the grief he found himself in. Creativity is now a natural strand of his being, and he believes it’s inherent in each one of us. John works spontaneously in an inner-directed discipline.
