Void Gallery Explained

The Void
Map Type:	United Kingdom Derry
Established:	2003
Type:	contemporary art gallery
Director:	Vivianna Chechia
Location:	Waterloo Place, Derry

The Void (or VOID)^[1] gallery is a contemporary art gallery and events space in Waterloo Place, Derry, Northern Ireland.^[2] It began in 2003. Vivianna Chechia has been its director since May 2023,^[3] replacing Eamonn McCann.

In 2021 it moved to a new location in Waterloo Place.^{[4] [5]} It received a grant of over £123,000 in 2021 from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.^[6]

Programmes

The gallery has hosted art events for toddlers,^[7] life drawing and film showings.^[8] It has staged art pieces outside of their buildings,^[9] including billboard exhibitions.^[10] Some of its exhibitions have been political in nature.^{[11] [12] [13]}

Artists

Artists exhibited at the Void have included:

• Amanda Coogan
• Uwe Wittwer
• John Gerrard
• Niamh O'Malley
• Andrei Molodkin
• Niamh McCann
• Margaret Tait
• Pádraig Timoney
• Helen Cammock
• George Shaw

Notes and References

1. Web site: Art galleries safely reopen to the public across Northern Ireland | Belfast News Letter .
2. Web site: . Void presents 'Re_sett_ing_s' – a collaboration between Jaki Irvine and Locky Morris .
3. Web site: Viviana Checchia new director of Void Gallery . DerryNow.com.
4. Web site: Void Gallery announces move to new location at Waterloo Place | Derry Journal .
5. Web site: New Void gallery to host talented Turkish artist in Derry . .
6. Web site: Staff reporter . Two Derry organisations secure funding of more than £300,000 from Arts Council of Northern Ireland . DerryNow.com.
7. Web site: Coming up at Derry’s Void gallery this February! | Derry Journal .
8. Web site: Shezad Dawood’s Leviathan to feature at the Void Gallery | Derry Journal .
9. Web site: June 26, 2020 . Londonderry: New artwork for blown-up statue site . www.bbc.com.
10. Web site: McAree . Anna . August 6, 2021 . New Derry billboard exhibition explores 'The State We're In' . BelfastLive.
11. Web site: September 29, 2016 . Anger as image of Jesus Christ immersed in urine going on display in Derry . www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
12. Web site: Staff reporter . Exhibition by renowned gay rights activist to open in Derry . www.derrynow.com.
13. Web site: Events confirmed for Derry’s Foyle Pride festival 2022 | Derry Journal .