Legendary society photographer Patrick McMullan hosted the first Hamptons solo Premiere Exhibition for Irish Artist Gerard Bryne at The Slattery Gallery in Southampton.
The VIP opening drew an enthusiastic mix of collectors, curators, and cultural tastemakers celebrating Byrne’s signature style and his arrival on the East End art scene.
Guests arrived at the gallery Saturday afternoon to view Byrne’s newest body of work. The exhibition, described by McMullan as “a luminous exploration of light, form, and memory,” introduces Byrne’s interpretations of Impressionism and contemporary realism to Hamptons audiences for the first time in a solo setting.
McMullan, who has captured countless artists, celebrities, and social figures through his lens over decades, remarked that hosting Byrne’s debut was a natural extension of his own passion for both the art world and the Hamptons cultural community.
The Slattery Gallery, already establishing itself as a destination for forward-thinking exhibitions in the Hamptons, provided a fitting stage. Guests mingled, sipped and noshed in the intimate light filled space, that created a dynamic backdrop for Byrne’s canvases — landscapes and figurative works rendered with the artist’s trademark Hampton’s iconic scenes.Other notable attendees included: John Slattery, Agata Byrne, Damien Roman, Jean Shafiroff, Leesa Rowland, Melanie Wambold, Nancy Stone, Leila Pinto, Ron Burkhardt, Sophie Rose Slattery, Nicole Salmasi, Lucia Hwong Gordon, James Byrnes and Noreen Donovan.