I am an Irish artist based in London, currently studying at The Royal Drawing School.
In my work I attempt to capture some sense of what it is to be human, searching for truths or significance in the inconsequential moments of every day. I seek to embrace all aspects of our being, exploring the tension and in-between spaces of the different parts of us. How we can feel at once deeply vulnerable yet strong, serene and unnerved, unabashed and embarrassed, sorrowful and joyous. Animals, particularly dogs are a recurring symbol in my work. In the past they have seemed to symbolise a sense of loss, yet now their presence is largely a redemptive, healing one - dispelling feelings of isolation and loneliness. In some ways they also act as a mirror to the human.
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EXHIBITIONS
2020
Curated for Covid, Online Charity Exhibition, 8th May - 8th June
2019
Winter Show, Art Shop and Chapel Gallery, Abergavenny, 16th November - 25th January
Summer Show, Art Shop and Chapel Gallery, Abergavenny, 15th June - 10th August
The Melodic Line, Twenty Twenty Gallery, Ludlow, 14th June - 13th July
Cambridge Exhibition, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Bologna, 1st - 4th April
Contemporary Watercolour Competition, Royal Watercolour Society, The Bankside Gallery, London, 8th - 20th March
Cambridge MA Show, Candid Arts Trust, London, 12th - 16th February
Out of This World, Glimpses of Magic, Art Shop and Chapel Gallery, Abergavenny, 21st November - 17th February
2018
Christmas Exhibition, Flying Colours Gallery, London, 4th-12th December
Selvedge Winter Fair, Mary Ward House, London, 1st December
'Foraged Collections', The Art Shop and Chapel, Abergavenny, 15th September - 20th October
Summer Show 'Hedgerows and Gardens', The Art Shop and Chapel, Abergavenny, 23rd June - 18th August
Contemporary Watercolour Competition, Royal Watercolour Society, The Bankside Gallery, London, 2nd March - 14th
2017
Winter Show, The Art Shop and Chapel, Abergavenny, 4th November - 20th January 2018
Artist in the Garden - Summer Show, The Art Shop and Chapel, Abergavenny, 14th July - 19th August
Grennan Mill Craft School, Kilkenny Arts Festival, Ireland, 11th - 20th August
Sketch Open Drawing Prize, Rabley Drawing Centre, Malborough, 21st May - 21st June
COLLABORATIONS
The Frost Fair Collection with The Shop Floor Project
Art Work for Olivia Chaney's Shelter, Nonesuch Records.
FEATURES
T MAGAZINE: The New York Times
AWARDS
Contemporary Watercolour Competition, Royal Watercolour Society, Daler Rowney Prize, 2019
Contemporary Watercolour Competition, Royal Watercolour Society, Cotswold Mount Prize, 2018
EDUCATION
Drawing Year 2020, Royal Drawing School
MA Children's Book Illustration, Cambridge School Of Art
BA English Literature, University of Exeter