From a young age, I was captivated by the magic which exists beyond the mundane, creating fantastical worlds through drawing, painting, and making. This natural inclination led me to pursue a career in art, culminating in an honours degree in Fine Art and Textiles from Goldsmiths' College, London. Here, I honed my skills in translating otherworldly visions into richly textured figurative works using experimental machine embroidery techniques.
Life took a profound turn when I lost my mother, prompting a deep exploration of existence and belonging. This quest led me to wander through southern Europe, living in seaside towns and mountain villages. I sold my drawings and handcrafted jewellery in local markets, along with roasted chestnuts and foraged mushrooms.
My journey revealed my innate affinity for wandering and living in harmony with nature, camping in farm huts, washing in rivers, creating shelters on the beach, and bathing in the sea.
Eventually, my love for wild places brought me to the West coast of Ireland. Here, nestled between mountains and sea, I found a place to call home where I raised my two daughters. I continue to immerse myself in the landscape, swimming year-round in the ocean and painting every day in my garden studio.
My artistic journey is driven by a desire to make a difference in the world. My work has the power to bring to offer a quiet place of reflection to inspire a deep appreciation for the miracles that are constantly present in our lives.
In this place of silence transformation can take place.
CV of Exhibitions
2024 September solo show Journeying Home Clifden Arts Festival, Clifden
2024 June Journeying Home solo show Clew Bay Hotel Gallery, Westport
2023 December Mayo Artists Group Show Linenhall, Castlebar
2023 June Drawing Down The Moon solo show Clew Bay Hotel Gallery, Westport
2022 June Unravelling solo show Clew Bay Hotel Gallery,Westport, Mayo
2021 July Dreams of Parallel Time solo show, District, The Port, Wicklow
2020 July Earth's Silent Embrace solo show Custom House Studios, Westport, Mayo
2020 September Signal Arts Centre group show Bray, County Wicklow
2020 Courthouse Gallery, Winter group show Ennistymon, County Clare
2019 Of Birds and Beings joint show, Westival, Westport
2019 Westival group show Westport
2019 Cairde group show The Model, Sligo
2019 Solas Upstairs Gallery joint show, Louisburgh, Mayo
2018 Untethered solo show Quay Cottage, Westport, Mayo
2018 Solas Upstairs Gallery group show, Louisburgh, Mayo
2018 Westival group show, Westport, Mayo
2018 Solas Upstairs Gallery joint show Louisburgh,, Mayo
2018 Green Fuse Gallery group show Westport, Mayo
2018 Mind has Mountains group show Town Hall Gallery Galway
2017 Mind has Mountains group show Green Fuse Westport
2017 Linenhall Arts Centre, group show, Castlebar
2016 The Web that Quivers, Roonagh Pier, Louisburgh, Mayo
I am a member of Interface Inagh collective in Connemara and a member of Visual Arts Ireland
My work is in many select private collections in Ireland and around the world
