Clare Arts

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Sheelagh Keane

My art career has been intertwined for many years with a career in social work. I grew up in West…

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Doreen Drennan

Doreen Drennan is a visual artist based between Lisdoonvarna and Doolin and originally from Achill Island Co. Mayo. She has…

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Beata Rosik

Beata Rosik is based in Ennis, Co Clare. She is originally from Poland. She is a Fine Art Photographer. She…

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Michelle Fallon

Originally from Ennis, visual artist Michelle Fallon Toft is currently based in Corofin, Co. Clare.  Her love of painting, drawing…

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Richard Andreucetti

Richard Andreucetti is an Irish visual artist working and living in Kildysart, in County Clare. As well as being a…

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Julia Rice O’Dea

I love to tell stories, be it with a paintbrush, pen or camera. A handful of penned and illustrated children’s…

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Nagy Anita

Resident in Ireland since 2017, a Hungarian blood with an Irish heart. I speak 3 languages: Hungarian, Italian and English.…

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John Lillis

John Lillis is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Liscannor in Co.Clare.  He works primarily in the areas of recording, music,…

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David O Rourke

David studied sculpture at N.C.A.D. and more recently Jungian psychology with art therapy. He has been a practicing artist for…

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Ruth Wood

Ruth Wood is a visual artist based in West Clare. She is a graduate from the Limerick School of Art…

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Jackie Askew

Jackie Askew is a visual artist based in Ennistymon Co. Clare since 1998. She makes abstract paintings, drawings and collages…

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Moran Been-noon

Moran Been-noon is a Dublin-based visual artist and independent curator. As an artist she predominantly makes moving image installations, with…

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Christina Bennett

I am a multi-disciplinary artist, working in painting, making, film, writing and craft. Much of my work expresses the stories…

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Hannah Arnup

Hannah Arnup Hannah is based in Cratloe, Co. Clare. She graduated from Kingston College of Art BA (Hons Fine Art…

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Larisa K Bevillard

Larisa is a professional visual artist and alumni of the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University in  Cambridge, Massachusetts.…

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Carmel Madigan

Carmel T. Madigan is a professional visual artist, original from the Bridges of Ross, Loophead. She holds a 2.1 Honours…

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Marie Connole

Marie Connole has exhibited at the Irish Arts Center New York USA, National Gallery of Ireland, EVA International and the…

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Éilís Murphy

I am a visual artist who draws inspiration from forgotten or lost knowledge; interspecies communication and language; hidden narratives and…

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Aine Rynne

Aine Rynne is an artist based in Miltown Malbay, West Clare. She has a BA in Film and TV from…

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Helen Lowe

Artist Helen Lowe, lives in Quin, Co.Clare. She is a visual artist with many paintings sold worldwide. Helen Lowes’ paintings…

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Ciara Malone

Ciara is a a multi-disciplinary artist for over 25 years and has had numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally. Her work…

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Marianne Potterton

Marianne Potterton is a multidisciplinary artist based in Doolin, North Clare. She has a 1st Class Honours Degree in Fine…

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Yeni Artist

Yeni is frim Ukraine and currently lives in Ennis. Born and raised in a small town, from an early age,…

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Dr Martina Cleary

Dr. Martina Cleary is a multi-media visual artist, based in north Clare. She gained a BFA from the Crawford College…

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Mary Fahy

Originally from Galway, Mary Fahy is a visual artist and art teacher living in Ennistymon, North Clare. She studied fine…

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Tara Keegan

Tara Keegan is a Visual Artists & Participatory Artist based in Scarriff in the east of Co. Clare. She holds…

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Robert Downey

Robert Downey is a visual artist based in Co. Clare. He has a studio based practice, initially based at the…

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Aindrias Stack

Storyteller & fiddle player and cultural producer/programmer based in Clare. Artist in the community with Doolin folklore project. Munster champion…

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Ann McBride

Ann McBride is an artist, illustrator and ceramic designer. A native of Co Clare, she is based in Stonehall, Newmarket…

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Olga Kina

Olga Kina is a visual artist living in Shannon Country Clare and working with storytelling ideas through different materials and…

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Andrew Newland

Andrew Newland is an artist based at his studio in Sheeaun, Kilmaley, Co. Clare. He trained in the UK, initially…

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Anneteresa Quinn

I am a visual artist and qualified art teacher. My practice is evolving as a multidisciplinary one where I am…

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Eilish Tuite

Eilish Tuite is an artist working in Clare. She received her MA and BA from Limerick School of Art and…

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Sam Gleeson

Sam Gleeson is a bladesmith – using both metal and woodworking techniques, and often incorporating reclaimed materials and ocean plastics,…

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Katja Wittmer

Katja Wittmer is a visual artist originally from Germany who has been living in Ennis Co. Clare since 2007. She…

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Leigh O’Connell

I work with various mediums as I enjoy community work, so I am used to using whatever medium is needed…

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Janet Buell

I’m American, and have lived in Corofin, Clare since 2013. I paint almost exclusively with pastels. The medium caught my…

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David O’Rourke

David  O Rourke is a native of Ennis, Co. Clare. He is qualified as a graduate of sculpture from the…

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West Murals

West Murals aka Marcus O’Connor has over 15 years experience painting murals rooted from street art and the grafitti world.…

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Tim Humphries

Tim Humphries is an artist, printmaker and photographer) based in Tulla, east Co. Clare. He has a Master of Fine Art…

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Siobain O’Brien Art

Siobain O’Brien is based in Kilfenora, Co. Clare. She holds a BA (Hons) in Ceramic Design from Staffordshire University (2003).…

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Barry Wrafter

Ennis based artist, Barry Wrafter, has been honing his skills a sculptor for many successful years from his studio in…

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Astrid Adler

Astrid Adler was born in Germany, lived 14 years in Holland and since 1999 in Monmore, Kilrush, Co.Clare. She has…

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Jole Bortoli

Jole Bortoli was born and grew up in Italy where she trained as a visual artist. She attended the Art…

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Dorothy Ledwith

Dorothy Ledwith is a visual artist living in Ennis, Co. Clare. The style of her artwork is representational with a palette of muted tones.

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Giselle Harvey

Giselle Harvey is an artist-maker, educator and researcher from Co. Clare who works in a range of art education, community,…

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Rena Casey Lewis

Rena is an artist/ photographer specialising mostly in watercolour based in Ennis, Co Clare. My art career began in 1994…

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Johnnie T. Tynan

Johnnie T. is an experienced creative professional based in Clare, close to the Galway border in sunny Crusheen. He has…

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Harry Guinane

Irish artist and Ennis native Harry Guinane is best known for his people and animal portraits & murals. On completing…

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Rita Linney

Rita Linney is a visual artist living and working in Cree, West Clare. She originates from Yorkshire, England. Her work…

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Karen J McDonnell

I grew up in Ennis and spent most of my working life in Dublin before returning to Co. Clare. I…

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Michelle Hickey

Michelle Hickey is a visual artist and maker and balances her art practice between her native Shannon and Doolin in…

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Mason Roche

Mason Roche graduated from the University of Limerick with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture. Using the medium of concrete he…

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Jennifer Donohue

Jennifer Donohue is a multimedia artist and writer living and working in Ennis, County Clare. Her work centres on expressing…

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Jane Seymour

In 1994 Jane moved to rural Co. Clare, Ireland, where she built a house and studio, and applied herself to…

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Pauline Dunleavy

An artist with over 23 years experience. I’m a member of Kilrush Art Group and every year we exhibit in…

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Gerry O’Mahony

Gerry O’Mahony is a graduate of LSAD Limerick. He has lived in Ireland, Israel and Malawi. He was a member…

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Ailish Malone

Ailish Malone is a self taught abstract landscape artist working in acrylics and mixed media. Ailish is inspired by the…

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Nicola Henley

Nicola Henley is a textile artist based near Tuamgraney, East Clare. Originally from Bristol in the UK, she moved to…

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Eva Reddy

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Zara Starr Madden

Drama, Mindfulness and Movement. A co-founder of The Unlimited Dream Machine Theatre Company, Zara is an actor, singer, dancer, filmmaker,…

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Éanna Byrt

Éanna Byrt, a Clare-based visual artist and educator, who holds a Bachelor of Fine Art in Printmaking from the Limerick…

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Matthew Mitchell

The work embodies the landscape through his unique process of collecting, processing and incorporating the local ochres as a ‘ground’.…

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Leigh O’Connell O’Connell

I enjoy community work, so I am used to using whatever medium is needed for the particular project at hand.…

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Fuchsia MacAree

Fuchsia MacAree is an artist and illustrator based in North Clare. Her work highlights quiet moments of contemplation, details in…

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Carmel T Madigan

Carmel T. Madigan has been developing her arts practice since 2000. In 2020, she developed a 20 year virtual retrospective…

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Antje McInerney

I am German born and moved to Ireland in 1990 and have lived in Ennis since then. I was married…

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Lisa Joyce

With a background in psychology and community development I have found drama practices to be a joyful way of creating…

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Joseph Kelly

Joseph Kelly is a visual artist based in Co Clare. His works are mainly landscape based. He creates works of…

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Ana Colomer

Ana Colomer is a visual artist based in Ennis Co. Clare. Ana works as a community artist and arts educator.…

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Josie O’Connor

Josie O’Connor has a background in Printmaking, having graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design in 2012. Since then…

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Jackie Mc Grath

Jackie McGrath is a socially engaged artist living in Kilkee on the west coast in Co Clare. She has a…

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Jane Murtagh

Jane Murtagh is an Irish Artist Metalsmith. A graduate in Fine Art from Dun Laoghaire School of Art and Design…

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Martina Hynan

Martina Hynan is a socially engaged artist, curator, birth activist and researcher based in Ennis, Co. Clare. For more than…

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Shona MacGillivray

Shona MacGillivray is a visual artist with over 20 years experience in arts and education and arts and disability Her…

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Lynn Kenny

A professional visual artist and facilitator for over 28 years, Lynn graduated from NCAD in Dublin with a Degree in…

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Dee Deegan

Dee Deegan is a Galway based multidisciplinary Artist Teacher and owner of Galway Art Academy. Dee holds a Master’s in…

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Breda Stack

My name is Breda Stack. I’m from Limerick and now live in Co. Clare. Although I hadn’t painted since Leaving…

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Negative Space Art Collective

Negative Space Collective is an artist led initiative based out of Ennis, County Clare. Negative Space is led by founding…

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Jessica Curtin

I am a drama facilitator. I work with youth theatres, and adults with intellectual disabilities. I also work as a…

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Bridget Henning

Bridget is an East Clare/Ireland based artist and has been drawing and painting since she was about 13 years old.…

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Sara Foust

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Olivia Henchy

Olivia Henchy is a visual mixed media artist from Co. Clare.  Her work is at the intersection between landscape and…

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Isabelle Gaborit

I am a professional visual artist ( BA hons ) who was born in La Rochelle in the south west…

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Evelyn Sorohan

Acclaimed environmental artist recognised for creating visually stimulating, sustainably made, 3 D art works and collaborative art projects based on…

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Astrid Adler

Astrid Adler is based in Monmore, Kilrush, Co.Clare. She has a third level degree in Art and Philosophy from St.…

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Nathalie El Baba

Nathalie El Baba is a visual artist based in Scariff, East Clare, originally from Beirut, Lebanon. She is a graduate of GMIT, with a BA in Art and Design - Fine Art Painting.

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Grace O’Brien

From Limerick but living in Co. Clare, Grace rediscovered her passion for artistic expression in 2021 and delved into learning…

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Ursula Meany

I’m a multidisciplinary artist based in North Clare. I make cyanotypes, inspired by nature or abstract, sometimes from photographs with…

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Deirdre Grimes

My work is inspired by my home county of Clare, the countryside, the stone my home is made of, the…

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Brenda Kennelly

Brenda is a self taught mosaic artist, using earthy and natural found materials, shaping and moulding them into an abstract…

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Aine Rynne

Aine Rynne is an artist based in Miltown Malbay, West Clare. She has a BA in Film and TV from…

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Joanna Gammell

Joanna Gammell is a visual artist who predominantly paints in oils. Joanna is based in Sixmilebridge in Co. Clare. She…

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Frances Bermingham

Artist Biography Frances is a researcher, field and shoreworker who works in marine, heritage research and community projects. She completed…

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Caitríona Sheedy

Caitríona Sheedy is a multimedia artist, creating paintings, songs, sculpture & writing on the subject of humanity, ecology & evolution.…

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Rachel Macmanus

Rachel Macmanus is a visual artist based in Co Clare, Ireland. Her practice has two intertwined areas of focus-drawing and…

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Sorrell Reilly

I am an illustrator, printmaker and digital artist working in my Corofin, County Clare. I make print artwork of the…

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Sophie Hutchinson

Sophie is a contemporary dance artist, performer and facilitator based in East Clare. She holds a BPA(Hons) from the Northern…

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Ronan McMahon

Self taught artist and photographer living in Ennis, Co. Clare.

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Lis De Fran

Lis De Fran is an Italian Artist based in Ennis Co. Clare. She has a Degree in Business Studies, a…

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Sandra Juanes

Born in Valencia, Spain, Sandra moved to Doolin in Co. Clare in 2015 after years visiting as a tourist. She…

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Michael Lewisohn

I am a visual artist living and working in Co.Clare. It is a joy to paint in a place so…

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Mel White Maximillist Art

Mel White (1978) is based in Mountshannon, Co.Clare. She is a self taught artist. She takes most of her inspiration…

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Bríd Kivneen

Bríd is based in North Clare and has worked with several community music and community art projects with intercultural, women’s…

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Sarah Fuller

Sarah is a visual artist and puppeteer and founding member of Dog and String Theatre. She holds a BA Hons…

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Michael Mc Aloran

Michael Mc Aloran was born in Belfast, (1976). He grew up in Shannon, Co. Clare, where he is presently based.…

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Kathryna Cuschieri

I am a multi disciplinary artist living and working in Co. Clare. My primary medium is glass. I am inspired…

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Christopher Banahan

I am a portrait painter, who uses multi media techniques; gold leaf, fresco, acrylic, oil, watercolour painting, cracking varnish effect,…

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Fiona O Dwyer

Fiona O’Dwyer is a visual artist based in Ennistymon in North Clare. She holds an Honors Degree in Fine Art/Sculpture…