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Joan McNamara

Joan is a passionate and creative multi-instrumentalist with classical and traditional music training. She is an accomplished pianist, both directing…
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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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Jyoshna La Trobe

Jyoshna La Trobe is a NZ singer/songwriter, ethnomusicologist and co-parent. Jyoshna’s music communicates to others her life’s journey, written from…
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Noelle Foden-Vencil

My artistic practice investigates the interplay between humanity, materiality, and the environment, where I challenge Westernized concepts of nature and…
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Helen Seago

Helen Seago is a portrait artist based in Co. Clare, specializing in airbrush & Acrylic art. Helen studied at Slade…
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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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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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Amanda Jane Shannon

Amanda’s love of song and music and the written word is a long sublime love affair. Singing bilingually since primary…
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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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Maria Svensson

Maria Svensson is a dance artist based in Bodyke, East Clare, originally from Sweden. She holds a BA in Dance…

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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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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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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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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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Tara Keegan

Tara Keegan is a visual and participatory artist based in Scarriff in the east of Co. Clare. She holds a…
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Fatima Lucia

Fatima Lucia was the first Flamenco dancer to teach in Ireland. She trained in Spain with some of the great…
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Jacinta Sheerin

Jacinta Sheerin graduated from the University of Ulster in Coleraine with a BA Honours Degree in Theatre in 2001 and…
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Balor Otherworld

Balor is a storyteller, combining Ireland’s myths and legends. He performs in schools, visitor centres, online and offers tours around…
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Sara Foust

Sara Foust is a visual artist and curator based in Ennistymon, Co Clare. Sara was born in USA and spent…
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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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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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Siobán Fawl

Mosaic artist Siobán Fawl has been facilitating Art & Craft Workshops in County Clare for over 15 years. She specialises…
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Ailbhe Wheatley

My name is Ailbhe Wheatley and I am a writer and artist based in the wilds of East Clare, Ireland.…
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Fiona Linnane

Fiona Linnane is a composer, originally from Cratloe, specialising in opera and vocal music. She holds a MA in Music…
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Leigh 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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Carmel McKenna

Carmel McKenna has been involved in Irish dance for fifty-five years as a dancer, coach, educator, historian, memorabilia collector and…
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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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Adil Vezir

I am an Azerbaijani-American artist & bronze sculptor living & creating in Ireland. While living in the United States for…
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Vanessa Earl

Actor. Theatre Maker. Behaviour Coach Vanessa trained at Parisian theatre school L’Ecole Jacques Lecoq after completing a degree in Drama…
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Edel Hogan

A practicing visual artist from the Tulla Stables Studios and a lecturer in LSAD’s Fine Art and Education Dept, Hogan’s…
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Eleanor Feely

Eleanor Feely is a multidisciplinary artist, specialising in theatre and community. She works on the A Time to Seek project…

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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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Hanna Kovalova

I am from Ukraine, I have been living in County Clare for two years. I am a freelance artist and…
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Eilís Haden-Storrie

Eilís Haden-Storrie worked for 20 years in both the peace and broadcasting sector and has put together numerous European-Union-funded films, publications, educational packages and peace programmes for museums and councils across Northern Ireland.
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Clíodhna Donnellan

Clíodhna (Cli) Donnellan, native of Mountshannon, Co. Clare is an Irish traditional musician, creative arts facilitator, producer and broadcaster. Clíodhna released…

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Rachel Maloney

Rachel Maloney is an artist from Scarriff, Co. Clare, graduated from the Limerick School of Art and Design, having done…
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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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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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Sarah Matilda Krulder

My practice is research based, site-specific and aims to develop relationships between people and their human/ non-human environments. I use…
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Dermott Petty

Dermott Petty MA is a filmmaker and writer living in Doolin, in North Clare. His recent work the play ‘2 Days…
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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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Mary Musgrove

I am a passionate professional photographer and therapeutic photography/Mindful photography facilitator. I provide an enjoyable environment allowing a beginners mind…
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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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Neil Fitzgibbon

Neil Fitzgibbon is a musician, composer and educator that has toured and shared stages with many musicians at home in…
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Martina Hynan

Martina Hynan is a multimedia artist researcher with more than twenty years’ experience working as a socially engaged artist and…
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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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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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Larisa K Jourdan

Larisa K. Jourdan (formerly known as Larisa K. Bevillard) is a professional visual artist and alumni of the Art Institute…
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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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Sophie Hutchinson

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

Ruairí McKiernan is a Lahinch-based writer, community facilitator, creative producer, and host of the Creative Souls of Clare podcast. His…
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Ceri Garfield

Ceri Garfield is an artist and writer from Mullagh, Co. Clare. She has a BA (First Class Honours) in Fine…
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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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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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Jeremy Strozer

A neurodiverse lateral thinking Fulbright scholar, OCTOVIST (Open-minded, Creative Thinker, Optimistic, Versatile, Intelligent, Supportive, Talented), improvisational actor, coach, and teacher…
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Peneleapaí

Peneleapaí is an singer songwriter, therapist, and educator. She is based in East Clare since 2002, and lived in west…
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Barry Mullins

I am a multi-disciplinary artist with a background in printmaking. I graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design in…
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Róisín Byrne

Róisín is a visual artist originally from Westmeath, now based in Clare. They hold a BA in Fine Art and…
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Helen Blackhurst

Helen is a writer, Playback Theatre actor and drama therapist based in Mountshannon, Co. Clare. Her fiction to date explores…
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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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The Gentian Press and Artist Studios

The Gentian Press is a world-class equipped letterpress and printmaking studio. Located in Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare, on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic…
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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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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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Rio Mc Gonigle

A painter with MA in Social Practice and the Creative Environment from Limerick School Of Art & Design. Teacher of…
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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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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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Diarmuid de Faoite

Diarmuid de Faoite is a dramatist from Ennis, County Clare. He holds a B.Sc. in Botany and a H.Dip in…
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Kathleen Malone

Kathleen Malone, residing in Doolin, Co. Clare, is the daughter of the late tenor Jerry Lynch and has deep roots…
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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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Regina O’Dea

Regina is a mixed media artist living in the Burren. She has a BA honours in Interior Architecture from London…
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Christina G Watkins

Painter artist, qualified in Fine Art Painting Works in photography, film, digital, fine art photography, graphic design, design, printmaking, ceramics,…
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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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Little Top Stars

Little Top Stars – Circus and Bubble Art with Heart We are a small, Clare-based performance company with a love…
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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…
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Theresa Leahy

Throughout my career, I have prioritised incorporating participants’ voices into the creative process. While teaching migration as part of a…
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Rachel Macmanus

Rachel Macmanus is a visual artist based in Co Clare, Ireland. Her practice focuses on drawing, painting and performance art.…

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Charles Monod

Coming from Switzerland originally, Charles Monod moved to Doolin, Co. Clare in 2006 to pursue his passion for Irish Traditional…
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Aideen Sweeney

Aideen Sweeney is a Dublin born Intuitive Artist, Creative Circle Facilitator & Intentional Creativity Teacher with a background in Art…
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Andrew Craig Waterhouse

Andrew C. Waterhouse (b.1971) is an experienced visual artist and curator at The Burren Art Gallery in Tubber. He has…
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Qwynn

Qwynn is a native of County Clare who lives in the heart of Clare. From the moment she started reading…
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David O Rourke

David studied sculpture at N.C.A.D. and Jungian psychology with art therapy and more recently a level 9 in Digital Entrepreneurship.…

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Maia Shelby Hay

I am a multimedia sculptor and emerging public artist creating a sustainable practice from recycled and found materials. My artwork…
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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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Gráinne Kelleher

Gráinne Kelleher is a self-taught artist living in Lahinch, Co Clare. Commissioned artwork holds a special place in her heart,…

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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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Frank Golden

Frank Golden is a poet, novelist, and visual artist. He has published six books of poetry and two novels. His…
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Clara Planelles

CLARA is a creative director with a background in Film, Theatre, and Photography. Passionate about portraying women as powerful, daring,…

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Gene Clohessy

Gene Clohessy is a visual artist from Limerick now living in Doonbeg, Co. Clare. Gene has had an interest and…
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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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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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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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Katie Cogan

My name is Katie Cogan and I am an artist and astrologer living in North Clare since 2021. I am…
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Evelyn Sorohan

Artist Statement ‍I am an environmental artist dedicated to reimagining our relationship with the natural world in the context of…

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Anna Podlewska

Anna Podlewska is a painter, print maker and textile designer. Originally from London, UK, she trained in textiles at The…

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Rosaleen Marion

Artist working in multiple mediums including painting, sculpture, film, and music. Studio and residence in Fanore.
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Fannyland

Tiffany Glenn aka Fannyland is a collage artist, writer, zine maker and arts educator based in Kilrush, County Clare. Humor…
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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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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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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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Kate Daly

Kate is a singer and community group singing facilitator from Doolin, Co. Clare. She offers workshops with the aim of…

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Brian Fleming

Brian Fleming is a percussionist, cultural producer and theatre maker. A refugee from Dublin, he quarantined for years in Bell…
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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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Dopeism

1980s graffiti artist in London. In early 2000 I started messing around with street art and found it a very…
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Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

Sarah Moore Fitzgerald is an award-winning teacher, researcher and novelist based at the University of Limerick where she’s part of…
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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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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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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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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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Madge O’Callaghan

Madge O’Callaghan is an author and poet based in Kilbane, East Clare, in the shadow of Sliabh Bernagh. She facilitates…

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Joan McNamara

Caitríona Sheedy

Jyoshna La Trobe

Noelle Foden-Vencil

Helen Seago

Marianne Potterton

Jole Bortoli

Amanda Jane Shannon

Ruth Wood

Maria Svensson

Sandra Juanes

Lynn Kenny

Ciara Malone

Tara Keegan

Tara Keegan

Fatima Lucia

Jacinta Sheerin

Balor Otherworld

Sara Foust

Giselle Harvey

Marie Connole

Siobán Fawl

Ailbhe Wheatley

Fiona Linnane

Leigh O’Connell

Carmel McKenna

Zara Starr Madden

Adil Vezir

Vanessa Earl

Edel Hogan

Eleanor Feely

Eilish Tuite

Hanna Kovalova

Eilís Haden-Storrie

Clíodhna Donnellan

Rachel Maloney

John Lillis

Mary Fahy

Sarah Matilda Krulder

Dermott Petty

Sarah Fuller

Mary Musgrove

Éilís Murphy

Neil Fitzgibbon

Martina Hynan

Kathryna Cuschieri

Dr Martina Cleary

Larisa K Jourdan

Dee Deegan

Sophie Hutchinson

Ruairí McKiernan

Ceri Garfield

Harry Guinane

Shona MacGillivray

Jeremy Strozer

Peneleapaí

Barry Mullins

Róisín Byrne

Helen Blackhurst

Jackie Mc Grath

The Gentian Press and Artist Studios

Frances Bermingham

Sheelagh Keane

Rio Mc Gonigle

Sam Gleeson

Aindrias Stack

Diarmuid de Faoite

Kathleen Malone

Breda Stack

Regina O’Dea

Christina G Watkins

Julia Rice O’Dea

Little Top Stars

Fiona O Dwyer