I am an Irish artist living in Dublin. I work in pen and ink and my paintings are inspired by nature, folklore, fairytale, film, and all things magical. I love to draw outdoors in nature and I visit different locations for each new piece that I create. It might be a place by the sea, a forest, a heritage site, anywhere as long as it is outdoors and feels uplifting. Each place that I visit offers its own kind of inspiration. I sit and draw from my imagination allowing the feel of my surroundings to flow into each piece. ​ The finished drawing is completed with layers of ink either in my studio or in the garden if the weather is warm enough. Once the painting is finished I add a story or a quotation. Finding the right story for each painting is an organic process. Sometimes the story relates to the time of year in the Celtic calendar, sometimes it is inspired by books I have read, films I enjoyed, or it might be linked to the folklore of a particular place that I visited. Often the story can take a while to appear but eventually the right piece turns up for the finished painting. Then the whole process starts again and I look forward to where my next drawing will take me........

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2001-2005   B.A. Fine Art Printmaking, National College of Art & Design, Dublin
2000 -2001  Portfolio Course, Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Dublin
1995-1999   B.A. Natural Sciences (Zoology), Trinity College, Dublin

2009-2012  Established Labyrinth Art Group.
Drawing and painting classes for adults and children in Donnycarney Community Centre.

Exhibitions:
2019  "Ancient Tongues & Tales"The Fernie Brae, Portland, Oregon
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2018  "Found Things From Lost Lands" The Fernie Brae, Portland, Oregon

2015  Elfia at Arcen with "The Golden Age of Fairy Art”, The Netherlands
​            Elfia at Haarzeilens with “The Golden Age of Fairy Art”, The Netherlands.

2014  Elfia at Arcen with "The Golden Age of Fairy Art”, The Netherlands.
           Artsource, RDS, Dublin.

2013  Artsource, RDS, Dublin
            Cornucopia, Wicklow St, Dublin

2012  Good Food Gallery, Kilcullen, Kildare

2011
Cockleshell Gallery, Duncannon, Wexford
Trasna II, Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Clare
Christmas exhibition, Vent Collective, Belfast.
Le Grá Gallery, Clare-Galway
Cornucopia, Dublin
Winding Stair Bookshop, Dublin
Art on the Rails - Kilmainham Arts festival, Dublin
 Croi Anu Creative Centre, Moone, Kildare

2010  Christmas Exhibition, Source Tipperary Arts Centre

Group exhibitions of previous work (figurative charcoal drawings)
2007  Christmas Exhibition, The Cherrylane Gallery, Wicklow
            “See Figure. 8”, Talbot Gallery, Dublin

2005  “Pygmalion” Original Print Gallery, Dublin,
             Final Year Degree Show N.C.A.D, Dublin,

2004  RDS Student Travel Award, RDS, Dublin
           “In Between”, Cross Gallery, Dublin,

2003   Residency Cyprus School of Art, Limassol (1 month)