My practice draws on the exploration of the human body and for purposes of economy and practicality I utilise my own body in the production of my work. The overarching themes of bodily autonomy, materiality, body politics and identity reoccur in various forms and physical expression. My interest in biomorphic structures stem from childhood experiences exploring my rural surroundings which shaped and developed my understanding and respect of a natural landscape analogous to the human body.

Gerardine Wisdom is an artist who works in rushwork basketry, also in ceramics and mosaic murals. Uniquely in Ireland, she has taken this ancient craft of rushwork and turned it into a new Irish Art Form in sculpture. The mosaic murals are created using handmade ceramic pieces and broken ceramic tiles.

Gerardine has passion for rushes and is inspired by the natural beauty she sees around her in the Irish landscape where she lives, especially in its lake and shores of the Shannon.

Gerardine has over 20 years experience working with schools, community groups and festivals.

Born close to the Fairy Tale Road in Germany which connects the locations of many tales the Brothers Grimm collected, Simone grew up surrounded by stories. When she moved to Ireland, she founded the storytelling theatre StoryGate  (https://scanner.topsec.com/?d=1464&r=show&u=www.storygate.net&t=3b22a6174feb8c8b5e0d30f01921b5b3dd438e8e) together with Irish teller and puppeteer Michael Phelan.

Jenny was born in Canada and brought up in the West of Ireland. She lives and works in Co. Tipperary. A graduate of NCAD, her work is represented in public and private collections both at home and abroad.

'I primarily paint but I also work with pencil and through installation. My practice delves into our relationship with time and memory, exploring their fleeting and fragmented natures and their influence on our perception of the world.'





 

I am a native of Cahir, Co. Tipperary. Although I live in Wexford, I 'm always delighted to return to Tipperary to facilitate writing projects. I have published six collections of poetry, most recently 'Our House, Delirious' published by Revival Press, Limerick. Recent awards (2022) include The Ballybunion Poetry Prize, the Michael Mullen Prize and placings in the Frances Browne competition and the Francis Ledwidge. My writing largely addresses the memory of 'the people, places and events' I experienced growing up in south Tipperary.

Volodymyr Topiy was born in Sudova Vyshna in 1979, Lviv region. He graduated from the Lviv National Academy of Arts in 2003. In his work, he works with such media as performance, painting, installation, graphics. In connection with the full-scale invasion of russia into Ukraine, he currently lives in Ireland. 

Mariya Hoyin was born in Lviv in 1982. Graduated from the Lviv National Academy of Arts. In her artistic work, she works with such media as analog photography, performance, graphics, collage, video. With the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, she was forced to leave her native city and country. She lived and worked in Poland for a year and a half, and she recently lives and works in Ireland.

 

I am an abstract artist working mainly in oils on canvas. I also create abstract landscapes and seascapes. I graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design with an honours degree in Fine Art in 2019. I make work in a small studio in Borrisokane. I have had a very successful solo exhibition in The Backstage Gallery, Longford and have exhibited in many group exhibitions such as The Hunt Museum, The Sailors Home, Craft Space all in Limerick. I have also shown my work in The Narrow Space Gallery, Clonmel , The Courtyard Gallery Ennistymon, Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival among others.

Josephine Geaney is a contemporary visual artist from Nenagh, Co.Tipperary. 

For as long as she remembers she spent her entire life painting and drawing.  Her artistic journey began formally though when she enrolled in Limerick School of Art and Design achieving a BA(Hons.) Degree in fine art painting in 2008.  Inspired by the works of contemporary artists Gerhard Richter, Peter Doig, and Edward Hopper, Josephine delved into creating her own thought provoking paintings.

Suzanne hails from Carrickfergus. Having studied at UUJ, DIT, TCD and UUC she relocated to Warsaw, Poland in 2006 due to her husband’s work commitments. There she was a Music Specialist at the British School. Suzanne also implemented the inaugural ABRSM examination session in Warsaw along with regular gigs for embassies.