Studio Open to the public on Monday and Thursday.

This artist residency will allow me space to develop my language and style in contemporary figurative art. While initiating a new body of work which represents and celebrates diverse Irish community. Growing up in Northern Ireland I have a special interest in ‘equality, reconciliation and inclusion’, and I feel that it’s important to speak to this, in the challenging times we face today.

As I share and explore stories and experiences with an emphasis on hope and bravery, I aim to bring new energy to my drawing through working from a sitter at different stages of my residency, in the development of ambitious larger scale work.

During my residency I will start a new series of large scale figurative & contemporary portraiture drawings. I am currently exploring who I am as an artist, taking in-depth time in a residency, research and experimentation will strengthen my understanding of my artistic form and style.

I aim to develop a series of portraits celebrating multi-cultural Ireland. To engage with the Creative Learning Programme participants I will have an open invitation for the participants to be photographed for portrait drawing with the potential of being included in this new body of work. Having moved to West Cork myself I am always interested in stories of place & origin, how we integrate together and how our exchanges can support community growth.