NCAD MFA Fine Art Graduate Show 2026

Amelia Caulfield, Hugh Cooney, Luke Donnelly, Ríoghnach Hardiman, Rebecca Gleeson, Barbara Healy,  Katie McCloskey, Evan McKenna, Helena Murray, Jennifer Rylands, Elizabeth Shaw, Moynagh Sullivan, Emma Wills, Evan Wilson

A new group exhibition of graduate work from the MFA  Fine Art programme at the National College of Art and Design opens at Rua Red South Dublin Arts Centre on 6th June 2026, and runs until June 20th. The show features work by fourteen artists including  painting, media, print, glass and installations reflecting diverse approaches to material, process, and critical inquiry. Moving between public and private experience,  the works explore how contemporary life is shaped through shifting conditions of social relations and  identity.

The MFA Fine Art programme at NCAD is aimed at creative practitioners who want to develop advanced art projects responsive to contemporary contexts. MFA students develop individual research pathways, connecting their projects to the visual arts and wider audiences and situations. NCAD has built a partnership with Rua Red to showcase the work of MFA Fine Art students over the last few years. NCAD shares Rua Red’s ethos and commitment to connecting with the diversity of local communities.