Niamh McCann

Niamh McCann is an accomplished senior Irish Artist. Her work effortlessly links strands of her practice interests. Three-dimensional work, drawing, painting, installation, and video. Her diverse practice considers themes of globalisation, urbanisation, travel, and the wider concerns of society.  Her work can be unpredictable and frequently humorous. She is represented in the collections of the Irish Museum of Modern Art; The Arts Council of Ireland; Limerick City Gallery, Swansea City Council; The London Institute; Hiscox, London, and Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane.

McCann studied at Chelsea College of Art & Design, London. She is the recipient of the Norman Houston Commission Award, Washington DC, and RHA Stephen McKenna Studio Fellowship. Commissions include Bile Buadha a large-scale outdoors sculptural work at Termini Complex, Sandyford and PAVILION/MOTHER’S LAMENT an outdoors sculptural work at the National Museum of Ireland, Museum of Country Life.

Solo exhibitions include Hairline Crack [a dialogue] at the Rudolf-Scharpf-Galerie des Wilhelm Hack Museum, Germany, Furtive Tears at Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane, La Perruque (Protest Song) at MAC Belfast, and Just Left of Copernicus in Visual Carlow. Group exhibitions include Future Perfect, Rubicon-Projects Brussels and Changing States, BOZAR, Belgium.