I am Mary O'Mahony, a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Kilcrohane, the last village on the Sheep's Head Peninsula — a rocky, rugged sliver of land jutting out into the wild Atlantic Ocean in West Cork, Ireland, my work is heavily influenced by my connection to place, and attempts to highlight the beauty and magic in the everyday. A place for me to pour my childlike wonder into.

Graduating from Crawford College of Art and Design in 2013 with a degree in Fine Art, I am a painter, printmaker and colour lover. Over the years I have broadened my skills in printmaking and textile design, furthering my technical training at places like Cork Printmakers in Cork and Central Saint Martins in London.

I have exhibited across Ireland and internationally as a professional artist, in settings ranging from traditional galleries to festivals — including Electric Picnic, where the installation I made was removed for being too much fun! I have also worked as an Artist Facilitator with older adults living in residential care on the Arts for Health Programme, and illustrated a booklet for a Mental Health Practitioner as part of their research into complex trauma with Oxford University.  My work has been displayed in shop windows like Brown Thomas, as well as in local pubs, disused cinemas, and college canteens, to name but a few.

I hold a PGrad Dip in Social Policy from Trinity College Dublin, and having spent a number of years working as an advocate, I am interested in making art for everybody else – outside of the confines of the gallery space. Diversity is integral to my practice, and it's what keeps it fun.