Mairead o'hEocha was born in Dublin in 1962. She studied at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD, Dublin), graduating in 2000, and received a Master of Arts from Goldsmith’s College, University of London in 2004. She has had solo exhibitions among others at the Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny and Temple Bar Gallery + Studio in Dublin, which represents the artist internationaly as well.

She has received numerous prizes and awards, including multiple grants from the Arts Council of Ireland. Her work is held at the National Gallery of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art and Arts Council of Ireland. O'hEocha paints landscapes and still life, and cites Corot, Giorgio Morandi and Maureen Gallace as influences. She is also known for portraits of the taxidermied animals in the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History. She will live at the Künstlerhaus from October until March.

maireadoheocha.com