About the Artist

Catriona Leahy, born in Cork in 1981, is a visual artist currently living and working in Dublin. Her art practice is rooted in printmaking, though her commitment to the medium has extended beyond traditional to media, which is largely informed by printmaking such as video/animation, bookworks, ceramics & casting. In 2006 she completed her BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art Printmaking at the Crawford College of Art & Design followed by a residency awarded by the college to continue her research in contemporary print and ceramics.

She moved to Dublin in 2007 to take on the role of Studio Technician and Print Coordinator at The Black Church Print Studio. While at the Black Church she has formed a vital role in the education & outreach programmes initiated by the studio and has also editioned the work of many established Irish artists. In her short career to date she has exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally, as well as being involved in exhibition exchanges with Columbia, LA and Hot Bed Press, Manchester. In 2009 she received Arts Council Funding to attend a residency at the Frans Masereel Centrum in Kasterlee, Belgium. In the same year she was commissioned by the Department of Foreign Affairs to create a large-scale work for the permanent residence of the Irish Ambassador to the EU. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Cork Printmakers Annual Bursary and the Arts Council Travel & Training Award.

In September this year, Catriona will move to London to pursue a 2-year full-time Masters in Fine Art Printmaking at the Royal College of Art, London. This will offer her the opportunity to explore and investigate printmaking within a contemporary context as an expanding field encompassing a wide range of media from installation & performance to sound and video.