About the Artist
Aishling Hennessy is an Abstract Expressionist Painter and Digital Artist from County Laois, Ireland.
Her work blends dreamlike washes with organic forms and gestured mark making to explore the seen and unseen. Her work is inspired by her emotions, the ethereal and the Earth in an attempt to explore her curiosity with the layering and contrasts within life.
Aishling is fascinated with the human mind and how we absorb the world around us to create our own reality. With an interest in what we think we see/are/feel, can only truly be realised by contrasts. Each piece links to her own perception of her inner and outer world and attempts to capture the never-ending quest for enlightenment.
Graduating with BA (Honors) in Fine Art from The Centre for Creative Arts and Media, Galway in 2004 specializing in Paint. Aishling went on to complete her Higher Diploma in Art for Art, Craft and Design Teachers from Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork in 2007.
Aishling has exhibited her work in Solo Exhibitions and many group shows throughout Ireland. She has commissioned many pieces for private collectors in Ireland and abroad.
Education:
Centre for Creative Arts and Media Galway — Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (Honours) — 2000 – 2004
Crawford College of Art and Design – Higher Diploma in Art Education (Honours)— 2006 – 2007
Exhibition History :
2022 - Dunamaise Art Gallery -Fado Faces - Group Exhibition - Portlaoise Co. Laois
2021 - Laois Arthouse Gallery - In Trust, In Gratitude, In Hope - Group Exhibition - Stradbally, Co. Laois
2021 - Peppers Lane Art Gallery - Pop-Up Art Gallery Owned - Portlaoise Co. Laois
2020 - Laois Arthouse Gallery- The Collective - Group Exhibition - Stradbally, Co. Laois2019 – Abbeyleix Library and Gallery – Ethereal – Solo Exhibition – Abbeyleix, Co. Laois2018 – Mountmellick Gallery and Library – Conversations with Blue – Solo Exhibition – Mountmellick, Co. Laois2018 – Birr Theatre and Arts Centre – Look to the Skies – Open Submission Group Show – Birr, Co. Offaly2018 – Dunamaise Arts Centre – Open Submission Group Show – Portlaoise, Co. Laois2016 – St. Patrick’s Mental Health Hospital – Anything Goes Group Exhibition – James’ Street, Dublin D08 K7YW2016 – Mountmellick Gallery and Library – Room 22 – Solo Exhibition – Mountmellick, Co. Laois2015 – The Back Loft Gallery – Studio Retrospective Exhibition – Dublin 82015 – St. Patrick’s Mental Health Hospital – Anything Goes Group Exhibition – James’ Street, Dublin D08 K7YW2014 – Shimoda Art Space – Group Exhibition – Portlaoise, Co. Laois2011 – The Back Loft Gallery – Who Lives Here Belongs Here – Dublin 82005 – Dunamaise Arts Centre – Open Submission Group Show – First Prize in Still Life Category – Portlaoise, Co. LaoisCollections:‘Faoin Spéir’ – Laois County Council Arts Office – Portlaoise, Co. Laois – 2016Private Collections: Ireland, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg, USA.