Niamh Hughes is an Irish interdisciplinary artist and maker working in painting, moving image and textiles.
She currently based between Meath and Cork, Ireland.
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b.1998 in Ireland.
Makeup Coordinator for Cork Community Artlink, Dragon of Shandon Parade, 2024.
Craft Month Coordinator for Cork Craft & Design, 2024.
Laser and Duty Technician at Edinburgh Open Workshop, 2022 - '23.
Design and illustration for Steady Drip - The Sandy Bells Newsletter, 2022- '23.
Cover design for Aimsir Press, 2023.
Education, Training, & Residencies
Youth Bursary Programme Recipient and resident at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, March 2022 - January 2023
Kickstart Apprenticeship Programme at the Edinburgh Open Workshop, March - September 2022
The National College of Art & Design, Dublin - BA (First Class HONS) in FA Textile Art and Artefact, Sept. 2017 - July 2020
ICFE, Dublin - Level 5-6 in Costume Design, Hair & Makeup, Sept. 2020 - 2021
Awards
Meath County Council Professional Artist Development Fund recipient, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, 2024
Agility Award recipient, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, 2024
CIRCUIT Festival 2020 Visual Art Project Award
NCAD Staff Prize Nominee 2020
Exhibitions
2024
CineSalon Experimental Film Festival, Cork, September.
KFEST 2024, Killorglin, Co. Kerry, June.
2023
LeithLate Festival at the Settlement Projects, June 30th - July 2rd.
The Witches Dance - Sett Studios, 29th April - 7th May.
A Hint of Salón – EMBASSY Members Show 24th February – 4th March.
When All is Dust, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, January 20th -23rd.
2022
KFEST 2022, Killorglin, Co. Kerry, June.
Easter Exhibition at SIXFOOT GALLERY, Glasgow, 12th April - 10th May.
2021
SURVEYOR 2021 Exhibit, The Solstice Arts Centre, Co. Meath, Nov 20th - Dec 23rd.
CIRCUIT Arts Festival, Galway City, October.
KFEST 2021, Killorglin, Co. Kerry, October.
2019
PAPERCUT, Solo Exhibition at The Solstice Arts Centre, Co. Meath, May.
Thro' the sunny flowers the bee-wings drone, The Gallery Listoke, Drogheda June - Sept.
Publications
An Áitiúil Anthology, 3rd Edition, November, 2024
Good Day Cork Zine, 'Reflections', July, 2024
The One O'Clock Gun, Issue 29, 2023
Coin Operated Press: Hallozine 004: Ghost Stories, October 2023
Lunasa, Aimsir Press, September 2023
Bealtaine, Aimsir Press, May 2023
Imbolc, Aimsir Press, February 2023
Bealtaine Magazine '(un)Belonging' Issue 2 feature, February 2022
Emerge Art 'UTOPIA' Issue 3 feature, March 2021
CONTACT
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