Siobhan McDonald

Irish artist

Siobhán McDonald

Born|

New York City

Nationality| Irish
Alma mater| The University of Ulster
Known for| Crystalline: Hidden Monuments
Website| www.siobhanmcdonald.com

Siobhán McDonald is an Irish visual artist and was born in New York.[1][2] She holds a bachelor's degree in Art and Design from The Ulster University and a Masters in Visual Arts Practices from Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology 2011.[3][4][5]

McDonald is an artist in residence in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin (2020-2023).[6] She is working with The European Space Agency (ESA) and The JRC European Commission to explore ecology in light of current ecological concerns.[7] Her works manifest in many forms including painting, drawing, film and sound.

## Work[edit]

Siobhán McDonald's art practice draws attention to contemporary topics dealing with air, breath and atmospheric phenomena, weaving scientific knowledge into her art in a poetic and thoughtful manner.[8][7][9]

She questions what is still unknown to science and explores the Anthropocene and the recent consequences of our treatment of nature.[8]

## Career[edit]

In 2020, she was selected to work with European Cultural Institutions such as Center for Fine Arts BOZAR and Ars Electronica on a new project about environmental change. The commissioned artworks will be presented at the Serpentine Gallery and Ars Electronica in 2023. McDonald has shown at Bozar, Brussels, 2020; Deutsches Hygiene-Museum DHMD, 2020; Volta, Basel 2019; Limerick City Art Gallery, 2019; Deutsches Hygiene-Museum DHMD, 2019; The National Trust-Fox Talbot Museum, UK, 2018; Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, 2018, among others.[10][11][12] Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels.[8][13][14][15][16][9][17][7]

She is represented in many collections, both public and private such as The Arts Council of Ireland, Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Ireland, The Ulster Museum and Trinity College Dublin.

## Awards[edit]

* 2020 - Bursary Awarded by Arts Council Ireland.[18]
* 2020 - Climate Whirl arts program, 2020, University of Helsinki[3]
* 2018 - Creative Ireland Award[19]
* 2017 – The Trinity Creative Award, Trinity College Dublin.[6]
* 2017 - Culture Ireland Award: Imagining Ireland in the UK.[17]
* 2017 – Bursary Award by Arts Council Ireland.[20]
* 2017 – Residency at Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris.[3]
* 2016 – BAI Sound and Vision, RTÉ Lyric FM.[21]

## Solo exhibitions[edit]

* Monuments for the future, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Ireland.[14]
* When plants remember, The Henry Fox Talbot Museum, UK.[22]
* Crystalline, Highlanes Gallery, Ireland.[23]
* Crystalline, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris.[7]
* Eye of the Storm, The Galway Arts Centre.[24]
* Disappearing Worlds, Taylor Galleries, Dublin.[25]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Dillon, Cathy. "Siobhán McDonald: the art of scientific exploration". The Irish Times.
2. ^ Ahlstrom, Dick. "Layer by layer: how Siobhán McDonald paints like a geologist". The Irish Times.
3. ^ a b c O’Sullivan, John. "Her crystalline mine". The Times.
4. ^ "Visual Artists – Design | Previous Residents | Artists in Residence". Irish College in Paris.
5. ^ "TEDxUCD | TED". www.ted.com.
6. ^ a b "Trinity Creative - FUTURE BREATH". Trinity College Dublin.
7. ^ a b c d Casassus, Barbara (17 March 2017). "Arctic expeditions and stars collide to create 'quietly powerful' show". The Guardian.
8. ^ a b c McDonald, Siobhan. "Science meets art as Solar Orbiter embarks on its journey to the sun". The Irish Times.
9. ^ a b "Siobhan McDonald's chance encounters with a changing world". Apollo. 9 February 2017.
10. ^ http://climatewhirl.fi/en/news Climate Whirl artist-in-residence 2020 is selected
11. ^ "My Arctic Voyage of Self Discovery". The Gloss Magazine. 5 December 2015.
12. ^ Rainsford, Sue. "Ash to art: Can Mount Etna's eruptions tackle carbon emissions?". The Irish Times.
13. ^ "Datami". Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels.
14. ^ a b Art, Limerick City Gallery of. "Siobhan McDonald, Crystalline: Hidden Monuments". limerick.ie.
15. ^ "Crystalline: Hidden Monuments | Siobhan McDonald at Limerick City Gallery of Art". Visual Artists Ireland. 1 February 2019.
16. ^ "Breathe the pressure". Business Post.
17. ^ a b "When Plants Remember - Crystalline". Culture Ireland.
18. ^ webmaster, Arts Council. "Who we funded". Arts Council (Ireland).
19. ^ Leach, Cristín (5 February 2019). "Artist Siobhan McDonald on geology, time and the Anthropocene". RTÉ.ie.
20. ^ webmaster, Arts Council (14 February 2019). "Who we funded". Arts Council (Ireland).
21. ^ "Lyric Feature Preview: An artist in the Arctic Circle". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 5 October 2016.
22. ^ "Art at Lacock". National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty.
23. ^ "Highlanes Gallery - Siobhan McDonald – A Change in the Signal – Crystalline, until Nov 25th". www.highlanes.ie.
24. ^ Courtney, Kevin. "Volcanic art: 'Iceland is like a blank canvas'". The Irish Times.
25. ^ "Siobhán McDonald - Crystalline: Disappearing Worlds - Taylor Galleries". www.taylorgalleries.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official Website
* BOZAR: Studiotopia
* Trinity College Dublin
* EU Commission: Siobhan McDonald
* Gibbons & Nicholas: Siobhan McDonald
* Taylor Galleries Dublin