Olivia Henchy is a visual artist based in Co. Clare. Her work is at the intersection between landscape and abstraction and she takes inspiration from the nature around her, expressing a sensory experience of the landscape.

Having graduated from Limerick School of Art & Design with a BA honours degree in graphic design and postgraduate diploma in art and design education, her early career and training comes through in her work today as a painter. After teaching for several years and taking time out to raise her family she has returned to her own art practice. 

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‘Through local hikes near where I live I am energised by endless visual stimuli that surrounds me. My curiosity lies in the visual interplay between the fragility and the resilience of our landscape. Creativity makes it’s way back to the studio where the physicality of the art process aims to mirror nature itself.  Burying, unearthing, building up, scraping back with the intent to somehow echo the constant evolution of the landscape over time.

 

Representational marks and shapes guide to a physical sense of place but primarily my work is a personal response to nature, evoking the honesty and spirituality that I find in the landscape.

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Olivia’s work is selected for exhibitions throughout Ireland and abroad. She is represented by Russell Gallery Co. Clare and has sold throughout Ireland and the USA.

EXHIBITIONS:

  • 2005 - Carrickahowley Gallery, St Bridget’s Day Exhibition (two artist exhibition) Maine, USA

  • 2004 November - SOLO EXHIBITION, Edna O’ Brien gallery, Scariff, Co. Clare

  • 2024 October - The The Art Riddler exhibition, Charlemont Square, Dublin

  • 2024 July - Limerick Museum, Visitaire. (Three person show), Limerick

  • 2024 July - The Courthouse Gallery, Summer exhibition, Ennistymon Co. Clare

  • 2023 November - Outset OXO group exhibition, Galway

  • 2023 October - The Art Riddler exhibition, Studio 10, Dublin

  • 2023 July - Narrow Space Gallery Clonmel in conjunction with The Clonmel Arts Festival 

  • 2023 July - The Courthouse Gallery, Summer exhibition, Ennistymon Co. Clare

  • 2022 November - Outset OXO group exhibition, Galway

  • 2022 October - The Art Riddler exhibition, studio 10, Dublin