Polly Maher
Visual Artist
Polly Maher was born in Wexford, Ireland in 1998.
Qualifications
BA Joint Honours in Fine Art and Education from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. 2017 - 2021. First Class Honours.
MA in Painting and Drawing from Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Hamburg. 2022 - 2024. 1,0
Exhibitions - Solo and Two Person Shows
2023 Stagnant (a two person show with Cathy McKeown), An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk
2022 Common Ground, The Presentation Arts Centre, Wexford
2021 Receipts on a Wire, NCAD Paint, Dublin
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Things I Bring From Home, curated by Helen Carey, Galerie Michaela Stock, Vienna
2024 Exhibition and Auction in association with Christie's, Millerntor Gallery, Hamburg
2024 Hennessy Craig Award Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2024 Jahres Ausstellung 2024, HFBK, Hamburg
2024 Exhibition Exchange, Goldsmiths University, London
2023 193rd RHA Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2023 Jahres Ausstellung, HFBK, Hamburg
2022 Anonymous Drawings, HYCP Veddel Space, Hamburg
2022 PeripheriesMEET #2, Periphery Space, Wexford
2022 New Beginnings, The Lab Gallery, Dublin
2021 Graduate Showcase, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
2021 It’s at Home, Unit 44, Stoneybatter, Dublin
2021 Lucky No.7, Mend HX, Dublin
2020 190th RHA Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2020 Bedroom Gallery, Julliette Morrison, Dundalk
2020 Visions, National Treasury Management Agency, Dublin
2019 Cahoots, Inspire Gallery, Dublin
2019 Askamore Annual Exhibition, Askamore Community Centre, Wexford
2018 Trajectory, NCAD Gallery, Dublin
Awards
2023 Shortlisted for the Biannual Hennessy Craig/Homan Potterton Award
2022 Agility Award, The Arts Council Ireland
2019 NCAD Staff Prize Nominee
Collections
Office of Public Works, State Art Collection, Ireland
Private Collections in Ireland and Germany
Professional Development
2022 PeripheriesMEET Correspondence Programme 2021/22. Ran by Gorey School of Art, Wexford. Selected participant along with 7 fellow artists.
2021 Clancy Quay Professional Development Programme. Ran by NCAD, Superprojects and Project Arts Centre, Dublin. Selected participant along with 14 fellow artists.
Teaching
2021,2022 Art Teacher at Coláiste Bríde Enniscorthy, Wexford