Maria Noonan-McDermott: Where Memory Becomes Art
Transforming intimate family memories into paintings and poetry, her work invites others to recognise stories of their own.
Rosina Law-Braney: Reclaiming the Seven Deadly Sins
Through zines, illustration and humour, Rosina Law-Braney creates vibrant feminist stories that make room for identity, desire, grief and collective creative freedom.
Yvonne Moore: Following Curiosity into Colour
Refusing to settle into a single style, Yvonne Moore follows curiosity across colour, poetry and community, creating art that brings her – and those around her – fully to life.
Lucy Fleming: Carrying the North Coast Light
Through fluorescent colour, oil pastel and an instinct for collaboration, Lucy Fleming turns the light of the North Coast into images that connect art, music and community.
Dee Magee: Captivating Jewellery Exploring Identity, Storytelling and Sustainability
From raven-sized lockets and reclaimed silver to animation and community, Dee Magee uses Quirky but Fierce to make room for the ideas that refuse to stay in one lane.
Helen Hancock: Powerful Glass Art Preserving Motherhood, Memory and Loss
Derry artist Helen Hancock transforms breast milk, ashes and other intimate materials into luminous glassworks that preserve stories of motherhood, loss and family.
Vicki McCorkell: Transforming Wood into Remarkably Detailed Pyrography Art
Ballymena artist Vicki McCorkell transforms locally sourced wood into dark, intricate works shaped by mythology, dreams and human emotion.
Greta Baltic: A Powerful Exploration of Lithuanian Identity Through Photography
Lithuanian-born visual artist Greta Baltic uses photography, folklore and collaboration to explore life between cultures – while creating spaces in which other artists can be seen.
Martina O’Connor: Transforming Everyday Memories into Vibrant Art
Martina uses vibrant colour and expressive palette-knife work to preserve treasured memories, familiar objects and the everyday places that have shaped her life.
Iseult McCormack on Colour, Mark-Making and Authentic Connection
Colour, texture and bold mark-making become a way of trusting the unknown, giving shape to instinct while carrying connection outward through each new layer.