Aisling Drennan

Aisling Drennan is a contemporary abstract painter.
Currently, her painting practice is concerned with stone wall formations, drawn to their heaviness of form yet lightness of appearance.

Her practice is influenced by the American abstract expressionist movement and the expressive content of her own experience as a former professional Irish dancer with Riverdance- The Show. Artists such as Joan Mitchel, Sean Scully and Willem de Kooning have inspired her work.

2012-2014:
Masters in Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, UAL, UK

2007-2011:
Bachelors in Fine Art (First), Centre for Creative Arts & Media, Galway- Mayo Institute of Technology, IRE

Solo exhibitions:
2020:
Skellig, Graham Hunter Gallery, London, UK
2018:
Paint Tangling, Graham Hunter Gallery, London, UK
2017:
Conceal/Reveal, 5th Base Gallery, London, UK

Group exhibitions:

2023:
Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, Conwy, Wales
2022:
Explore 01, The Kroll, NYC, USA
2021:
Inspire, D-Contemporary Gallery, London, UK
Set in Stone, 44 AD Gallery, Bath, UK
2020:
Royal Ulster Academy’s annual exhibition, NI
Transient (Virtual Reality exhibit due to Covid-19)
2019:
Elevate, The Shard, London, UK
2018:
Flux, The Cookhouse Gallery, London, UK
2016:
Summer Arts Prize (finalist), Lacey Contemporary Gallery, London, UK