Mary Bernadette Callaghan

Mary Callaghan is a mixed media artist based in County Mayo. She works in embroidery on oil paintings on canvas as well as photography.
Hailing from and continuing to live in the north west of Ireland along the Wild Atlantic Way, Callaghan’s work has been inspired by the ancient elements of the landscape around her and explores the relationship between modern Ireland, its pagan past and where both intertwine.

BA Visual Arts Practice, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology

Curated:
Forhalla Group Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, July 2023
Equilibrium Group Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, December 2022
Terry Reilly ‘Ballroom of Romance’ photography exhibition, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, June 2022

Group Shows:
Herstory Lightshow, Athlone Castle and Galway City, 2021
Westival Virtual Gallery, 2020
Perspectives 11 Group Show, Ballina Arts Centre 2017
Brown Thomas The Art of Style, Brown Thomas Department Stores nationwide, 2012
DLIADT Graduate Show, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, 2009

Awards:
Mayo representative for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur, 2017
Best New Business nominee for Connaught Telegraph Style Awards, 2017