Selena Mowat

I come from the Highlands of Scotland but have found my home in Donegal in the North West of Ireland. My work is informed by the landscape of its surroundings, drawing from both the rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands and the coastal serenity of Ireland’s west. Through a variety of mediums, I try to create evocative, introspective pieces that explore the physical, emotional, and spiritual connections between humans and the natural world. I work in Watercolour and Oils from my studio on the North West coast of Ireland with my dog Charly to keep me company..
Previously I lectured and taught Drawing & Painting at Dundee University's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Scotland from 2004 until 2010.
I'm interested in blurring the boundaries between reality, memory and the imagined. My current work hovers between representation and abstraction. I start by using very runny translucent paint that is dribbled, pushed around and left to pool and from this abstract almost instinctive chaos, I introduce form and structure.

BA Honours Degree Fine Art, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee University 2002 // Scotland
Lecturer in Drawing & Painting, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee University 2004-2010 // Scotland

Third Space, Market House, Dunfanaghy, Ireland 2024 //
Solace, Solo Exhibition, Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Ireland 2023 //
Her Country, Glebe House & Gallery, Churchill, County Donegal, Ireland 2023 //
Sky Arts Portrait Artist Of The Week, live lockdown feed with Dame Mary Beard 2020 //
Derek Hill & The View From Donegal, State Apartments, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland 2018 //
Ar an Nadur, Solo Exhibition, An Gailearai, Gweedore, Ireland 2018 //
On The Natural, Solo Exhibition, Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Ireland 2017 //
Local Heroes, Solo Exhibition, KulturDiele, Rudolstadt Festival, Germany 2017 //
The Look of the Irish, The Glebe Gallery, Derek Hill Foundation, County Donegal 2016 //
The Contemporary Portrait, Thompson’s Gallery, London UK 2015 //
Vis a Vis, Solo Exhibition, Saale Galerie, Saalfeld, Germany 2015 //
(BE)LONGING, Glebe House & Gallery, Donegal, Ireland 2014 //
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, Irish Winner, National Portrait Gallery, London, England 2013 //
Victor Vasarely Residency, Victor Vasarely Foundation, Aix, France 2013 //
Derek Hill Prize, The Glebe House & Gallery, Donegal, Ireland 2013 //
Artists Books, DCA, Dundee, Scotland 2012 //
IMAGINARIUM, An Grian...