Michelle Harton

I'm an Irish artist and I work mainly in acrylic and water soluble pastel.
Last year I produced a 22 painting solo exhibition based on “The Fairy Stories Of Oscar Wilde” a book my Grandmother gave me as a child. The exhibition was supported by Creative Ireland, Cavan Arts Office and Johnston Central Library for Culture Night Ireland and continued for Children's Book Festival Month in October 2019.
For the month of November 2019 I created an interactive art buying experience where 31 people pre-ordered a painting without knowing what it would look like. Every day for November I painted a new 5x7” painting and then post it on Instagram. The first person who pre-ordered a painting who wanted it could then claim it for themselves in the comments section. The experience has gained me many new followers and collectors and has encouraged me to seek out newer, creative, fun ways to interact with art buyers. Prints of from this collection are available on in my Saatchi Art store.

I am very interested in bringing stories, legends and folklore from the past to the forefront to be remembered by those who once knew them, introduced to new people and so they are passed on to future generations.

That which can’t be seen haunts and in...

I’m largely self taught but I’ve studied art in Fermanagh College, Enniskillen, classical portraiture and figure painting and drawing in Studio Escalier, France, plein air painting with David Mynett in Majorca along with many years of creating her own style.

Aug – 4th-16th, 8th Annual Signal Open, Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co.Wicklow

Nov 1st – 30th, “The Mystery Art Sale” Instagram exhibition, an interactive art buying experience.

Oct 15th - 25th 2019 - "Layers", a solo exhibition at Arklow Visual Arts Centre, Co. Wicklow

Sept 20th - Oct 26th 2019 - "A House Of Pomegranates", a solo exhibition based on "The Fairy Stories Of Oscar Wilde", Johnston Central Library, Cavan

Dec 7th – 23rd 2018 – Joint exhibition with Siobhan Harton, The Teacher’s Centre, Cavan

July 28th – 29th 2018 – Kilnaleck Arts Festival, Kilnaleck, Co.Cavan April 27th 2018, The Co Club, Oldcastle, Co.Meath

July 1st – 9th, Samhradh, Four Woman Exhibition, Kilnaleck, Co.Cavan

Nov 25th – 29th 2015, Group Art Exhibition, The Teachers Centre, Cavan

Nov 29th – Dec 7th 2014, ‘The Hollow’, The Teachers Centre, Cavan

Nov 15th – 22nd 2014, ‘The Hollow’, Ballyjamesduff Museum, Co.Cavan

Dec 2013 – Open Season Group Exhibition, The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co.Leitrim

May 24th – June 4th 2012, An Tostal Festival Group Exhibition, Drumshanbo, Co.Leitrim

May 11th – 21st 2012, Group Exhibition, Higher Bridges Gallery, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh