Áine Phillips is a performance artist based in Galway, who has exhibited and performed in Ireland and internationally since the late 80’s. Her work incorporates socially engaged practice and she often works with communities of place and or interest, including many collaborations with Irish and international artists. She creates live performance, installation and video works for multiple contexts: public space, social events, galleries, theatres, museums, biennales and film festivals. Some of her recent exhibitions have included Domestic Bodies at 126 Artists-Run Gallery in 2024, a major Decade of Centenaries project Reflections commissioned by Galway City Council, Public Libraries, and City Museum, a multi-part community focused project commemorating and celebrating Irish women 1923 – 2023 and ACREA Eye Banners and Procession at The Narrow Gate of the Here and Now: Protest & Conflict IMMA Dublin in 2022.
Her work is supported and collected by the Arts Council of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland.
Curating, writing and teaching are also part of her diverse practice.
