Lorraine Cleary is a socio-political visual artist based in County Clare. Working across installation, sculpture, textiles and embroidery she investigates how women have been constructed, mythologised, silenced, and controlled, and how these narratives continue to shape lived experience. Her work is primarily concerned with issues of gender-based violence and trauma within the home.
Cleary graduated with a First-Class Honours MA in 2016 from University of Limerick and in 2014 she received a First-Class Honours BA of Fine Art in Sculpture from LSAD, Limerick. She was a recipient of the Highly Commended Award in the 2014 programme of the Undergraduate Awards in both the Visual Arts & the Media & Arts Categories. She has been recognised with multiple awards including the Agility Award from the Arts Council Ireland in 2023 and 2024. She was awarded residencies at South Tipperary Arts Centre and the Tyrone Guthrie in Monaghan.
Solo exhibitions include “Stitching the Silence: The Interrogation of Bridget Cleary” at An Cultúrlann, Belfast, “Estranged” at An Cultúrlann in Belfast, “Vessels of Strength: She-Her-Womb-Warrior ” at the Excel Gallery in Tipperary, “Rural Shame” at Customs House, Westport and” Conversation with [my] Mother at Alley Arts Centre, Tyrone. Notable group shows include “Simulacrum” at Platform Arts Belfast, “BURN THE WITCH STILL I RISE” at GOMA, Waterford, and “Feminine Space” at Ennistymon Courthouse.
https://lorraineclearystudio.com/
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