31/08/2026
This exhibition brings together more than 70 works by North Dublin-based artist Una Sealy, spanning the past decade and including a selection of new, previously unseen paintings.
Una Sealy was awarded a Fellowship at The Ballinglen Arts Foundation in 2019. Sealy’s work is deeply rooted in place, with a particular focus on North Dublin – from the northern Liffey docks to the coastal village of Howth. Her paintings move between the built and natural environment, capturing the distinctive character of familiar places and the traces of lives lived within them. Donegal also features prominently, reflecting the artist’s longstanding connection to the county, where she spent childhood holidays in a family cottage. Smaller works made during travels abroad extend this exploration of place beyond Ireland.
Portraits of friends and family, alongside interiors animated by people passing through, form a recurring thread throughout the exhibition. Across these works, Sealy is attentive to the particulars of time and place: to people coming and going, moments observed and remembered, and the quiet passage of lives lived and lost.
Una Sealy is a leading Irish artist and recipient of numerous awards. Her work focuses on contemporary domestic life, portraits and landscapes, and how people are affected by their environment and vice versa. Sealy is an elected full Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts. She has held eleven solo exhibitions to date, and her work has been selected for many curated shows in Ireland and abroad. She has recently been commissioned to paint major portraits for public collections in Waterford County Council, Dublin City University and National University of Ireland, Galway.
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Una Sealy
