Blawnin Clancy
Fishing for Mackerel on the Rising Tide (Oil on birch panel 40x40cm) records a seasonal activity that takes place each summer on Helvick Pier. As an evening tide rises, the shoals of mackerel move in close to shore, anglers line the pier wall to fish, often returning home with enough to share among family, friends and neighbours.
Solo Exhibitions: 2024 Portals and Pilgrims, Custom House Gallery, Westport. 2017 Under the Same Stars, Tipperary Excel Centre.
Selected Joint Exhibitions: 2020 Between the Familiar and the Unknown, Joan Clancy Gallery, An Rinn. 2017 On the Horizon, Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery, Co. Clare.
Selected Group Exhibitions: 2025 Hunt Open Submission, Hunt Museum, Limerick. 2024, 2023, 2022 Annual Exhibition RHA, Dublin
Awards: Agility Award Arts Council 2022, 2023; Lismore Castle Arts Stable Yard Studio Award 2022; ArtLinks Bursary for Professional Development 2026.
Public Collections: Health & Social Care Northern Ireland, Health Service Executive Ireland, Waterford Municipal Collection.
Residencies: Cill Rialaig Project, Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry; Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co. Monaghan; Hvítahús, Hellissandur, Iceland; Hafnarborg AIR, Iceland.