BIOGRAPHY
Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh (b 1977) is an artist based in County Wicklow. She graduated with an MA in Fine Art from Limerick School of Art and Design in 2023, and a BA in Fine Art from Dublin Institute of Technology in 2001. Ní Mhaonaigh is represented by the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin, and 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel, New York. In 2025, Ní Mhaonaigh was elected President of the Royal Hibernian Academy, having served as an Academician since 2023. She was elected a member of Aosdána in 2024.
Recent solo exhibitions include Snaidhm (2026) at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery; Sruth (2025) at An Gailearaí and Regional Cultural Centre; and Bailiúchan (2025) at The Hunt Museum. Ní Mhaonaigh’s work has been presented at major international art fairs, including VOLTA New York, Art Market Budapest, Art Rotterdam, and VOLTA Basel. Her paintings are held in many important public collections, including The Irish Museum of Modern Art (Dublin), The Arts Council of Ireland (Dublin), Centre Culturel Irlandais (Paris), Ernesto Ventós (Barcelona), and O’Brien Art Collection (Chicago), as well as private collections across Ireland, Europe, and America.
A substantial publishing archive has developed around Ní Mhaonaigh’s painting practice over the years, with her exhibitions attracting significant media coverage, as well as critical and scholarly engagement through the inclusion of her work in a vast range of catalogues, books, journals, and periodicals. Ní Mhaonaigh is often invited to deliver public lectures or participate in conferences, and she is a regular contributor to Irish language broadcasting across radio and television.