Michelle Boyle
Virginia , Ireland
Michelle Boyle’s work explores people and place from everyday life expressed in her distinctive spontaneous and fluid way. ‘
MessageMichelle Boyle was born in London and grew up in Dublin. She has a working studio base in Ireland and temporary bases internationally. Boyle has work in international public and private collections including The UN, Microsoft International, the Next Generation Self Portrait Collection London, The Irish State Collection . Her work has been shown in The Bankside Gallery London, The UN Headquaters New York, The Palace of Arts Krakow Poland, The Royal Hibernian and The Royal Ulster Academies and the Drawing Institute Italy.
The paintings on view here are from a recent exhibition ‘Freshwater’ and are followed by images and text from a recent open call ‘Water Conversations’ engagement project . The paintings and submissions received are a celebration of freshwater in the landscape and the basis for newly developing work around water and our responsibilities to it from the intersection of art/ science and community.
This Artwork Archive platform is an introduction to artist Michelle Boyle and her recent work. Please click on her website link for full portfolio of exhibitions and overview of the artist.
Education
MA (hons) Archaeology and Architecture 2001 University of Leicester UK
BA Cultural Anthropology 1995 / History NUI Maynooth Ireland
Statement
‘I identify first and foremost as a painter, and although my Irish / Indian and personal inheritance shapes my worldview, my work is informed by my everyday observations and experiences of people and place.
I work in painting and drawing, and more recently using video, installation and journalling as part of my creative practice. I live in the water filled Landscape of Cavan Ireland and swim in my local lake year round. This opens my artistic process to a fluid and spontaneous way of working.’