Sharon Ní Chuilibín

Sharon Ní Chuilibín has a BA in Fine art and Art History from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), an MA in Ethnomusicology (UCC).  From 2012-2014 Sharon lived in Cork Dhuibhne, the west Kerry Gaeltacht, while completing a diploma in Irish. Apart from an arts practice, she has worked in publishing & education. An awareness of the foundations of health inform her creative work. She is also a trauma-informed teacher of yoga and meditation and offer services for health and wellbeing including workshops, online courses and retreats. She has also completed trainings in Digital Addiction and Grief literacy.

In creative projects Sharon has engaged with themes of heritage, landscape, folklore and the Irish language. She has developed work in painting, collage, drawing, photography, film and installation. Sharon also composes and performs original songs and music in Irish and English.

Other projects in schools have included composing original songs with the younger classes of Tavneena Primary School, Charlestown, Co. Mayo and more recently a project exploring the locally forgotten Irish folklore collector and writer in Irish Seamus Mag Uidhir.

Previous exhibitions include “Teacht i dTír”, at Áras Inis Gluaire and group show “Scéal Mhapáil | Mapping Stories” & a performance, “Tar Liom”, at the Linenhall in March 2025. Another project is “Cartlann Beo Oileán Thoraigh” | Tory island Living Archive, funded by Creative Ireland.