Gemma Browne is an Irish Visual Artist born in London and based in Dublin. Her work explores female identity, youth and notions of beauty through the mediums of painting and drawing. Fashion models and dolls often show up in her art, looking posed and presented but they look back defiantly at the viewer. The paintings appear to capture brief, snapped moments in the subjects' lives.
She had a three person show at Helen's Costume Fine Art in Portland, Oregon in 2024 and took part in The 6th Biennial of Painting with Pallas Contemporary Projects in Zagreb in 2021. She was featured in Art Maze Mag and had a solo show at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery in 2023.
Representation
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
EDUCATION
1992-1993 M.A Fine Art, Birmingham Institute of Art+Design, Birmingham, UK
1985-1988 National Diploma Painting+Printmaking, Crawford College of Art+design, Cork, Ireland
1984-1985 Foundation Certificate in Visual Education, Crawford College of Art+Design, Cork, Ireland
SOLO SHOWS
2024 Mediums Three Person Show at Helen`s Costume Fine Art, Portland, Oregon
2023 Wallflowers, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2021 Lady-Salad Days, Solo online show of paper works at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2020 The Invisible Sorceress, The Lab Gallery, Dublin, Curated by Sheena Barrett, 4th August-16th November
2020 Queen Of The Dusk, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2012 Forever Girls and Boys, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2010 Three Person Show with Margaret Corcoran and Vanessa Donoso Lopez, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2006 Lily-White , Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2004 Twinkle, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2003 Sugar- Coated, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2002 Being Pretty Is Everything, Draoicht Centre For the Arts, Dublin
She had a three person show at Helen's Costume Fine Art in Portland, Oregon in 2024 and took part in The 6th Biennial of Painting with Pallas Contemporary Projects in Zagreb in 2021. She was featured in Art Maze Mag and had a solo show at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery in 2023.
Representation
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
EDUCATION
1992-1993 M.A Fine Art, Birmingham Institute of Art+Design, Birmingham, UK
1985-1988 National Diploma Painting+Printmaking, Crawford College of Art+design, Cork, Ireland
1984-1985 Foundation Certificate in Visual Education, Crawford College of Art+Design, Cork, Ireland
SOLO SHOWS
2024 Mediums Three Person Show at Helen`s Costume Fine Art, Portland, Oregon
2023 Wallflowers, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2021 Lady-Salad Days, Solo online show of paper works at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2020 The Invisible Sorceress, The Lab Gallery, Dublin, Curated by Sheena Barrett, 4th August-16th November
2020 Queen Of The Dusk, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2012 Forever Girls and Boys, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2010 Three Person Show with Margaret Corcoran and Vanessa Donoso Lopez, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2006 Lily-White , Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2004 Twinkle, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2003 Sugar- Coated, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2002 Being Pretty Is Everything, Draoicht Centre For the Arts, Dublin
ART FAIRS
2025 Art Rotterdam with Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
2017 Manchester Contemporary, Papercuts with Kristian Day Gallery
2017 Athina Art Fair, Athens with GIFC
2007 ARCO 07 Projects, Madrid, The Future is Female with Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
GROUP SHOWS
2025 Art Rotterdam with Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
2017 Manchester Contemporary, Papercuts with Kristian Day Gallery
2017 Athina Art Fair, Athens with GIFC
2007 ARCO 07 Projects, Madrid, The Future is Female with Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
GROUP SHOWS
2024 Magic and Loss, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
2023 Connections, Boyle Arts Festival, Curated by Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh, Sarah Searson and Laura Mahon, King House, Boyle
2022 The Pleasure Ground, Selected by Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh, Rathfarnham Castle OPW, Dublin
2022 Doorways and Windows, Stonebridge, Wexford, Curated by Rayne Booth for Wexford Arts Festival
2021 Dubliners, The invited international presentation for the 6th Biennial of Painting, HDLU, Zagreb, Curated by Pallas Projects
2021 Ark Life online exhibition, Pallas Projects
2021 Crossings, Main Exhibition, Boyle Arts Festival, Selected by Paul McKenna
2020 Sift with John Busher, Christof Mascher, Christopher Orr, Richard Proffitt and Paige Turner-Uribe, Wilton Castle, Wexford
2019 While Supplies Last, Bellevue Arts Museum, Seattle
2019 Irish Art Now: Contemporary Art Auction for Pallas Contemporary Projects, Irish Georgian Society, Dublin
2018 Papercuts, Curated by Kristian Day, Saatchi Gallery, London
2018 Places, Faces, Spaces, New Art Projects, London, Curated by Hedley Roberts and Fred Mann
2018 While Supplies Last, Seattle, Curated by Anthony White
2018 Got It For Cheap, R/SF Projects ,San Francisco, Mass Gallery, Austin, Texas and Fisher Parrish Gallery, New York
2018 Got It For Cheap Artist Pick Series, Curated by Michael Swaney, Barcelona, Spain
2017 Papercuts, Tripp Gallery, London, Curated by Kristian Day
2017 Papercuts, The Manchester Contemporary, Curated by Kristian Day
2017 GIFC, Athina Art Fair, Athens, Greece and The Hole Gallery, New York
2017 Macaulay + Co. Fine Art, Vancouver, Soulland, Copenhagen, Rod Bianco Gallery, Oslo, Summit, L.A and Honolulu
2017 SuprEYES, Curated by Martin Drury, from the State Art Collection, Lexicon Municipal Gallery, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
2015 Finders and Keepers, Artworks from the State Art Collection, Lexicon Municipal Gallery, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
2014 Under the Hammer, Pallas Projects, Gala Auction with Whyte`s Auctioneers, The Georgian Society's City Assembly House
2014 Boyle Arts Festival Main Exhibition, Invited by Patrick T. Murphy, Director RHA Gallery
2013 Viewfinder, Curated by Jill Bouchier and Waterford Youth Arts Saturday Club, Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford
2012 Into the Light-The Arts Council-60 Years of Supporting the Arts, Crawford Gallery, Cork
2012 Sleepwalkers-Future Perfect, Curated by Jim Ricks, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane
2011 Collecting for Ireland, Works from the Arts Council Collection, Curated by Ruairi O Cuiv, The Hunt Museum, Limerick
2010 Backwater a 20 year Celebration of Backwater Artist Studios, Curated by Stephen Brandes, Crawford Gallery, Cork
2009 Paperworks, Curated by Gavin Murphy and Mark Cullen, Pallas Contemporary Projects, Dublin
2007 The Future is Female, ARCO 07 Projects with Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, ARCO Art Fair, Madrid, Spain
2006 Irish Painting 1919-2006, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Clare
2005 Passing Through, Selected Works by Students of the Crawford College of Art+Design, 1975-2005, Curated by
Patrick T.Murphy, Glucksman Gallery, Cork
2005 The Second Annual Burren Show, Curated by Kevin Kavanagh, Burren College of Art, Clare
2005 Eurojet Futures-An Anthology of Emerging Art from Ireland, Curated by Ruth Carroll and Patrick T. Murphy, RHA, Dublin
2003 Eurojet Futures 03, Curated by Ruth Carroll and Patrick T. Murphy,RHA Gallery, Dublin
2003 Fresh Fruit, Curated by Brian Duggan and Mark Cullen, Pallas, Pallas Heights, Dublin
2003 Crawford Open 3, Crawford Gallery, Cork
2002 Vivid, with Stephen Loughman, Darren Murray , Dermot Seymour and Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Laois Arts Festival
2002 Objective 1, European Artists, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
2001 Objective 1, European Artists Group Shows, Austria, Arranged by MEP Christa Prets
2001 Eigse, Carlow
2000 Stigmas, Solo Show, Pofferd de Nul, Artist Led Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2000 Crawford Open Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Crawford Gallery, Cork
2000 Hallward Gallery, Group Show, Dublin
2000 Scoip 2000, Curated by Declan McGonagle and William Crozier, Siamsa Tire, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland
1999 The Nylon Gallery, Group Show, London
1998 Wet Paint, with Alice Lyons, Alison Pilkington and Anne Stahl, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
1994 Rubicon Gallery, Group Show, Dublin
1994 Blue Gallery, Group Show, London
1993 M.A Show, The Custard Factory, Birmingham, UK
1993 MAC, Midland Art Centre, M.A Midterm Show, Birmingham, UK
1987 Triskel Art Centre, Group Show, Cork
RESIDENCIES AND PROJECTS
2017-18 Mentor to artist John Busher on the Living Art Project for Wexford Arts Centre and Wexford Co. Council
2009 Arts Council Artist in Prisons Scheme, Dochas Womens Detention Centre, Mountjoy, Dublin
2003 Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co.Monaghan
2000 Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co.Monaghan
1999 Studio 2 Printmaking Workshop, Cropredy, Oxfordshire, UK
AWARDS
2024 Agility Award, Arts Council of Ireland
2003 Arts Council Visual Arts Travel award, Barcelona, Spain
2002 Culture Committee, Department of Foreign Affairs Travel Grant, Brussels, Belgium
2002 Arts Council Bursary
2002 Arts Council Materials/Equipment Grant
2001 Artflight, Arts Council
2001 Arts Council Materials/Equipment Grant
1997 Artflight, Arts Council
1995 Arts Council Artists In Prisons Scheme
1993 Gertrude Emily Griffin Award for Drawing, Birmingham, UK
COLLECTIONS
The Arts Council of Ireland
Office of Public Works
AXA Insurance
Bank of Ireland
The University of Central England, Birmingham, UK
PUBLICATIONS
2025 Arty 48: Windows art magazine curated by Cathy Lomax, published by Transition Gallery, London.
2024 Magic and Loss, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
2021 6TH Biennial of Painting + And Guest Exhibition of Irish Artists 'Dubliners'
2019 Intertrashional Zine #ROOT, Edited by Bea McMahon, Amsterdam
2018 Art Maze Mag, International Art Magazine, Selected Works Curated by Kristian Day, Issue 6
2013 Into the Light-The Arts Council-60 Years of Supporting the Arts
2015 Finders and Keepers, Lexicon Gallery, OPW, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
2011 Collecting for Ireland, Works from the Arts Council Collection, Ruairi O Cuiv and Hunt Museum
2006 Lily-White, Gemma Browne and Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
2005 Passing Through, Selected Students of the Crawford College of Art and Design, 1975-2005
2005 Eurojet Futures an Anthology of Emerging Artists from Ireland
2003 Crawford Open 1-4
2003 Circa Cover, Issue 103
2002 Contemporary, Visual Art Magazine, UK
2023 Connections, Boyle Arts Festival, Curated by Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh, Sarah Searson and Laura Mahon, King House, Boyle
2022 The Pleasure Ground, Selected by Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh, Rathfarnham Castle OPW, Dublin
2022 Doorways and Windows, Stonebridge, Wexford, Curated by Rayne Booth for Wexford Arts Festival
2021 Dubliners, The invited international presentation for the 6th Biennial of Painting, HDLU, Zagreb, Curated by Pallas Projects
2021 Ark Life online exhibition, Pallas Projects
2021 Crossings, Main Exhibition, Boyle Arts Festival, Selected by Paul McKenna
2020 Sift with John Busher, Christof Mascher, Christopher Orr, Richard Proffitt and Paige Turner-Uribe, Wilton Castle, Wexford
2019 While Supplies Last, Bellevue Arts Museum, Seattle
2019 Irish Art Now: Contemporary Art Auction for Pallas Contemporary Projects, Irish Georgian Society, Dublin
2018 Papercuts, Curated by Kristian Day, Saatchi Gallery, London
2018 Places, Faces, Spaces, New Art Projects, London, Curated by Hedley Roberts and Fred Mann
2018 While Supplies Last, Seattle, Curated by Anthony White
2018 Got It For Cheap, R/SF Projects ,San Francisco, Mass Gallery, Austin, Texas and Fisher Parrish Gallery, New York
2018 Got It For Cheap Artist Pick Series, Curated by Michael Swaney, Barcelona, Spain
2017 Papercuts, Tripp Gallery, London, Curated by Kristian Day
2017 Papercuts, The Manchester Contemporary, Curated by Kristian Day
2017 GIFC, Athina Art Fair, Athens, Greece and The Hole Gallery, New York
2017 Macaulay + Co. Fine Art, Vancouver, Soulland, Copenhagen, Rod Bianco Gallery, Oslo, Summit, L.A and Honolulu
2017 SuprEYES, Curated by Martin Drury, from the State Art Collection, Lexicon Municipal Gallery, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
2015 Finders and Keepers, Artworks from the State Art Collection, Lexicon Municipal Gallery, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
2014 Under the Hammer, Pallas Projects, Gala Auction with Whyte`s Auctioneers, The Georgian Society's City Assembly House
2014 Boyle Arts Festival Main Exhibition, Invited by Patrick T. Murphy, Director RHA Gallery
2013 Viewfinder, Curated by Jill Bouchier and Waterford Youth Arts Saturday Club, Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford
2012 Into the Light-The Arts Council-60 Years of Supporting the Arts, Crawford Gallery, Cork
2012 Sleepwalkers-Future Perfect, Curated by Jim Ricks, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane
2011 Collecting for Ireland, Works from the Arts Council Collection, Curated by Ruairi O Cuiv, The Hunt Museum, Limerick
2010 Backwater a 20 year Celebration of Backwater Artist Studios, Curated by Stephen Brandes, Crawford Gallery, Cork
2009 Paperworks, Curated by Gavin Murphy and Mark Cullen, Pallas Contemporary Projects, Dublin
2007 The Future is Female, ARCO 07 Projects with Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, ARCO Art Fair, Madrid, Spain
2006 Irish Painting 1919-2006, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Clare
2005 Passing Through, Selected Works by Students of the Crawford College of Art+Design, 1975-2005, Curated by
Patrick T.Murphy, Glucksman Gallery, Cork
2005 The Second Annual Burren Show, Curated by Kevin Kavanagh, Burren College of Art, Clare
2005 Eurojet Futures-An Anthology of Emerging Art from Ireland, Curated by Ruth Carroll and Patrick T. Murphy, RHA, Dublin
2003 Eurojet Futures 03, Curated by Ruth Carroll and Patrick T. Murphy,RHA Gallery, Dublin
2003 Fresh Fruit, Curated by Brian Duggan and Mark Cullen, Pallas, Pallas Heights, Dublin
2003 Crawford Open 3, Crawford Gallery, Cork
2002 Vivid, with Stephen Loughman, Darren Murray , Dermot Seymour and Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Laois Arts Festival
2002 Objective 1, European Artists, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
2001 Objective 1, European Artists Group Shows, Austria, Arranged by MEP Christa Prets
2001 Eigse, Carlow
2000 Stigmas, Solo Show, Pofferd de Nul, Artist Led Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2000 Crawford Open Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Crawford Gallery, Cork
2000 Hallward Gallery, Group Show, Dublin
2000 Scoip 2000, Curated by Declan McGonagle and William Crozier, Siamsa Tire, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland
1999 The Nylon Gallery, Group Show, London
1998 Wet Paint, with Alice Lyons, Alison Pilkington and Anne Stahl, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
1994 Rubicon Gallery, Group Show, Dublin
1994 Blue Gallery, Group Show, London
1993 M.A Show, The Custard Factory, Birmingham, UK
1993 MAC, Midland Art Centre, M.A Midterm Show, Birmingham, UK
1987 Triskel Art Centre, Group Show, Cork
RESIDENCIES AND PROJECTS
2017-18 Mentor to artist John Busher on the Living Art Project for Wexford Arts Centre and Wexford Co. Council
2009 Arts Council Artist in Prisons Scheme, Dochas Womens Detention Centre, Mountjoy, Dublin
2003 Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co.Monaghan
2000 Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co.Monaghan
1999 Studio 2 Printmaking Workshop, Cropredy, Oxfordshire, UK
AWARDS
2024 Agility Award, Arts Council of Ireland
2003 Arts Council Visual Arts Travel award, Barcelona, Spain
2002 Culture Committee, Department of Foreign Affairs Travel Grant, Brussels, Belgium
2002 Arts Council Bursary
2002 Arts Council Materials/Equipment Grant
2001 Artflight, Arts Council
2001 Arts Council Materials/Equipment Grant
1997 Artflight, Arts Council
1995 Arts Council Artists In Prisons Scheme
1993 Gertrude Emily Griffin Award for Drawing, Birmingham, UK
COLLECTIONS
The Arts Council of Ireland
Office of Public Works
AXA Insurance
Bank of Ireland
The University of Central England, Birmingham, UK
PUBLICATIONS
2025 Arty 48: Windows art magazine curated by Cathy Lomax, published by Transition Gallery, London.
2024 Magic and Loss, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
2021 6TH Biennial of Painting + And Guest Exhibition of Irish Artists 'Dubliners'
2019 Intertrashional Zine #ROOT, Edited by Bea McMahon, Amsterdam
2018 Art Maze Mag, International Art Magazine, Selected Works Curated by Kristian Day, Issue 6
2013 Into the Light-The Arts Council-60 Years of Supporting the Arts
2015 Finders and Keepers, Lexicon Gallery, OPW, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
2011 Collecting for Ireland, Works from the Arts Council Collection, Ruairi O Cuiv and Hunt Museum
2006 Lily-White, Gemma Browne and Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
2005 Passing Through, Selected Students of the Crawford College of Art and Design, 1975-2005
2005 Eurojet Futures an Anthology of Emerging Artists from Ireland
2003 Crawford Open 1-4
2003 Circa Cover, Issue 103
2002 Contemporary, Visual Art Magazine, UK
