Now on
Live exhibition
Now on · Solo
Tide Lines
Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
23 Sep 2026 – 2 Nov 2026
A solo presentation of new coastal paintings exploring light, memory, and the edge of land and sea.
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Now on · Group
Coastal Dialogues
Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane — Studio Space, Dublin
18 Oct 2026 – 17 Nov 2026
Two-person conversation on coastal painting.
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Gallery
Works
Oil on linen · 2024 · 80 × 100 cm
Oil on canvas · 2024 · 100 × 120 cm
Oil on panel · 2023 · 40 × 50 cm
Oil on linen · 2025 · 70 × 90 cm
Gouache on paper · 2022 · 30 × 40 cm
Oil on panel · 2025 · 50 × 60 cm
Oil on canvas · 2023 · 90 × 110 cm
Ink and wash · 2024 · 21 × 29 cm
Oil on panel · 2025 · 35 × 45 cm
Gouache on paper · 2024 · 40 × 50 cm
About
Artist statement
Dublin, Ireland
Maeve Cullen is an Irish visual artist (b. 1994, Dublin). She lives and works in Dublin, where she maintains her studio. She completed a BA in Fine Art (Painting) at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in 2016 and an MFA in Painting at the same institution in 2019.
Her practice is concerned with coastal light, memory, and the quiet labour of looking — harbours, salt marshes, and kitchen windows that face west. Paintings are built slowly in oil; works on paper keep the studio honest between larger canvases.
In 2025 she was selected for Tide Lines at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin. In recent years she has participated in group exhibitions including New Irish Painting at the Royal Hibernian Academy (2024) and Coastal Registers at the Model Arts Centre, Sligo (2022). She received an Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award in 2024 and completed a residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, in 2022.
Calendar
Exhibitions
Past
Looking West
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork · Group
17 Sep 2026 – 23 Oct 2026
Atlantic Rooms
MAAT — Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon · Group
31 Aug 2026 – 13 Oct 2026
Harbour Light
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin · Solo
24 Aug 2026 – 28 Sep 2026
New Irish Painting
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin · Group
2 May 2024 – 30 Jun 2024
Kitchen Windows
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin · Solo
14 Sep 2023 – 21 Oct 2023
Store
Available
Prints and other easy-to-ship work. Open a listing for photos, delivery, and checkout. Larger or higher-value pieces go through gallery inquire.
Atlantic Study III — archival print
€85
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle · 42 × 59 cm · Edition of 30 · 30 of 30 available
Tide Mark — print
€75
Archival pigment print · 42 × 59 cm · Edition of 25 · 25 of 25 available
Studio Wall Study
€180
Gouache on paper · 30 × 40 cm · Unique
West Window, Study
€950
Oil on panel · 35 × 45 cm · Unique
Atlantic Study III
Gallery inquire
Oil on linen · 80 × 100 cm · Unique
Harbour Light
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Oil on canvas · 100 × 120 cm · Unique
Salt Marsh, Evening
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Oil on linen · 70 × 90 cm · Unique
Record
Curriculum vitae
Exhibition history, education, and distinctions for Maeve Cullen.
Education
- 2019MFA Painting, National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Dublin
- 2016BA Fine Art (Painting), NCAD, Dublin
Solo Exhibitions
- 2025Hugh Lane Gallery, Tide Lines, Dublin (forthcoming)
- 2023Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Kitchen Windows, Dublin
- 2021Custom House Studios Gallery, After Rain, Westport
Group Exhibitions
- 2024Royal Hibernian Academy, New Irish Painting, Dublin
- 2022Model Arts Centre, Coastal Registers, Sligo
- 2020NCAD Gallery, Degree Show selections, Dublin
- 2018Catalyst Arts, Under 30s Open, Belfast
Awards & Residencies
- 2024Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award
- 2022Tyrone Guthrie Centre residency, Annaghmakerrig
- 2019NCAD Painting Prize
Collections
- Private collections, Ireland and UK
- Office of Public Works (selected works on loan)
Publications
- 2024New Irish Painting, RHA catalogue essay
- 2021Westport Arts Festival brochure, After Rain