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Ann McKenna

Biography

Ann works from her studio in the small village of Kilcock in County Kildare. As a painter and print- maker, her work focuses on the narrative dimension of image making in which she explores diverse themes such as ancient Irish legends, fairy tales, Shakespearean plays, and more recent stories such as James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’.

The images she creates are highly narrative, with a strong emphasis on draftsmanship, bringing many much loved, iconic tales to life.

“From the conundrums of a Princess and her uncomfortable mattress to the passions of Emily Bronte’s Heathcliff and Cathy, from the tragic plight of Deirdre of the Sorrows to the mayhem of the ancient Irish epic The Táin, I explore the drama, the amalgam of human emotions that are integral to the enduring success of these stories.

My work explores these literary and legendary themes drawing inspiration from medieval manuscripts and early religious art.

I believe that strong drawing craftsmanship is an essential ingredient in the narrative power of a painting, allowing the viewer to innately understand the work, without the assistance of text. Perceiving Irish legends as fragmented artifacts from some distant time, I frequently use gold leaf to convey a sense of the antiquity and preciousness of these ancient tales.”

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Ann McKenna

Crocodile

Snow Leopard

She Wolf

Tibetan Antelope

Peacock

Portrait of an Orangutan

Study with Long Necks

Red River Hogs

Macha’s Twins

Lemurs

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Last Supper

Memories of the Monkey Puzzle

Son of Red Earth

Breoshaighead

Corr Iasc (Heron)

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Son of Red Earth II

Mademoiselle

Áine

Rite Of Passage

Morrigans Watch

Pygmalion

“Lockdown Ladies”

Rapunzel

Aida

Warrior III

Of Night & Light & Half Light

Aengus Dreams

Jess

Cath-Dearg

Jess

Morrigan II

Morrigan I

Boanns Folly II

An Cath Deireannach II

Unexpected Guest III

Sweet sister tell another Tail

The Emperor’s New Clothes

The Empress of Lilliput greets Gulliver

Unexpected Guest

Manannan Maac Lir