Peacock by Mary McGrath. Private Collection, New York, USA.
'My artwork invites the viewer to be aware of their surroundings. To give Nature a chance to recover. To appreciate and cherish our ecosystem’s survivors and realise we can all make a difference.'
- Mary McGrath -
Hear the call of the corncrake, curlew and puffin
Corncrake
Corncrake (detail), Watercolour, 42X30cms
Curlew
Curlew (detail), Oil on Canvas, 50X60cms
Puffin
Puffin (detail), Oil on Canvas, 60X50cms
Recent Exhibitions
- CASTLEWARREN VILLAGE STUDIO, CO. KILKENNY -
QUARTET
10th - 17th August 2025
Part of Kilkenny Arts Week, this vibrant group show featured:
Mary McGrath – Paintings & Prints
Margaret Becker – Stained Glass
Michele Sweetman – Screen Prints
Amelia Peart – Paintings
QUARTET: Artist Talks & Demos:
Mary McGrath - 'History of Printmaking' | Sat, 10th Aug at 5.30pm.
Margaret Becker – Stained Glass: Beginnings, Deterioration & Revival | Sat, 16th Aug @ 3.30pm
Michele Sweetman – Screen Printing on Fabric Workshops | 15th - 17th Aug, 2 to 6pm (€80 – Call 086 3094520 to book)
Mary McGrath – Art Conservation: Restoring a Painting | Sat, 16th Aug @ 5.30pm
Castlewarren Village Studios, Co. Kilkenny, R95 AK8
Opening Hours: Saturday 10am - 5pm.
Goat by Mary McGrath, Oil on canvas, 12" x 16", was included in the exhibition ‘QUARTET’ at Castlewarren Village Studio, Co Kilkenny from 10th August 2025
- BUNRATTY CASTLE & FOLK PARK -
IRISH NATIVE RARE BREEDS DAY
Mary McGrath – Paintings & Prints
17th August 2025
As part of the Irish Native Rare Breeds Day event at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Mary McGrath exhibited a selection of framed prints.
Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Bunratty, Co Clare, Ireland
Opening Hours: 9am - 5.30pm.
Past Exhibitions
- KILCOCK ART GALLERY -
"Endangered!"
30th September - 21st October 2023
Kilcock Art Gallery was delighted to host Mary McGrath's solo exhibition entitled "Endangered!", which ran from the 30th September to the 21st October 2023.
"My passion for biodiversity and conservation of our natural world continues to imbue my work. My art is an attempt to highlight nature’s beauty, the importance of retaining and encouraging wildlife habitats and what can be lost if we don’t."
Mary McGrath
Blacktailed Godwits, Oil on Canvas, 50X60cms by Mary McGrath, for the forthcoming solo exhibition "Endangered" at the Kilcock Art Gallery from 30th September 2023.
For more information on "Endangered!" and to view the full catalogue of works for sale, please visit the Kilcock Art Gallery website and follow us on Instagram
Kilcock Art Gallery, School St. Kilcock, Co. Kildare, W23E5R5
'Endangered!' was opened by Irish biologist, environmental consultant and educator Éanna Ní Lamhna.
News & Press
Kildare Town will become an open air art gallery to celebrate Brigid 1500
Kildare town will transform into an open air art gallery, when more than 20 local businesses will exhibit 60 works of international and national art in their windows as part of the Brigid 1500 celebrations in the new year.... Kildare Nationalist, 22.12.23 - View article
PARROT Mouth: Protecting our Native Breeds Through Art
An exhibition in Kilcock, Co Kildare, aims to raise awareness of the need to protect Ireland’s wonderful ecosystem... The Irish Field, 29.09.23 - View article
Interview: Kildare artist Mary McGrath on a life in art and her new solo exhibition
A project organised by a group of multidisciplinary Kildare artists is among the endeavours that will mark Brigid 1500 next year. ... Kildare Nationalist, 12.10.23 - View article
Local artist's exhibition calls for appreciation of nature
An exhibition of paintings and original prints by Rosetown-based artist Mary McGrath will focus on vulnerable biodiversity in Ireland, writes Brian Byrne ... Kilcullen Diary, 24.09.23 - View article
KFM: Kildare Focus Interview (0:30 mins)
Interview with Mary McGrath about the inspiration for her upcoming interview 'Endangered!' opening on 30th September 2023 at the Kilcock Art Gallery, Kildare ... KFM, 22.09.23 - View article
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About the artist
Mary McGrath trained originally as an Art Conservator at the Courtauld Institute, London University and at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University. She has worked in England, France, Italy and the United States. In Ireland she has worked for the Irish Museum of Modern Art, The Hugh Lane Gallery and the National Gallery of Ireland and for many other institutional and private clients.
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