Background

Louise was born in County Cork and lived in Belfast between 1985 and 1989. She now lives in Dublin and lectures in sculpture in the National College of Art and Design.

Louise first worked in Derry in 1987 when she was had a residency in the Foyle Arts Centre for 2 months, exhibiting there and doing art workshops with local schools.

In 1991 she spent a month drawing women shirt factory workers in the City Factory as part of a project called Available Resources administered by the Orchard Gallery, Derry.

Education:

1980-1985: Diploma in Fine Art, Crawford Municipal School of Art, Cork.

1985-1986: MA Fine Art University of Ulster.

Public works include:

2004-2006 Boundry Sculpture at Luas Stop, James Hospital. 40 metre long art work, includes Bronze Sculptures done by local teenagers on a linked project.

1998-2001 Integrated Public Artworks at the entrance of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. A large-scale installation with movable snake sculpture, text pieces and metal balcony.

1998 Imagine, A stone sculpture made in consultation with local teenagers at Black Lion Swimming Jetty, Co Cavan.

1994 Installation in public walkway Pier 4A,Terminal 1. Light, duratrans and colour projection. Heathrow Airport, London.

1992 Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker, Cast bronze figures, two metres high. Great Victoria Street, Belfast. (see picture above right).