Gwen Wilkinson

Born in 1973, Gwen studied Law and History at University College Galway. Following several years crewing on the international yacht racing circuit she returned to Ireland to study photography at Griffith College, Dublin. She served her artistic apprenticeship with the sculptor, Rupert Till. During that period she assisted in the creation of life-sized wire figures of horses, stags, and other animals. Her own sculptural work has been selected for an exhibition at Eigse Carlow Arts Festival and has formed part of a group exhibition at Kilkenny Arts Festival in 2004. Gwen has had several exhibitions of her photographic work, including a solo (Emigrants, 2003) at The Excel Gallery, Tipperary. This show featured black and white documentary photographs taken in Poland. Her work is found in the collections of The Office of Public Works, The Irish National Stud, and in private collections in Ireland, USA and England. Click here to view other work by Gwen Wilkinson.