Sorcha McNamara lives and works between Mayo and Dublin. She repurposes found material to make contextually-sensitive compositions, navigating personal and conceptual tensions around craft, manipulation, agency, and value. She is a current resident of Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Dublin.
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Her work has been seen in group exhibitions including Green on Red Gallery, Dublin (2025); VISUAL Carlow Centre for Contemporary Art (2024); Catalyst Arts, Belfast (2024); Draíocht Gallery, Dublin (2023); and The LAB, Dublin (2023). Solo exhibition projects include The Weight of Air, Custom House Gallery (upcoming 2026); Echo/Locate, Linenhall Arts Centre (2025); Fathomless Arms, Ballina Arts Centre (2023); (dis)attachments, The Hyde Bridge Gallery (2022); and a debut at Oonagh Young Gallery (2022). Recent residencies include Leitrim Sculpture Centre (2024); Zaratan Arte Contemporanea, Lisbon (2024); Totaldobze Art Centre, Riga (2022); and Tangent Projects, Barcelona (2021).
Sorcha was a shortlisted artist for the 2025 Golden Fleece Award. Her work has been supported through the Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award (2023, 2022, 2021) and a Mayo Artist Bursary Award (2025, 2023, 2022). She holds an MA in Art + Research Collaboration from IADT Dún Laoghaire (2024) and a BA in Painting from Limerick School of Art & Design (2019).