Fionnuala Collins, born 9th May 1973, has been inspired to paint since the age of five. Since setting up full-time as an artist five years ago, her work has achieved much public acclaim and placed her at the centre stage of modern Irish art. Her most inspiring exhibitions to date have been

Fionnuala's art captures the commonplace fantasy at play in the tiniest moments of the human's journey. Her need to paint is reflected in the accuracy of her portrayal of the human struggle, human dignity, feminism, street scenes and the glory of nature. She sets out to provide her audiences with a comforting escape from human drudgery. Testimony to her artistic vision is the popularity of and demand for her work. Her numerous exhibitions in pubs, galleries and restaurants throughout Ireland and Europe has made available to a vast and demanding audience a crunching insight into the human’s experience.

Fionnuala’s work is driven by an empathic need to share her vision of beauty, life and, most particularly art with the every day public. This catalogue provides an insight into the landscape of her work to date.
Fionnuala Collins' talent is a gift that has yet to bestow itself upon the public at large. In this selected collection
of her work we are holding the vast potential of an unknown quantity which will undoubtedly mature to become a hallmark of our time. The appeal
of this artists work lies in her ability to empathise with the common place & to capture on canvas the subtlety of human experience.
Her portraits of women captures the historical social ideals as women as strong independent and yet sensuous role models. Her cow scenes reflect back to
us our own childish search for simplicity. Her landscapes reflect and present to us her spiritual vision of the human longing to escape pain and bitterness .
from her street scenes we both the conflict between the new & the old, speed and quicken ,greed and loss which is particularly relevant to the moment and, the Celtic tigers continued striving to balance financial well-being with social harmony.

Fiona Fahey

Journalist and writer