• Léann Herlihy, Beyond Survival Expert (2022) Billboard; photographer, Niamh Barry, assistant Aoife M
  • Léann Herlihy, video stills from Beyond Survival (2022), docu-film. Image courtesy of the artist
  • Léann Herlihy, (de-)centring the middle of nowhere (2022), mobile billboard, image courtesy of the a
  • Léann Herlihy, a cartography of the middle of nowhere (2022), map; image courtesy of artist
  • Léann Herlihy, Unqualified Contemporary Survivalist (2022) screenprinting session as part of the 'G

Léann Herlihy


Léann Herlihy is an artist and researcher based in Dublin. The methodological fulcrum of their practice pivots around academic studies in queer theory and feminist epistemologies which they utilise in tandem with live action, performance, video, sculpture and text.

Originally from Waterford, Herlihy holds a MA in Gender Studies from University College Dublin and a BA in Sculpture, Performance and Spatial Awareness from the University of Arts Poznań. Select solo exhibitions include Beyond Survival School Bus, Dublin Fringe Festival [2022]; the middle of nowhere, Project Arts Centre, Dublin [2022]; STUNTMAN, ]performance s p a c e[, London [2020]. Select group shows include TIDING, ]performance s p a c e[ London [2022]; Slow Sunday, Artsadmin, London [2020]; Foreign Bodies, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw [2019]. Select workshops include Making Connections: Spring Survival School, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin [2022].

Léann Herlihy is the recipient of the Arts Council of Ireland’s Next Generation Artists Award [2022], Visual Arts Bursary [2021] & Agility Award [2021] as well as a Temple Bar Gallery + Studios Alumni Artist [Project Studio 2021-22].

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Website:  http://www.leannherlihy.com

Instagram: http://@leannherlihy