Hidden oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private Collection selected for The Threadneedle Prize, London
Hidden oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private Collection selected for The Threadneedle Prize, London
 The I is Always in the Field of the Other oil on canvas 21x28cm 2007 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection Selected by Ingrid Swenson, Director of PEER, London for Claremorris Open
The I is Always in the Field of the Other oil on canvas 21x28cm 2007 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection Selected by Ingrid Swenson, Director of PEER, London for Claremorris Open
this was there, oil on canvas 21x28cm 2010 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection
this was there, oil on canvas 21x28cm 2010 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection
 Withdrawal, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 © Maeve Curtis Public collection Galway City Council, Ireland
Withdrawal, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 © Maeve Curtis Public collection Galway City Council, Ireland
 Fixing the Shadows, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Selected for The Threadneedle Prize, London Private collection
Fixing the Shadows, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Selected for The Threadneedle Prize, London Private collection
 This is where the light gets in, 2007 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection. Selected by Aideen Barry & Louise Manifold for TULCA, Ireland
This is where the light gets in, 2007 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection. Selected by Aideen Barry & Louise Manifold for TULCA, Ireland
 Phosphorescence of Ourselves, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2007 ©Maeve Curtis OPW Public collection for Office of the President of Ireland
Phosphorescence of Ourselves, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2007 ©Maeve Curtis OPW Public collection for Office of the President of Ireland
 Ash, oil on gesso board 20x15cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Shortlisted for the Crash Open, Charlie Dutton Gallery, London
Ash, oil on gesso board 20x15cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Shortlisted for the Crash Open, Charlie Dutton Gallery, London
 On the edge of being absent, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection
On the edge of being absent, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection
 Considering the Three of Us c-print on fabriano paper Limited edition of 20 with 4 APs selected for Impressions Open curator Robert Kennan, Bonham Print Collectors, London
Considering the Three of Us c-print on fabriano paper Limited edition of 20 with 4 APs selected for Impressions Open curator Robert Kennan, Bonham Print Collectors, London
I Walked the Land Until I Fell into the Sky graphite on fabriano with oak slat 150cmx225cm (2020) Installation view Linenhall Arts Centre
I Walked the Land Until I Fell into the Sky graphite on fabriano with oak slat 150cmx225cm (2020) Installation view Linenhall Arts Centre
Installation view I Walked the Land until I Fell into the Sky bamboo, oil paint, gesso 2020
Installation view I Walked the Land until I Fell into the Sky bamboo, oil paint, gesso 2020
 Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen graphite powder on gesso board 2011
Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen graphite powder on gesso board 2011
 Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen gesso on board, glass, string 2011
Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen gesso on board, glass, string 2011
 Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen polished sheets of glass, gesso on board 2011
Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen polished sheets of glass, gesso on board 2011
 Installation view Unnamed graphite on fabriano 106cm x 143cm Galway Arts Centre © Maeve Curtis, 2021
Installation view Unnamed graphite on fabriano 106cm x 143cm Galway Arts Centre © Maeve Curtis, 2021
 Unnamed I, Unnamed II watercolour pencil on paper Maeve Curtis 2018 selected by Maeve Mulrennan Narrating Self, Translating the Other group show Galway Arts Centre
Unnamed I, Unnamed II watercolour pencil on paper Maeve Curtis 2018 selected by Maeve Mulrennan Narrating Self, Translating the Other group show Galway Arts Centre
 I wait towards you, pale with the effort of it, graphite on paper 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection, London
I wait towards you, pale with the effort of it, graphite on paper 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection, London
 Installation view of artwork at SafeHouse 2 in Peckham, London
Installation view of artwork at SafeHouse 2 in Peckham, London
 Installation view Deadlight (2023) oil on canvas 28x22cm at SafeHouse 2 Peckham, London
Installation view Deadlight (2023) oil on canvas 28x22cm at SafeHouse 2 Peckham, London
 Installation view of As the line drifts (2023) oil on canvas at SafeHouse 2 Peckham, London
Installation view of As the line drifts (2023) oil on canvas at SafeHouse 2 Peckham, London
Hidden oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private Collection selected for The Threadneedle Prize, London
Hidden oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private Collection selected for The Threadneedle Prize, LondonThis source of this painting was a family photograph where the focus for the painting became the boys caught in the background of the photograph
The I is Always in the Field of the Other oil on canvas 21x28cm 2007 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection Selected by Ingrid Swenson, Director of PEER, London for Claremorris Open
The I is Always in the Field of the Other oil on canvas 21x28cm 2007 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection Selected by Ingrid Swenson, Director of PEER, London for Claremorris Open Oil painting using as its source a family photograph of strangers caught in the background
this was there, oil on canvas 21x28cm 2010 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection
this was there, oil on canvas 21x28cm 2010 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection
Withdrawal, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 © Maeve Curtis Public collection Galway City Council, Ireland
Withdrawal, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 © Maeve Curtis Public collection Galway City Council, Ireland
Fixing the Shadows, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Selected for The Threadneedle Prize, London Private collection
Fixing the Shadows, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Selected for The Threadneedle Prize, London Private collection
This is where the light gets in, 2007 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection. Selected by Aideen Barry & Louise Manifold for TULCA, Ireland
This is where the light gets in, 2007 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection. Selected by Aideen Barry & Louise Manifold for TULCA, Ireland
Phosphorescence of Ourselves, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2007 ©Maeve Curtis OPW Public collection for Office of the President of Ireland
Phosphorescence of Ourselves, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2007 ©Maeve Curtis OPW Public collection for Office of the President of Ireland
Ash, oil on gesso board 20x15cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Shortlisted for the Crash Open, Charlie Dutton Gallery, London
Ash, oil on gesso board 20x15cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Shortlisted for the Crash Open, Charlie Dutton Gallery, LondonAsh, oil paint on gesso board 20x15cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Shortlisted for the Crash Open, Charlie Dutton Gallery, London
On the edge of being absent, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection
On the edge of being absent, oil on canvas 28x21cm 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection
Considering the Three of Us c-print on fabriano paper Limited edition of 20 with 4 APs selected for Impressions Open curator Robert Kennan, Bonham Print Collectors, London
Considering the Three of Us c-print on fabriano paper Limited edition of 20 with 4 APs selected for Impressions Open curator Robert Kennan, Bonham Print Collectors, London Limited edition print selected for Impression Open curator Robert Kennan, Bonham Print Collectors, London
I Walked the Land Until I Fell into the Sky graphite on fabriano with oak slat 150cmx225cm (2020) Installation view Linenhall Arts Centre
I Walked the Land Until I Fell into the Sky graphite on fabriano with oak slat 150cmx225cm (2020) Installation view Linenhall Arts Centre
Installation view I Walked the Land until I Fell into the Sky bamboo, oil paint, gesso 2020
Installation view I Walked the Land until I Fell into the Sky bamboo, oil paint, gesso 2020
Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen graphite powder on gesso board 2011
Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen graphite powder on gesso board 2011
Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen gesso on board, glass, string 2011
Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen gesso on board, glass, string 2011
Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen polished sheets of glass, gesso on board 2011
Installation view Trust curated by Mark Cullen polished sheets of glass, gesso on board 2011
Installation view Unnamed graphite on fabriano 106cm x 143cm Galway Arts Centre © Maeve Curtis, 2021
Installation view Unnamed graphite on fabriano 106cm x 143cm Galway Arts Centre © Maeve Curtis, 2021This artwork is part of an ongoing meditation on the unseen and the unheard. It takes its cue from the practice of nineteenth century studio photography where a mother or guardian, covered entirely in a cloth, held a child still for a portrait. Looking out from the window of a locked Galway Arts Centre, itself a nineteenth century building and once home to the Gregory family, Unnamed poses the question – who is carrying the burden of this pandemic and who, in these times, are unseen and unheard. Maeve Curtis is an award-winning visual artist based in the west of Ireland whose work has been selected for numerous juried shows including the prestigious Columbia Threadneedle Prize, London, the Pallas Periodical Review, Dublin and shortlisted for the Thames & Hudson, 100 Painters of Tomorrow, London. Her work is held in private collections internationally and in the public collections of Galway City Council and the OPW.
Unnamed I, Unnamed II watercolour pencil on paper Maeve Curtis 2018 selected by Maeve Mulrennan Narrating Self, Translating the Other group show Galway Arts Centre
Unnamed I, Unnamed II watercolour pencil on paper Maeve Curtis 2018 selected by Maeve Mulrennan Narrating Self, Translating the Other group show Galway Arts CentreUnnamed I, Unnamed II watercolour pencil on paper Maeve Curtis 2018 selected by Maeve Mulrennan Narrating Self, Translating the Other group show Galway Arts Centre
I wait towards you, pale with the effort of it, graphite on paper 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection, London
I wait towards you, pale with the effort of it, graphite on paper 2011 ©Maeve Curtis Private collection, London
Installation view of artwork at SafeHouse 2 in Peckham, London
Installation view of artwork at SafeHouse 2 in Peckham, London
Installation view Deadlight (2023) oil on canvas 28x22cm at SafeHouse 2 Peckham, London
Installation view Deadlight (2023) oil on canvas 28x22cm at SafeHouse 2 Peckham, London
Installation view of As the line drifts (2023) oil on canvas at SafeHouse 2 Peckham, London
Installation view of As the line drifts (2023) oil on canvas at SafeHouse 2 Peckham, London
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