Leanne McLaughlin is a graduate of the University of Ulster's Fine and Applied Art AB Degree programme. Her large scale sculptures have been exhibited nationally and internationally.  In the past few years, Leanne has taken on a number of high profile commissions from Mountshannon Arts Festival, Blarney Castle in Cork, University College Dublin, City of Culture-Derry and The National Botanic Gardens.

​Leanne works in a variety of mediums including print, oil, willow, bamboo, ink, metal and plastics. Her work is highly distinctive, original and emotionally poignant.

​"For this sculpture, I'm looking at the idea of how, during lockdown, we have used our environment as a sanctuary, our safe place, both physically and mentally. We were, and remain, cocooned from harm by the strength of our environment and families"

 

Is céimí í Leanne McLaughlin ar chlár Céime AB d’Ealaín Fheidhmeach Ollscoil Uladh. Tá a deilbh móra curtha ar taispeáint go náisiúnta agus go hidirnáisiúnta. Le cúpla bliain anuas, ghlac Leanne roinnt coimisiúin ardphróifíle ó Fhéile Ealaíon Mountshannon, Caisleán na Blarnan i gCorcaigh, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, Cathair Cultúir-Doire agus na Gairdíní Luibheolaíochta Náisiúnta. 

Oibríonn Leanne i meáin éagsúla lena n-áirítear cló, ola, saileach, bambú, dúch, miotal agus plaistigh. Tá a cuid oibre thar a bheith sainiúil, bunaidh agus mothúchánach tuisceanach.

"Maidir leis an dealbh seo, táim ag féachaint ar an gcaoi ar úsáid muid ár dtimpeallacht mar thearmann, ár n-áit shábháilte, go fisiciúil agus go meabhrach, le linn an dianghlasáil. Bhíomar, agus táimid fós, ó dhochar ag neart ár timpeallacht agus teaghlaigh "

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