Ann Mitchell is an Irish contemporary artist working in oil, gold leaf, mica and collage.

Her paintings are built slowly through layers of paint, abrasion, collage and repeated reworking. Earlier marks are allowed to remain, becoming part of the finished surface. Rather than concealing what came before, each painting carries its own history.

Her current body of work, Her Skin, Her Armour, explores memory, vulnerability, resilience and transformation. The figures remain deliberately unresolved, allowing viewers to bring their own memories and experiences to the work rather than being given a fixed narrative.

Mitchell's work is held in private collections throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia and the United States. She is represented by Urban Oasis Art Gallery in Tullamore and works from The Far Room Studio in County Offaly, Ireland.

Representation

Urban Oasis Art Gallery

Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland

Upcoming Exhibitions

2026

Diversity – Group Exhibition

Esker Arts, Tullamore

Opening 14 November 2026

2027

Birr Theatre & Arts Centre

2027

Tuar Ard Arts Centre

2027

Urban Oasis Art Gallery, Tullamore

Solo Exhibitions

2025

Daughters of Gold and Dust

Birr Theatre & Arts Centre

2024

Third Space

Smithfield, Dublin

2022

Poets and Warriors

Laragh House, Maynooth

2022

Renzo Gallery Café

Galway

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026

Flash Art Group Exhibition – Dublin

2026

Flash Day Group Exhibition – Wynn's Hotel, Dublin

2025

Reds Gallery – Dublin

2025

Flash Art Exhibition – Kilkenny

2025

Book with Art – Groslok Gallery, Bratislava

2024

Community Energy Charter Installation – Esker Arts Centre

2023

Sirens in All Her Phases – Portumna Castle Art Gallery

2023

Chimera Gallery – Mullingar

2022

Creative Ireland – Luan Gallery, Westmeath

2022

TOVA – I Am Not the Body, Hedgewitch, Constellations

2022

Tilehouse Gallery – Donegal

2022

The Female Gaze – Urban Oasis Art Gallery, Tullamore

Publications & Press

Art Team Magazine – Cover feature and editorial, 2025–2026

Goddessarts Magazine – Artist feature, 2026

The Art World Post – Featured Artist

Book with Art – International publication

Offaly Independent / Offaly Express – Features

Westmeath Independent – Artist profile, 2022

Athlone Community Radio – Interview, 2023

Emilia Tarah Roberts Art Blog – Interview, 2024

Recognition

2025

Juror – Emerging Artist Award

Education & Training

QQI Level 5 Art & Design, Distinction
Moate Business College, County Westmeath
Art & Design – 5M1984

Advanced Art & Design Studies – QQI Level 6 Modules
Moate Business College, County Westmeath
Further study in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and combined material

Mosaic Art Workshop – Aidan Byrne, Mosaics at the Mill, Belmont Mill & Artist Studios, Co. Offaly

Tonnta Arts / Tonnta Street Theatre & Athlone Community Arts Group, Athlone – c. 1990s

Active participant in community arts and street theatre under the direction of Sandie Hughes. Participated in parades and a wide range of practical arts workshops, including mural painting, mask-making, costume design and construction, and performance skills such as juggling. The experience introduced me to collaborative, multidisciplinary art-making and the relationship between visual art, performance and community.

Stained Glass Course – Athlone, Co. Westmeath, c. 1990s