Fine Arts

Meet the artist: Maeve McCarthy

The Irish artist on the place that means a lot to her, her favourite object and the best advice she ever received

Maeve McCarthy: worked in film animation in Ireland and Germany, before returning to painting full time in her mid 30s

Maeve McCarthy was born in Dún Laoghaire and now lives between Dublin and Burgundy in France.

She grew up in a large family where creativity was encouraged, especially by her late father, who had taken night classes in the National College of Art while studying engineering. On graduating from NCAD, she spent several years in the US, and also worked in film animation in Ireland and Germany, before returning to painting full time in her ...