Kerlin Gallery are delighted to share that Ailbhe Ní Bhriain has been elected as a member of Aosdána.

Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland, has elected four new members at its 44th General Assembly in the Law Society of Ireland at Blackhall Place. This brings the membership to 249 members. Alongside Ailbhe, the newly elected members are Oona Doherty, Jackie McKenna, and Mark Roper

Ailbhe Ní Bhriain, born in Co. Clare in 1978 works with film, computer generated imagery and installation to conjure scenarios of dreamlike hybridity. She received her MA from the Royal College of Art, London and a PhD from Kingston University, UK. Her work has shown widely since 2004, with exhibitions at RHA, Dublin; Broad Museum, Michigan; Whitechapel Gallery, London; Paris Photo; Hammer Museum, LA; Istanbul Modern, Turkey; and Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid among others. In 2020 Ní Bhriain was awarded the overall Golden Fleece Award and shortlisted to represent Ireland at the 59th Venice Biennale. 

A minute’s silence was held in memory of the passing of former Aosdána members Margaretta D’Arcy, Anne Madden, Richard Gorman, Gabriel Rosenstock and Vincent Browne, all of whom have died since the 43rd General Assembly in September 2025