Ballymahon woman to host first solo art exhibition in Athlone

Artist and art teacher Cait Farrell from Ballymahon, will host her first solo exhibition in Athlone Civic Centre, Athlone Library Atrium throughout the month of October.

Cait Farrell studied BA in Art and Design and BA in Fine Art at GMIT.

She specialised in Ceramics but also gained experience of Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Textiles and Sculpture.

She graduated from GMIT in 2013 AND then worked as a part time Milliner making headpieces for family, neighbours and friends. In 2016 she decided to go back to college to pursue a career as an art educator. In 2018 she graduated from UCC and CIT with a Professional Masters of Education in Art, Craft and Design.

Cait's first solo art exhibition is inspired by her time in hospital, as she spent six weeks in hospital in Mullingar between March and May 2023. All the artwork for the exhibition was made in the hospital.

She used paper bags that contained gifts, sliders from her bedroom and flowers from the garden. She utilised whatever materials she could find in the hospital and activity room. She works in a variety of medium such as paint, markers, pencils, and stampers. Her exhibition will run from October 2 until October 27.

The title of the exhibition is "hop-it-al" as she used to call the hospital that during her visit as it lightened the mood.