
Suzy O’Mullane is an Irish visual artist whose practice spans painting, monumental drawing, performance, and narrative writing. Born in Liverpool, UK, and based in France since 2021, she completed her MA in Drawing at the Paris College of Art (PCA) in 2022, where she was awarded First Prize by an external jury for her practical studio work. She also holds a BFA (Hons) and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Crawford College of Art and Design, alongside a BA in English Literature from University College Cork. She also holds a BFA (Hons) and a Postgraduate Diploma from the Crawford College of Art and Design, alongside a BA in English Literature from University College Cork.
A full-time practitioner since 1996, O’Mullane has established a robust international exhibition record. Her work has been widely exhibited across major contemporary art hubs, including solo exhibitions at the Crawford Art Gallery (Cork, 1999), Solstice Arts Centre (Navan, 2007), and Sirius Arts Centre (Cobh, 2011). Internationally, she has held solo and group presentations in London, New York, Berlin, Dublin, Los Angeles, Seattle, Miami, Toronto, Beijing, and Shanghai. Her moving image works have been selected twice for the IndieCork Film Festival, screening in both Ireland and New York.
Beyond her studio practice, O’Mullane expands her narrative-driven, provocative concepts into site-specific performances, executing works in Paris, Cork, Languedoc, and Portugal. She is also a recognised cultural leader, having co-founded and directed ArtTrail Cork (1996–2002), a pivotal initiative that shaped the regional contemporary visual arts landscape until 2011. In October 2026, her work was showcased in Venice, Italy, in the group exhibition UNSEEN – Seeing Differently.