Featured Artists

Dearbhla Kelly is a designer, illustrator and comic-book-maker based in Dublin. After graduating from NCAD with an honours degree in Visual Communications, she has worked for The Irish Times Pre Media department from 2012-2015, doing a mix…

Katie Kidd is a designer and "general creative person" from Dublin. She has recently finished up her studies in Visual Communication at NCAD and is currently trying to break the world of advertising, while dabbling in other creative…

Clare Lyons is a visual artist and photographer based in Dublin. She has just completed a BA (Hons) degree in Photography at IADT and will graduate with first class honours at the end of 2016. Having dug out her photographic roots during…

We went behind the scenes a few days early at Body & Soul Arts and Music Festival in Ballinlough Castle and chatted to some of the artists and decor team. It is all their hard work that ties this beautiful festival together and creates…

Conor Nolan is an illustrator and designer fresh out of NCAD who spends his time drawing, scribbling and screen printing in Dublin. He has illustrated for the likes of Hunt & Gather, SkiBeat and the Sunday Business Post. Most of Conor’s…

I first met Christopher Barr in Tel Aviv, where we had both been selected to show work in an exhibition titled 'Home Truths', at the International Photography Festival. Having never met before, we arrived, hot and exhausted from a red eye…

Gary Dempsey is an Irish visual artist and printmaker. He  received a B.A honours degree in fine-art printmaking from the limerick school of art and design in 2011, whereupon he was awarded an emerging artist bursary from Cork printmakers.…

This week's featured artist has been a long time coming here at HeadStuff. Glasgow-based Irish artist Viv Quinn has made us feel everything from "Hey, that's funny, I thought that was just me" to"OMG YAAS QUEEEEEN". Where we see a banana,…

I first met Alice Richard in the early summer of 2014 at a house party off of Mary Street. Alice, from the very first conversation, was different. Below is an interview with Alice on her live performance in N.C.A.D's Final Year Exhibition.…

Sadie Cramer is an Irish illustrator who lives in a top secret hide-out on the shores of Lough Corrib, Galway with her husband and four children. Here is a look at her Galway Hooker inspired illustrations. By means of drawing, painting,…