Tara Keegan
Visual Artist
Tara Keegan
Born Brisbane, Australia
Education
2017–2018
MA in Art & Design: Social Practice & the Creative Environment (First Class Honours)
Limerick School of Art & Design, Ireland
2013–2017
BA in Fine Art: Sculpture & Combined Media (First Class Honours)
Limerick School of Art & Design, Ireland
Previous Study
2006–2008
Psychology, Counselling & Psychotherapy (Level 8)
National Counselling Institute of Ireland, Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions/ Projects
Jan 2023/24
The Femina Project
Jan - Mar 2023
WE WILL MEET YOU ALL, Co. Clare
Community Collaboration and Exhibition Project. Exhibited at Lenas , Mountshannon Arts Co. Clare (Feb 2023)
Permanent Collections / Work in Situ
June 2017 Benches for Europe Strasbourg France
The Benches for Europe project , selected by members of the Association SPE, partners and investors from the worlds of design and art in Strasbourg, France. Irish representative http://www.europeinitiative.eu/fr/projets/bancs-pour-l-europe
Residencies
2026 GOMA Waterford Artist Residency, Waterford, Ireland (July 2026)
Awards, Grants & Scholarships
2026 Research Ireland Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship (PhD, commencing Sept 2026)
2024 Arts Council Agility Award
2023 Arts Council Agility Award
Group Shows
2026
Vibrant Matter – 126 Artist-Run Gallery, Galway, Ireland
2025
Self-Portrait in Duality – Cista Arts, London, UK
Ties That Bind – 126 Artist-Run Gallery, Galway, Ireland (Menodoll, 2023)
2024
Chewin' the Fat, Issue 6 – Chewboy Productions, London, UK (The Femina Series 28)
Green Week: Sustainable Sculpture – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (On the Inside)
Ephemeral Elegance: Women in Artistic Reflection – Cista Arts, London, UK (Menodolls 13, The Femina Project, 2023)
In Celebration of Women – Haus-a-Rest, London, UK (Menodolls 13, The Femina Project, 2023)
Artlink Open Exhibition – Artlink, Buncrana, Co. Donegal, Ireland (On the Inside)
2023
Trasna XII – Red Couch Space, Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co. Clare, Ireland (Femina Series, 2023)
2019
Process – 126 Artist-Run Gallery, Galway, Ireland (Woman, 2016)
2018
Populace – Scariff Library Gallery, Co. Clare, Ireland
2017
Imagine Arts Festival – Waterford, Ireland (Intramural)
Plinth III – Sailors Home, Limerick, Ireland
2016
K-Fest – Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Knocklong 1916 Commemoration – Co. Limerick, Ireland (Woman)
ART TRAILS
2026
On the Inside – Electric Picnic, Festival Republic, Co. Laois, Ireland
2025
On the Inside – Electric Picnic, Festival Republic, Co. Laois, Ireland
Cells – GreenCrafts Village, All Together Now, Co. Waterford, Ireland
2024
On the Inside – Electric Picnic, Festival Republic, Co. Laois, Ireland
2023
On the Inside – Glastonbury Festival, Green Fields, UK
On the Inside – All Together Now, GreenCrafts Village, Co. Waterford, Ireland
On the Inside – Electric Picnic, Festival Republic, Co. Laois, Ireland
2022
On the Inside – Electric Picnic, Festival Republic, Co. Laois, Ireland
On the Inside – All Together Now, POD & GreenCrafts Village, Co. Waterford, Ireland
2019
Intramural – Electric Picnic, Festival Republic, Co. Laois, Ireland
Intramural – All Together Now, GreenCrafts Village, Co. Waterford, Ireland
2018
Intramural – Electric Picnic, Festival Republic, Co. Laois, Ireland
2017
Art Installation – Electric Picnic, Co. Laois, Ireland
2016
Art Installation – Electric Picnic, Co. Laois, Ireland
Trailer Park – Electric Picnic, Co. Laois, Ireland
Waterways Ireland Harbour Festival, Scarriff, Co. Clare, Ireland
Memberships & Affiliations
Current Member of the VAI (Visual Artists Ireland), Ormston House Limerick, 126 Artist Run Gallery, Galway. Clare Arts Office, Artist in Schools Programme 2020- 2026. TUS (Limerick School of Art & Design).
Professional Experience & Social Art Practice
2021–Present
The Femina Project
Ongoing interdisciplinary research project exploring menopause through contemporary art, feminist theory, symbolism and lived experience.
2020
Artist Residency, Iniscealtra, Mountshannon, Co. Clare
Process-based interdisciplinary textile project developed in collaboration with local schools.
2019–2020
ART SPACE, East Clare Community Co-op, Co. Clare
Artist-led contemporary community art space supporting community integration initiatives.
2019
Belonging: Meet & Eat Day
Community integration project funded by the Ann McGinnity Trust, Northern Ireland.
2019
Ethnic Recipe Café
Social practice project exploring food, conversation and cultural exchange through collaborative making and shared recipes.