Sorsha Galvin - MA RCA

Sorsha Galvin is an Irish visual artist and producer whose practice centres on material investigation and collaborative process. Working across painting, animation, ceramics, photography, installation, print.

Her projects frequently evolve through long-term partnerships, creating space for collective storytelling, embodied knowledge, and alternative forms of expression. Through these relationships, she challenges hierarchical models of art-making and reimagines creative practice as a tool for connection, reciprocity, and transformation. With over 18 years of experience working alongside diverse community groups, Sorsha’s practice is rooted in collaboration as both a methodology and a political stance. Whether co-creating with fellow artists or facilitating immersive experiences with participants, she treats collaboration as a form of activism: a way to challenge exclusion, foster connection, and reimagine authorship.

The human figure, archetypal imagery, folklore, and the aesthetics of folk art often surface in her work, carrying symbolic weight and emotional resonance. These references, subtly woven through process and material, point toward a visual language that is intuitive, layered, and open to interpretation.

Her work has been supported by institutions including the Arts Council of Ireland, Galway County Council, and the Royal British Society of Sculptors, and has been exhibited at the Royal Academy, TULCA, and the Mall Galleries