Sally Smyth is a painter living and working in Co Wicklow. Most notable of her solo shows include Kilmainham Suite at Kilmainham Gaol Dublin (1999) and The Judicial Suite at The Law Library Dublin (2003). Sally's mother May Gibney, as a member of Cumann na mBan, was captured by the British in 1921 and held in Kilmainham Gaol for six months. Sally is the first ever child of an ex-Kilmainham prisoner to exhibit at the prison/museum.
Sally was a fibre sculptor for many years before taking up painting relatively recently. Her beautiful fibre pieces represent obscure elements of nature including, peat hags, lichens, mosses, gorse etc. Sally's handspun, dyed and knitted sheep's wool constitutes most of the raw material for her fibre works.
This website contains a large selection of images of Sally's work accessible from the gallery and includes a review and photographs of Kilmainham Suite; the amazing story of May Gibney; the opening speech of The Judicial Suite and Sally's curriculum vitae.
Certain works are for sale. Please contact Sally by e-mail or telephone 353-404-40500.