Biographical Information:
Caroline McCarthy was born in Dublin and grew up in Dundalk, Co. Louth. She studied at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, and Goldsmiths College, London. Crisp packets, toilet-paper, plastic bags, packaging, rubbish and furniture are some of the raw materials used or referenced in an exploration of things generally so familiar they go unnoticed. Brought into conversation with methods of art production and display, the outcome is always one which makes unexpected connections between visual systems and hierarchies, questioning traditional interpretations and ideas of value.
Her work has been exhibited widely, with solo shows in Dublin, London, Ghent, New York, Derry and Düsseldorf, and many group shows internationally and is in the collections of many private collectors as well as those of The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Allied Irish Bank, Arts Council of Ireland, Zabludowicz Collection, and Berge Madrid. She has also worked on a number of large-scale public projects including a commission for King’s College London and a citywide installation for the Norfolk and Norwich Festival.
Find out more about this artist: www.carolinemccarthy.net
