Margaret Nolan

Margaret Nolan is an established Galway based artist. Originally from Dublin, she studied Art at the College of Marketing and Design (Dublin). She has also graduated in Fine Art, Painting and Print at GMIT (Galway).

Margaret has had numerous solo exhibitions and collaborative shows throughout Ireland. As Galway City Council’s Artist in Residence for many years, she produced numerous well known murals which have left their mark on Galway’s urban landscape.

Margaret has been seen on the streets of Galway, painting electrical boxes, commissioned by Galway City Council and Galway Tidy Towns, with the theme of ‘Galway Life ‘. Her work has captured the extraordinary in the ordinary of urban life. Margaret has taken well known landmarks, such as the Spanish Arch, Tigh Neachtains and The Docks, which allows the viewer to see these landmarks in a new light.

Margaret has also been actively engaged with educational workshops. She is well known as a street artist and has been a leading curator of Street Art in Galway City for many years . Margaret is the leading Curator for the Galway Cartoon Festival, now in its 5th year.and she is also the curator of two visual art spaces in the City, The Town Hall Theatre and The Black Gate Culture Centre.

As a Visual Artist, Margaret is interested in many themes, recently centred on Irish landmarks, Well Known locals and street life. Margaret uses multiple mediums, trademark brush strokes, and colour to create her distinctive images.

Commissions and Exhibitions

2020 Curator of Art Space at Town Hall Theatre & Black Gate
Street Art Electrical Boxes with Galway City Council & Tidy Towns
Curator of Galway Cartoon Festival
Group Show: Town Hall Theatre Galway - ‘Sheela Na Gig’
An Post - Postcard & Stamp Collection Commission
Commission for Hughie McClafferty’s Bar in Chicago, Il, USA
James & Nora - ‘The Love Letters’ Town Hall Theatre Galway
Town Hall Theatre Galway & Black Gate Galway - Christmas Show
The Latin Quarter - Artist in Residence - Valentine’s & St, Patricks Day promotions - window painting & dressing
Restoration of mural - Kinlay Hostel Group

2019 Curator of Art Space at Town Hall Theatre & Black Gate
The Latin Quarter - Artist in Residence - Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s, St. Patrick’s Day
Latin Quarter Street Mural
McDonagh’s Fish Shop Mural
Grogan’s Christmas Exhibition
Street Art Electrical Boxes with Galway City Council & Tidy Towns
The Kenny Gallery - Group Show for Galway International Arts Festival
Painting commission for Hunstman Renmore