Based on Bere Island, Mary finished her degree in the BA Visual Art on Sherkin Island in 2018, after which she won the top prize at the RDS awards, the Taylor Art Award. Since then Mary has gone from strength to strength, exhibiting her work internationally and contributing significantly to island life and the arts through the Bere Island Arts Festival, set up in 2023.

The winning film, The Fine Line, is a celebration of the strength and resilience of island women the world over.

For more information about Mary and her work, please see her website

Congratulations Mary!