FIONA MARRON         Born 1960, is from Clane, Co. Kildare.  Studied at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin 1979 - 1985 gaining a Diploma in Art and Design Education in 1983 and a BA Degree in Fine Art in 1984.

After a short stint as an art teacher in The Royal College of Surgeons she moved to New York City with her then partner, now husband, the well known flautist Brian Dunning.  They moved to the Pacific North West in 1985, settling in Portland Oregon. Here Fiona established herself as a respected painted exhibiting regularly.  In 1996 Fiona, Brian and their son Gordon returned to Ireland.  They have two more boys now, Jack and Julian.

Fiona Marron continues to exhibit in Ireland and the U.S.

Her landscapes draw the attention of the viewer to a world of delicate balance through colour and texture, capturing the familiar through her sense of drama and exquisite perspective.

“It is often the unheard and unseen resonance of place which preoccupy me, where I try define sense of place”

Selected Group Exhibitions:  2004 – “Visual Arts on The Shannon”;  2003 – “Kildare Interlude”, The National Stud, Co. Kildare; Kilcock Art Gallery Christmas Show, Kilcock, Co. Kildare; Leinster Printmaking Group Show, Clane, Co. Kildare, “Time and Space Show”, Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, “Stories & Silence Show”, Ballylongford Arts Festival, Co. Kerry.

Selected Solo Exhibitions:  2005 – “Passages”, The Hunt Gallery, Limerick;  2003 – Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA; 2002 – Artichoke Music, Portland, Oregon, USA; 2001 – Solo Show Portlaoise County Hall, Co. Laois.