Robyn Deasy is a contemporary illustrator and artist based in West Cork, Ireland. She received her B.A in Fine Art at the Cork Crawford College of Art and Design and recently completed an M.A Illustration at Arts University Bournemouth. Robyn utilises imaginative detailed patterns to create intricate, elegant images that often focus on . Her work is drawn in ink before she brings it on to Photoshop for the finishing touches. History, myth, fashion and the art nouveau era often inspires and informs the visual language in Robyn's work.
Robyn Deasy is an illustrator and artist based in West Cork, Ireland.
She received her B.A in Fine Art at CCAD Cork
and recently completed an M.A Illustration at Arts University Bournemouth.
She uses a mix of media to create illustrations that are effective, engaging and beautiful. Robyn started illustrating live (graphic recording) at a range of events in 2022 and uses her drawing knowledge to capture conversation and illuminate ideas.
Her own practice is driven by her interest in history, myth and nature, she aims to foster a connection with our landscapes and their nature by revealing their past through conscientious, immersive and intricate compositions.
Exhibitions
The Gearagh: The Wooded River (solo exhibition), Macroom School of Art, 2022.
In the History (finalists exhibition), King House Gallery, Stratford-Upon-Avon, 2021.
In the History (semi finalists online exhibit), The Artists Lounge, 2021.
Fever (online exhibit), Arts University Bournemouth, 2020.
Six Marks Collective, Drawing Performance, Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork, 2017.
Selected Crawford Graduates Show, The Joan Clancy Gallery, Dungarvan, 2017.
Imagine Arts Festival, GOMA Gallery, Waterford, 2017.
Beyond Dialogue, CCAD, Cork City, 2017.
Murmuration, The Village hall, Cork, 2016.
Reconnect, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, 2015.
Residencies
Forthcoming, Uillinn, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, June & July, 2023
Awards
Agility Award, The Arts Council, 2021.
Collections
Cork City Council Arts Office, Cork City Council, 2017
Memberships
(VAI) Visual Artists Ireland.
Drawesome Visual Practitioners Ireland
