Vauney Strahan is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin (BA History of Art) and City & Guilds of London Art School, where she was awarded a scholarship to study Fine Art Painting (2006). In 2016, she graduated with a Master’s degree from IADT in Dublin, where she studied Art and Research Collaboration.

She was awarded a residency at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in 2010 and has held five solo exhibitions, including at Dunamaise Arts Centre (2014) and Linenhall Arts Centre (2013). Her work has been selected for curated group exhibitions in Berlin, Spain and Britain, as well as numerous exhibitions in Ireland, including at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Ulster Academy and DLR Lexicon Gallery. Her paintings are held in both private and public collections.

Alongside her studio practice, Vauney creates large-scale, site-specific murals for public spaces. Community engagement is an important element of this work, and she regularly works with schools and local communities through workshops, painting demonstrations and collaborative projects.

Environmental concerns are increasingly central to Vauney’s studio practice, with her recent paintings exploring themes of pollution, waste and our relationship with the natural environment.

Vauney lives and works in Dublin.