Elaine Byrne

Elaine Byrne is an artist working multimodally with video, sculpture, and photography. Represented by the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin, she has exhibited extensively across Europe, Mexico, and the USA. A Rubinstein Fellow of the Whitney Independent Study Program (2015), Elaine’s research focuses on borders and contested spaces, particularly in the Arctic, where she has undertaken multiple residencies. She has won many awards including RHA Curtin O’Donough photography prize,  8th Arte Laguna prize (Venice) and the Combat art prize (Milan). Her work is included in many public collections such as the National Collection of Ireland, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Arts Council of Ireland, the Office of Public Works and the Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia.  She is a consulting artist to Creative Capital (New York) and teaches at Sotheby’s Institute of Art (New York) and at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Alongside her artistic career, Elaine contributes her strategic expertise as a leader in PwC’s EMEA Business Development team, where she focuses on  large-scale opportunities. She has also provided consulting services to arts organizations such as the Craft Council of England and Camden Arts Centre.

Elaine holds a PhD from Temple University, a M.A (VIS) from IADT, a Masters in Business from Smurfit Business School, UCD.