Holly Kirby is a graduate of the Professional Masters of Education program in The National College of Art & Design. She is a qualified secondary level Art teacher, with years of experience teaching and facilitating art classes and workshops. With two years of teaching in secondary school placement, she has created her own unique style of teaching and creative pedagogy in her teaching practices. Teaching a broad range of visual arts including -drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photo collage, etc., she curates her classes to be creatively engaging and imaginatively stimulating. She also has a passion for Art History and Culture, therefore, enjoys sharing her knowledge and appreciation of the arts with her students. 

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Graduating in Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded practice from NCAD in 2019, Holly’s art practice specialises in drawing, sculpting, molding, waxwork and installation. Her artmaking process heavily incorporates her own body, making her work incredibly intimate and personal to her. She has exhibited in show cases like Eblana House, MISA - St. James Hospital, and the N.C.A.D gallery.

 

For years Holly has been an volunteer for The Finglas Youth Resource Centre (FYRC) and The Finglas Art Squad in her local community, helping with arts and crafts workshops for young people. She is ardent in engaging with communities that are congruent with those who have helped shape and impact her own childhood. Having been employed by NCAD in 2019, as a SEN Learning mentor she has gained ample knowledge of Special Educational Needs and Additional Educational Needs. 

Holly continues to spend her time contributing to the Arts in her community, teaching and making art in Finglas, Dublin.

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