Tatyana Feeney is a Meath based author/illustrator. She is originally from the US but has made Ireland her home for more than twenty years. Tatyana grew up in North Carolina, in a rural area, surrounded by woods. Her home in Ireland has fewer trees, but Tatyana has brought the trees of her imagination and childhood into her artwork. She is the author/illustrator of many picture books for children. The art displayed here is from her recent book: Crann na nGuíonna, an Irish language story which has been printed with fluorescent inks.
As someone who moved to Ireland from elsewhere, Tatyana was fascinated by the idea of wishing trees. She developed her story about this tree with support from My Irish Books, who supplied the text in Irish. The illustrations were created as black and white originals. They were then printed with fluorescent inks, to give a magical feel to the world of the tree.
“The process of creating the art in this way, trying to imagine the colours on the black and white illustrations, was challenging but worth it for the finished publication”
This exhibition includes preliminary drawings and sketchbooks, prints of the original black and white art, and the final fluorescent prints from the book.
- Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, 216 Falls Rd, Belfast BT12 6AH
- 30/04/2026 – 11/06/2026
- 7-9pm (launch)
More information: linktr.ee/culturlann
