Farl Powers, Mary

Mary Farl Powers (b. Minnesota, USA, 1948, and d. 1992) came to Ireland in 1951 where she studied Art at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology and later at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin.

The Irish Museum of Modern Art held a major retrospective of her work in 1995. Solo exhibitions have included Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast (1987); Taylor Galleries, Dublin (1987, 1984, 1981); Gordon Gallery, Derry (1984); and Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast (1981). Group exhibitions include ‘PRINT '92’, Model Arts Centre, Sligo and the Euroamericana de Grabado 3/92, La Coruña, Spain (both posthumous, 1992); ‘European Large Format Printmaking Exhibition’, Guinness Hop Store, Dublin (1991); ‘Contemporary Northern Irish Prints from the Octagon Gallery’, Belfast, travelling in southern Germany (1985); and ‘Presencia Plastica’ at Museo Francisco Goitia, Zacatecas, Mexico and at Galeria Tierra Adentro, Mexico City (1984).

Her work can be seen in the public collections of the Office of Public Works OPW, Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.