Artist Talk | Rónán Ó Raghallaigh

Wednesday 22 April | 12.30 - 1.30
Join artist Rónán Ó Raghallaigh for a lunchtime talk exploring his practice, processes, and the themes of folklore, language, and identity that shape his work.

Join us at GOMA Waterford on Wednesday 22 April from 12.30 – 1.30pm for an artist talk by Rónán Ó Raghallaigh, currently exhibiting as part of Sanctum. Rónán will discuss his practice and processes in is work. 

Rónán Ó Raghallaigh is an artist and researcher based in County Kildare, Ireland. His practice encompasses painting, writing, performance and develops decolonial relationships with folklore, land, and language, engaging with suppressed histories, layered memory and hybrid identities.

Moving between studio-based and site-specific contexts, he prioritises process, improvisation, and intuition, often drawing on ritual and trance states.  His practice explores cultural exchange, animism, and folk practices as pathways toward ecological awareness and collective healing. Re-learning Irish in adulthood, Ó Raghallaigh incorporates the language during performances, for work-titles and alongside English and vernacular dialect in writing.

Rónán Ó Raghallaigh website | Instagram

All welcome | No booking required | Free admission