Bio
Alana is an Irish painter based at Queen Street Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her work explores memory, identity, and youth, often drawing from found and familial objects.
Inspired by folklore, she combines figurative and abstract elements to create atmospheric scenes, blurring the line between memory and reality. Earth tones blend with sparks of colour, creating depth and atmosphere, reminiscent of cinematic imagery.
Her work weaves familiar motifs and symbols, drawing from the compositional harmony of traditional painting to create balance and connection.
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Solo Exhibitions
2023| Dreamers, Hang Tough Contemporary
2021| Habitat, online exhibition
2019| Dreamed of Places, The Black Box
2016| False Paradise, Goose Lane Gallery
Awards
A-N artist bursary, 2022, 2025
John Richardson French Residency Award
ACNI AEP & Resilience fund
Northern Ireland Young Artist of the Year
ACNI SIAP General Arts Award, 2019, 2022
Collections
Office of Public Works Ireland
Arts Council Northern Ireland, 2019, 2021
Exhibitions
2024| Gormleys, Charlemont Sq, Dublin
RUA annual exhibition,, Belfast, ‘22-24
Boyle Arts Festival, Ireland
Dunlavin Arts Festival, Ireland
RHA annual exhibition, Dublin
2023| Strange Brew, QSS, Belfast
Dunlavin Arts Festival, Ireland
QSS-P/S, 35DP, Belfast
2022| Irish Contemporaries, CIACLA, LA
Páipéar, Hang Tough Contemporary
RHA annual exhibition, Dublin
2021| HOST, Dean Arts Studios
2020| RUA annual, Ulster Museum, ‘18-20
Four Female Painters, QSS
2019| Cast, Millennium Court Arts Centre
Sparks, Golden Thread Gallery
Young Artist of the Year, The Braid
2017| Advans-t, Crescent Arts Centre
2016| Fine Art Degree Show, Ulster University