| Jennifer Hickey’s work lures the viewer in with seductive forms that intrigue and confound us by resonating with nature, but also clearly not being what they seem. Thousands of tiny, wafer-thin porcelain pieces evoking petals, feathers, scales, are kiln fired then individually sewn onto tulle netting drawn over a sculptural form. The shapes are ancient and elemental like seeds, spheres, links. Their surfaces, cloaked in a dense porcelain mail, swirl like a unfurling rose or ruffle like a startled bird. The pieces have a soft and appealing presence but also discernible delicacy that halts the harming hand.
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| Jennifer’s work is held in private and public collections including The National Museum of Ireland and the Office of Public Works in Ireland. She has exhibited widely throughout Ireland and internationally and was selected to represent Ireland in the European prize for applied arts in Belgium in 2021 and also in the Dubai Expo 2020. She was shortlisted for the Golden Fleece award in 2021 and 2025. We brought her work to Salon Art + Design in 2024, which was her debut in the United States. |
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