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Curator Visits, Summer Series: Sarah McAuliffe

Curator Visits, Summer Series: Sarah McAuliffe

August 8 - August 8, 2025
Sample-Studios

Sarah is responsible for the display, acquisition and interpretation of the National Gallery’s Irish collection, specifically as it relates to work produced after 1900. Sarah’s research interests include the development of modernism in Ireland, photography, socially engaged art practices and the work of women artists. Between 2018 and 2021 she carried out a Curatorial Fellowship at the National Gallery. She holds a BA in History of Art and English and an MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History from University College Cork. Previously, Sarah was the Curator of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts. At the National Gallery, she has co-curated and curated a number of exhibitions including, Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs/ Works from the Bank of America Collection (2020), View of Ireland: Collecting Photography (2019/2020), Zurich Portrait Prize (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) and Picturing People (2021).

Curator Visits

Our Curator Visits series offers Sample-Studios members a unique opportunity to connect directly with local and international curators. Members meet with curators 1to1 to present their work, discuss their practice, and receive expert advice and guidance from prominent professionals bringing a wealth of experience, a variety of backgrounds in different arts contexts, and valuable networks.

Sarah is responsible for the display, acquisition and interpretation of the National Gallery’s Irish collection, specifically as it relates to work produced after 1900. Sarah’s research interests include the development of modernism in Ireland, photography, socially engaged art practices and the work of women artists. Between 2018 and 2021 she carried out a Curatorial Fellowship at the National Gallery. She holds a BA in History of Art and English and an MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History from University College Cork. Previously, Sarah was the Curator of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts. At the National Gallery, she has co-curated and curated a number of exhibitions including, Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs/ Works from the Bank of America Collection (2020), View of Ireland: Collecting Photography (2019/2020), Zurich Portrait Prize (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) and Picturing People (2021).

Curator Visits

Our Curator Visits series offers Sample-Studios members a unique opportunity to connect directly with local and international curators. Members meet with curators 1to1 to present their work, discuss their practice, and receive expert advice and guidance from prominent professionals bringing a wealth of experience, a variety of backgrounds in different arts contexts, and valuable networks.

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