Works
She works in wood, bronze, stone, steel, clay and terracotta. Her best known works are probably the monumental Pope John Paul II in St Patrick's College Maynooth and the carved altar in the University College Cork chapel. She is clearly the most prolific sculptor for the Church in Ireland, and her works can be seen in chapels and churches across the country. Nevertheless, her work extends well beyond the Church, including a commissioned bust of the ex-President Mary Robinson which sits in Áras an Uachtaráin (the presidential residence in Dublin). A book on her work and life was published in 2002 (Imogen Stuart, Four Courts Press), with an introduction by Brian Fallon and a personal tribute by Peter Harbison.
A professor of sculpture at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, she is also a member of Aosdána.
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