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Alison Pilkington was born and grew up in Sligo town on the west coast of Ireland. Her paintings frequently explore narratives from memories of childhood and growing up there.
She completed a PhD in painting at National College Art and Design Dublin 2015. She was awarded a British Institution Award for painting at the Royal Academy Summer Show London 2012. She has been selected for the Marmite Painting Prize, London 2012, 2016, shortlisted for the Kurt Beers 100 Painters of Tomorrow publication (2013). 3rd prizewinner at the Artslant International Jurors Award Dec 2013.
Recent exhibitions: 2025 Make Believe Stairwell Space, Bridgeport CT, 2024; Canopy Programme New York, 2022; I Build My Own Island Model Arts & Niland Gallery Sligo.
She lives and works in Dublin, Ireland.