Fiona Boniwell: Residency

Fiona Boniwell is a visual artist based in Kinsale, Cork. Originally from London, Fiona studied art at Blackheath College of Art and later Kingston University, graduating with a BA Honours degree in Fine Art. In 2006, Fiona moved to Kinsale and since relocating, she has worked steadily on the development of her art practice, which centres on drawing as a means of expression and investigation. Equally comfortable working large or small, in digital or traditional media, her work is characterised by dynamic mark-making, and high-contrast, expressive imagery. Through drawing, Fiona has contributed to exhibitions, participated in residencies as an artist and workshop facilitator and has collaborated with other artists from a variety of disciplines, her most recent collaboration being the recently published graphic novel, Cerberus’ New Trick written by Brendan O’Connell and funded in part by the Cork County Council artists bursary.

Fiona has been practising martial arts in tandem with her visual art practice over the past fifteen years. In her current work and in her recent Bealtaine Residency in Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre in May 2024, she brought these two parts of her life together, exploring and documenting her evolving relationship with movement and her physical self through drawing. This work will be exhibited in The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion in May 2025. This residency will offer an opportunity to further hone this work and invite the public in to see the process of development.