Mimi Seery

“The projects I delivered during my residency at Abbey Road continuously put focus on public wellbeing in times of uncertainty and trauma.

After so many enjoyable events on my residency, I felt compelled to direct my research on the very building from which I worked from. Abbey Road Artist Studios is part of the former Athlone Workhouse, opening in 1841, four years before The Great Hunger (An Gorta Mor).

In the coming year I will be reaching out to local community groups and arts workers in the town of Athlone with an aim to develop a project inspired by the publication ‘Athlone Workhouse and the Famine’ by Gearoid O’Brien and Brendan O’Brien.

Myself and Gearoid O’Brien invite participants from the local community to take part in an Art and Heritage workshop at Abbey Road Studios, Athlone. This immersive workshop is centered around acknowledging our past through stories of the Workhouse, group discussion, and finally art making. “

Mimi Seery is a multimedia artist, creating public installations such as sculpture, mural and compositions using natural elements. Seery is a recipient of public art commissions from Dublin and Westmeath County Councils and project funding from the Arts Council of Ireland. Her works have been widely exhibited, including the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Revision Festival Belfast and Galway Arts Centre.  She is currently artist in residence at Abbey Road Studios Athlone.

Dates of Residency in Abbey Road: August 2020 – 2024