Kilkenny-based artist’s work beautifully captures a moment
Sinead Lucey's painting of HSE heroes in St Columba's Thomastown received acclaim and hangs in the National Gallery
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A Kilkenny-based artist whose beautiful portrait of healthcare staff in Thomastown received national acclaim last year has been sharing other examples of her work.
Sinead Lucey is a professional artist living in Inistioge, with a studio in Chapel Lane in Thomastown.
Last year, The Kilkenny People’s front page featured a portrait she painted of HSE frontline workers titled ‘The Wonderful Staff of St Joseph’s ward, St Columba’s Care Home, Thomastown, April 2020’. The oil painting on wood depicts five of the dedicated HSE/South East Community Healthcare team at St Columba’s, shown standing outside St Joseph’s Ward at the 90-bed long stay residential care facility. The portrait was shortlisted for the Zurich Portrait Prize, and is currently hanging in this exhibition in the National Gallery of Ireland.