About

Shóna Hanley is an Irish multidisciplinary artist working across fine jewellery, painting, and sculptural form. Based in rural West Limerick, her practice is shaped by a quiet landscape where time, space, and material are allowed to unfold without urgency.

Her work is grounded in a slow, considered approach to making. Each piece begins through observation and material exploration, developing through process rather than pre-determined outcome. In jewellery, this takes the form of hand-carved wax and Cire Perdue casting in precious metals. In painting and sculpture, surfaces are built gradually, allowing texture, weight, and form to emerge over time.

Across all disciplines, there is a consistent intention: to create work that holds presence.

Pieces are not made to follow trend or season, but to exist independently — resolved, self-contained, and quietly assertive in their permanence.

Themes of memory, connection, and subtle transformation run throughout the practice. Forms may appear organic or abstract, but are always rooted in a physical, tactile process. The marks of making are not removed, but retained — allowing each work to carry evidence of its own becoming.

Hanley produces a limited number of works each year, with a focus on one-of-one pieces. Her work is held in private collections and acquired by those drawn to originality, material integrity, and a more considered approach to collecting.

Working from her studio in West Limerick, she continues to develop a body of work that moves between disciplines, unified by material, process, and a commitment to creating pieces that endure — in both form and presence.

For commissions and studio correspondence, please use the enquiry form in the menu.