I am an artist, curator, and educator based in the West of Ireland, with over two decades of experience in the field. My practice explores themes of community, advocacy, and activism, leading to collaborations with renowned contemporary artists and major international organisations, including the United Nations. At the core of my work is a commitment to interdisciplinary engagement across sectors.

In 2024, I collaborated with artist Jesse Jones as Costume Director & Designer for Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon, a centerpiece of the National Gallery’s Bicentenary celebrations (BC200).

In September 2022, I presented HAIL THEE: We Come in Reveries of Change, a project commissioned by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). This initiative, dedicated to promoting global standards for social justice and reproductive rights, brought together leading international artists Alice Maher, Isabel Nolan, Jesse Jones and Rachel Fallon, Jahanavi Inniss and Hina Khan.

This award-winning project was a keynote event at Design Week 2023, featuring a panel of distinguished national and international speakers, including Annie Fletcher, Director of IMMA; Emma Dabiri, broadcaster and author; Roza Farahini, Iranian author and activist; Alice Maher, artist; and Susan McGonagle, UNHCR barrister and Protection Director.

In 2016, Alison was selected by the National Museum of Ireland to contribute to the commemoration of the 1916 Centenary. Her project, The Shuttle Hive: A Century of Rising Thread, encompassed an exhibition, a series of workshops, a comprehensive events program, and a major conference, Mise Éire? Shaping a Nation through Design. This initiative critically engaged with the modernist movement, examining the interplay between revolt, myth, and identity, particularly within the context of Irish women’s roles in the struggle for independence. Drawing on the theoretical frameworks of cultural agency and national identity, Alison collaborated with a multidisciplinary team, including anthropologists, historians, composers, silversmiths, weavers, and curators from the museum’s collections, to realize the project’s vision.