Maria Noonan-McDermott

Artist and Poet

Maria Noonan-McDermott is an Irish visual artist and poet, originally from Donegal and based in Kinlough, County Leitrim. With a professional career spanning over thirty years, her practice centres on landscape, memory and storytelling.

Working across painting and text, she explores both the physical and imaginative terrain of Ireland. Her visual work is informed by nature and folklore, while her poetry extends these concerns through lyrical reflection and personal response.

She has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions in Ireland and internationally. Over the course of her career, she has developed a distinctive body of work that bridges visual art and literature. Alongside her studio practice, she has also curated and collaborated on poetry readings and interdisciplinary projects that bring together image, word and place.