Austin Hearne is an artist from Dublin, living in Co. Wexford. He holds a MFA from NCAD (2016). Hearne is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is rooted in Photography, he comes from a family of Painters and Decorators and uses the stuff of this industry to make works and installations. His film work Whispers won Best Irish Short at the Gaze film festival (2022). Recent solos shows include Love Letters to Cardinal Raymo at Gorey School of Art (2021), Slabs at The Complex (2021), Requiem For Raymo at The Royal Hibernian Gallery (RHA)(2022-2023), Slabs II and Whispers at The Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray (2023) Confessions at Lismore Castle Arts (2023) and group shows Mysterious Ways at The Glucksman (UCC) (2024) with WEARTFETISHISTS (2022), PhotoIreland Festival (2022) and Speech Sounds at Visual Carlow(2022). Austin is a founding member and one half of the experimental queer goth music act Satin Shadow, they have released 3 albums to date. Austin’s work is held in private collections in USA, Europe and the OPW collection.