VISUAL is pleased to present Between A Rock and A Hard Place by Deirdre O'Mahony. This exhibition showcases a selection of works made in the 1990s from the series Wrap and Erratics. Both these bodies of work respond directly to the landscape of the Burren in County Clare, and the social and political context of events unfolding there at the time.

Accompanying these large scale abstract is a newly-commissioned film in which O'Mahony discusses the background and context of making the works, and and a responsive text by artist Laura Fitzgerald. In addition, a publication of the same name has been reprinted in cooperation with Askeaton Contemporary Arts.

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Deirdre O’Mahony is a visual artist living in Ireland. For over thirty years she has investigated the political ecology of rural places through public engagement, exhibitions, writing and plantings. Her work has been presented in national and international exhibitions and biennales. Recent exhibitions include FARMWORK (2025) at Void Art Centre and The Quickening (2024), commissioned by The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Dublin.
She has received numerous Arts Council of Ireland awards and residencies. Her work is public and private collections including the Arts Council of Ireland and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. She is a graduate of St Martins School of Art, London, Crawford College, Cork and completed a PhD at the University of Brighton in 2012.