About
[ ARTIST’S BIO ]
© Steven Murray
From Galway, now Dublin-based, I am a fine art photographer working in both digital and analogue photography.
© Steven Murray
Working primarily through long-term collaborative projects, I use portraiture to explore themes of resilience, loss and human connection. I am drawn to the ways in which gesture, expression, dress and the material details of everyday life can communicate aspects of a person’s history and sense of self. Clothing, jewellery, furnishings, books and other personal objects function as traces of lived experience and carriers of emotional significance.
My photographic practice centres on portraiture as a form of storytelling. I am interested in how photographs reveal the emotional and psychological dimensions of a subject, and how domestic and community spaces, together with the objects and environments people inhabit, contribute to the construction of identity, memory and belonging.
My photographic practice centres on portraiture as a form of storytelling. I am interested in how photographs reveal the emotional and psychological dimensions of a subject, and how domestic and community spaces, together with the objects and environments people inhabit, contribute to the construction of identity, memory and belonging.
Working primarily through long-term collaborative projects, I use portraiture to explore themes of resilience, loss and human connection. I am drawn to the ways in which gesture, expression, dress and the material details of everyday life can communicate aspects of a person’s history and sense of self. Clothing, jewellery, furnishings, books and other personal objects function as traces of lived experience and carriers of emotional significance.
My practice is centered on close observation and sustained relationships with my subjects. Whether working in the intimate setting of a home or within a shared community environment, I am interested in how individuals shape and inhabit the spaces around them, and how these spaces in turn reflect memory, character
and belonging.
My practice is centered on close observation and sustained relationships with my subjects. Whether working in the intimate setting of a home or within a shared community environment, I am interested in how individuals shape and inhabit the spaces around them, and how these spaces in turn reflect memory, character and belonging.
Education &
Qualifications
Level 7 University Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging CEAD, NCAD
Patron Member Aperture
Member Photo Museum Ireland
Secretary and Trustee Visual Artists Ireland
A committed supporter of fine art photography for many years, with a particular interest in women photographers and emerging artists.
Projects, Awards
& Exhibitions
[ SELECTED 2026-2027 ]
Ongoing Tender Eye/Measured Way Collaborative Photographic Portrayal of Victoria Crowley
Recent projects
Ongoing The D8 Men’s Shed Documentary Portrait Project
2026 Shortlisted RADAR Arts Residency Photo Ireland & Inspirational Arts
2026-2027 TALENTS 2026-2027 Program Photo Museum Ireland
Awards & Residencies
2027 Guest Curator, Exhibition of Photographic Works Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
Exhibitions
2026 Winter Group Exhibition Taylor Galleries Dublin
2026 Summer Group Exhibition Taylor Galleries Dublin
2026 CEAD Works Exhibition National College of Art & Design
2026 Tender Eye/Measured Way Graduate Monograph, April 2026
Publications
2026 Irish Arts Review Graduates Irish Arts Review