I am a Dublin-born, concept-led artist who has been based on the west coast of Ireland for the past decade.

My practice explores the lived realities of rural life, looking at themes such as freedom, agriculture, environmentalism, and community.

Working across painting, textiles, photography, installation, and socially engaged practice I frequently incorporate materials and processes drawn from agricultural contexts—such as sheep marking spray, dyes, graphite, and wool to reveal unexpected parallels between rural labour and contemporary artistic mark-making. Approaching the countryside with an outsider’s eye, I recognise the small gestures of rural life as marks of an unrealised, living artwork.

Through the project, Where Do We All Belong? I explore the theme of loneliness hoping to inspire meaningful connections and promote social inclusion.

I am founder and curator of Glovebox, an occasional art gallery and online art store.

I also curate ‘Radical Ruralism’ an online collection of contemporary art with a rural regard.

I am co-founder of design studio me&him&you where I worked on art and design projects for organisations including SFMOMA, Fringe Festival, Jameson, Facebook, Metropolis Festival, The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland and The Science Gallery.

Some artworks currently available at Unruly Gallery, Amsterdam, Glovebox, Dublin and Affenfaust Galerie in Hamburg, Germany

I am available for commercial and artistic projects. Feel free to say hello… hello@ronandillon.com

Exhibitions/Awards
2026
–Exhibition at The Bank, James St, Dublin with The Liberties Festival
–Recipient of the Dublin City Arts Office Grant presented by the Lord Mayor at The Mansion House.
– ‘Where do we all belong?’ short film selected for 5 Film Festivals, including Ireland’s premier Film Festival, Galway Film Fleadh.
–Talk to Fine Art and Design Students at Sligo College ATU.

2025
–195th RHA Annual Group Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald, May 26th – Aug 3rd
– ‘Where do we all belong?’ Solo Exhibition, Abhainn Gallery, Enniscrone, Co.Sligo. Fall 2025. Funded by the Sligo Family Resource Centre

2024
–Culture Ireland Award, Zeitgeist Irland 2024
–Radical Ruralism, Solo Show in Paul Roosen Contemporary, Hamburg, Germany

2023
–Arts Council Ireland Agility Award
–Brut Reverie, Contemporary Cluster Gallery, Rome, Italy
–Grit Your Teeth, at Atelier Now Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
–Knotenpunkt, Affenfaust Gallery, Hamburg, Germany

2022
–Familia, at Atelier Now Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
–Paipear, Hang Tough Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
–Gloam Gallery, Sheffield UK
–Solo Exhibition, Shells on the seafront, Strandhill
–Affenfaust Gallery, Group, Hamburg, Germany
–Glovebox, Group show, Dublin

2021
–Unruly Gallery, Tenth anniversary show
Hosted by Center for Contemporary Culture Het HEM, the Netherlands
15/16/17 October
– ‘Driving on a Sponge’ with Stephen Burke at Atelier Now Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
–Knotenpunkt, Affenfaust Gallery, Hamburg, Germany

2020
–Project Ba-Ba, Co. Galway, Ireland for European Capital of Culture
–Moyard, Exhibition, Station House Gallery, Cliften, Co. Galway, Ireland
–Reunion, Exhibition, Hang Tough Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

2019
–Solo-Show Hang Tough Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

Press/Publications:

– Feature in book, Post Vandalism
– Feature in book, District, 10 years of chaos
– District Magazine
– Irish Independent Newspaper, Sunday Magazine, 29th November
– Sligo Weekender, 30th October
– Midwest Radio (start at 38mins)
– Agriland, July 12th
– Sligo Weekender, 22nd May
– Interview with the the Irish Loneliness Taskforce Research Network
– Essay by Selina Guinness in Paper Visual Art
– Interview with Vroom & Varossieau
– Review in New York based art mag, Portray https://portraymag.com/2019/08/ronan-dillion/
– One to watch for 2020 by Tenth Man
– Totally Dublin
– Review of Hamburg Exhibition by Helene Osbahr
– District Magazine
– Iverna
– Sligo Hub
– District Magazine
– Review by Rachel Botha