Mary Farl Powers moved between the United States and Ireland until she settled in Dublin in the 1970s. Powers studied at the Dun Laoghaire School of Art and the National College of Art and Design. She joined the Graphic Studio, Dublin, in 1973 and developed an extensive body of print work which also incorporated cast paper and paper sculpture. She was a founding member of Aosdána in 1981, and the Graphic Studio Gallery in 1983. She served as a director of the Graphic Studio for many years.

Irish artist Janet Mullarney attended the Accademia di Belle Arti and Scuola Professionale di Intaglio, Florence. Incorporating a range of materials including bronze, wood, plaster, foam, cloth, glass and wax, her dynamic sculptural works reference religious iconography, art history and human relationships. Mullarney’s work is represented in public collections including that of the Arts Council, the OPW, and Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane.

Betsabeé Romero attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Concerned with themes of memory, identity and human migration, Romero’s practice draws on popular culture and the traditions of Mexican art. Her work has been exhibited worldwide including at the Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, and the Museo del Barrio, New York, and is held in collections including the Daros Collection, LACMA, and the Museum of Modern Art of Houston.