In Episode 3 of ART ISLAND we meet Moragh Eilish at her Hornby Island homestead. Working in drawing, painting, and as a tattoo artist, Moragh shares how her creative upbringing, engagement in artistic countercultures and the inspiration of alternative living models have led to a life of artistic pursuit and community-seeking through her practice.

[About Moragh Eilish]

Moragh Eilish is a visual artist with a recent focus on tattoo art and large-scale acrylic paintings. Moragh grew up in Lethbridge, AB, where she first became interested in art subcultures such as street art, zines, and queer art. She studied at the University of Lethbridge and completed her BA in Printmaking at Concordia University in Montreal QC.
Moragh's imagery is centred on rethinking how humans identify, and the representation of human, animal, and hybrid forms. She draws influence from both 60’s comic art subculture and naturalist illustration.
She has shown in solo exhibitions in Montreal, “Found” (2015) at Death of Vinyl, and “High Water Rising” (2016) at Casa Del Popolo. In 2018 Moragh was personally invited to show at the Galerie Vidourle Prix run by Aline Kominsky Crumb and Julie Katan.
Moragh is also a practicing tattoo artist working from her repurposed 1950’s Airstream studio in Hornby Island.

WEBSITE: http://www.moragheilish.com
IG: @moragh.eilish AND @madd.egg

[Art Island: Perspectives from a Creative Community]
Who are the individuals that comprise the vibrant artistic community of Hornby Island? This 10-episode docu-series looks into the personal lives and artistic perspectives of local artists — our community members. Expanding on how they became artists, what inspires their art, challenges they've encountered, and how they persevered, Art Island is a deep dive into why artists feel art is important and how it has the power to affect us all.

[Credits]
Director & Cinematographer - Zsofin Sheehy
Associate Producer - Emma Walter
Assistant Director - Kris Krüg
Location Sound - Liam Wheatley
Sound Mix & Design - Nick Kold
Colour - Bogdan Mykytenko
Title Animation - Grigorii Kniagnitskii

Music:
Nico Holzmann
Lobo Loco
Snake Oil Salesmen
Wood Spider
Holizna
Billy Torello
Hessel_vanO

Images courtesy of:
Moragh Eilish
Leia & Michael Parker

For more episodes follow the links below:

E1: Alina Milek    • Art Island S1E1: Alina Milek - Flower...  
E2: Tom Burrows    • Art Island S1E2: Tom Burrows - Sculptor  
E3: Moragh Eilish    • Art Island S1E3: Moragh Eilish - Mixe...  
E4: Michelle Nyberg    • Art Island S1E4: Michelle Nyberg - Pa...  
E5: Tony Wilson    • Art Island S1E5: Tony Wilson - Musici...  
E6: Alpen Kelley    • Art Island S1E6: Alpen Kelley – Paint...  
E7: Gordon Payne    • Art Island S1E7: Gordon Payne - Artist  
E8: Elaine Savoie    • Art Island S1E8: Elaine Savoie - Pain...  
E9: Tom Knott    • Art Island S1E9: Tom Knott - Artist  

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Thank you Dr. Andrew Mark for helping this project come to life by visioning and securing funding.

This project is supported by funding from Canada Council for the Arts and British Columbia Arts Council.