The exhibition will be opened by the prolific and well-known Kilkenny artist, Vicki O'Donoghue, and will run until May 31st, 2025. Following that, the second exhibition will be hosted at the Gerard Dillon Gallery in An Cultúrlann, Belfast on August 7th, 2025.


Savage’s newest work, Uisce Salach, addresses the alarming environmental impact of the illegal dumping of illicit fuels, particularly in the local rivers along the Irish border. She is currently collaborating with Leeds University on a project that investigates the impact of illicit fuels on the environment along the Mexican and Irish borders. She highlights the contamination of our waterways by the illegal fuel industry, specifically focusing on the River Fane, Co. Louth and over the past year, Savage has meticulously collected samples of polluted water from the river, which she analysed under a microscope. The resulting art pieces offer a striking visual translation of these samples, exploring the detrimental effects on both the river and the wider aquatic ecosystem.


Savage’s career has been marked by a number of prestigious recognitions. A Fine Art graduate from the University of Ulster, where she earned a First-Class Honours Degree in 2009, she has exhibited across Ireland and beyond. In 2019, she was accepted into Drawn from Borders, part of the ‘Understanding the Decade of Centenaries’ project, in collaboration with the Nerve Centre and the Tower Museum, Derry, and Artlink, Co. Donegal. This led to her participation in Frontier Work, shown at the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny in January 2022, curated by Garrett Carr. In 2023 Savage was awarded when the prestigious Agility Award by the Arts Council of Ireland.


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