Derbhla Leddy (b. 1990) is an Irish multidisciplinary artist and printmaker, living and working in Dublin, Ireland.
Through a range of media including ink, watercolour, linocut, etching and aquatint, Derbhla’s work explores aspects of narrative, illustration, and a tactile love of mark-making. She is currently an Extended Open Access participant in Black Church Print Studio.
Education:
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Dublin Institute of Technology, 2008-2012
FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Art, Craft and Design, Cavan Institute, 2007-2008
Experience/Exhibitions:
“Correspondances”, The Curators, Paris, France, 2026 (Group)
Chosen as one of IFIW 2026 Top 100 Fashion Illustrators by FIDA Worldwide
Prints exhibited as part of HALFTONE Print Fair, The Library Project, Dublin, 2022-2025
Prints exhibited and auctioned as part of Arthouse Art Auction, Outhouse, Dublin, 2022, 2023 and 2025
‘Pluid - The National Comfort Blanket’ The Cowshed Gallery, Dublin, 2021 (Group)
'Soon is Now', Guinness Storehouse, Dublin, 2020 (Group)
‘Stories We Tell Ourselves’ - Insiders Project - Market Studios, Dublin, 2013 (Co-exhibit with Cally Higgins)
DIT Graduate Exhibition, DIT Portland Row, Dublin, 2012 (Group)
‘Paroda Pedagogy’, Broadcast Gallery, DIT Portland Row, Dublin, 2012 (Group)
‘Step III’, Block T, 2011 (Group)