Fiona
CAHILL
Fiona Cahill is primarily a visual artist known for her innovative community projects that provoke engagement and action. Her work regularly draws on themes of grief, trauma, and meaning, often interrupting daily life to create shared purpose and interconnection.
Fiona studied at Doncaster Art College, specialised in weaving on dobby looms in Huddersfield, taught art textiles and food tech in Doncaster schools. She has worked in and with, a variety of educational settings, non-profits and charities (some she created herself), community arts, and the wildlife trusts to receive Footprint (national) and Doncaster CVS (local voluntary sector) awards for community work and innovation.
ArtBomb Project: Rendition
Commissioned by Artbomb to make Rendition an exhibition of art, curated objects and activism, calling for an apology for the deportation of thousands of British citizens as infants because they were born to unmarried mothers.