Yvonne McGuinness


Yvonne McGuinness is an Irish visual artist who works in a variety of contexts, including video installation and print. Born in Kilkenny, Ireland and now based in Monkstown, County Dublin, her works have been shown in Ireland and the UK, and she holds an MA from the Royal College of Art in London.
A 2004 biography stated, "Recent works have been preoccupied with notions of portrayal of the self and with deception, dealing with the sublimated desire for self-expression of the artist and the tension between revelation and concealment."
She has made several short films, This is between us, Charlie's Place and Procession.

Personal life

In 2004, McGuinness married her long-time boyfriend Cillian Murphy, with whom she has two sons, Malachy born in December 2005 and Aran born in July 2007. She is the niece of Fianna Fáil politician John McGuinness.