Cahir's work invites viewers to reflect on their own experience with space, both visually and bodily. Drawing inspiration from Fauvism, a vibrant and audacious art movement that emphasised bold, expressive colour, Cahir creates a rich and atmospheric language that not only captures the vitality of nature but also encourages a contemplative engagement with the viewer's surroundings. This focus on colour as a vehicle for emotional and spatial awareness forms the core of her artistic exploration and expression.
Photo by: Yaseera Moosa
Born 1992, Ballarat, Victoria.
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.
Residencies
2025, Artist Studio Program at Billila Mansion, Bayside City Council
2024, ‘Market / Place’‘, with Olive Gilbert, Sunshine Art Centre, Brimbank City Council
2023, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Greece
2016, Arteles Art Residency, Haméénkyro, Finland
Awards
2025, Quadrant Gallery, ‘Feel Good’ Art Prize, finalist
2024, Greenway Art Prize, finalist
2024, Stanthorpe Art Prize, finalist
2023, Elaine Bermingham Watercolour Prize, finalist
2022, Whitewall Art Project, finalist
2022, Waverley Woollahra Art Prize, finalist
2022, Len Fox Art Prize, finalist
2021, Greenway Art Prize, finalist
2019, Waverley Woollahra Art Prize, finalist
2018, Greenway Art Prize, finalist
2015, Brunswick Street Gallery, Smalls Works Group Show, finalist
2014, Yen Young Australian Artist Award, finalist
2014, Brunswick Street Gallery, Smalls Works Group Show, finalist
2010, Trentham Art Show, ‘Best Young Artist’
2009, Steve Morevell Studio, ‘Best Young Artist’
Workshops
2018, Birrarung Marr Signal Building, ‘Illustration Nation’ program
2017, Melbourne Knowledge Week, Live Capture Ideation for ‘The Future of Melbourne’ Session
2016, Taste of Melbourne Festival, Creative collaboration with Liz Contini, from Shadowboxer Restaurant & radio interview with SYN Radio
Solo Exhibitions
2025, ‘Pastille’, Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, Sydney, Australia
2024, ‘Beneficial Rays’, The Art Gallery of Ballarat, Australia
2023, SPRINGTIME AGAIN, Cardwell Cellars Gallery Space, Melbourne
2022, ‘We’ve Got That Yet’, Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne
2018, ‘Market Fan Club’, Lamington Drive Gallery, Melbourne
2017, ‘Women Painting Big Things’, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2016, ‘A Single Tear’ [Self-published book and exhibition] Melbourne
2015, ‘Soft and Raw’, Rooftop Art Space, Melbourne
Group Exhibitions
2023, Elaine Bermingham Watercolour Prize, Queensland
2022, Len Fox Art Prize, Castlemaine
2022, ‘UNSEEN’, Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne
2018, ‘B-Side’, Blindside Gallery, Melbourne
2018, ‘Les Chiens’, Lamington Drive Gallery, Melbourne
2016, ‘Let’s Go Magic Weirdos’, Paper Mountain , Perth
2017, ‘Free to Feed’, Hungry Workshop, Melbourne
2017, ‘Hide Away’, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2017, ‘Women’, Make Nice, UnConference’, Special Group Gallery, Sydney
2016, ‘Heavy Leisure’, Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne
2015, ‘Obsessed’, Rooftop Art Space, Melbourne
2015, ‘Through the Looking Glass’, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco
2015, ‘So Long, my Forebears’, Paradise Hills, Melbourne
2014, ‘Small Works’, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2014, ‘Patchbox’, Else Where Factory Gallery, Rome
Current Catalogue - Pastille, Solo exhibition at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, Sydney
Design Files Feature - Artists Working on Paper
Design Files Feature - Studio Visit
Lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.
Residencies
2025, Artist Studio Program at Billila Mansion, Bayside City Council
2024, ‘Market / Place’‘, with Olive Gilbert, Sunshine Art Centre, Brimbank City Council
2023, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Greece
2016, Arteles Art Residency, Haméénkyro, Finland
Awards
2025, Quadrant Gallery, ‘Feel Good’ Art Prize, finalist
2024, Greenway Art Prize, finalist
2024, Stanthorpe Art Prize, finalist
2023, Elaine Bermingham Watercolour Prize, finalist
2022, Whitewall Art Project, finalist
2022, Waverley Woollahra Art Prize, finalist
2022, Len Fox Art Prize, finalist
2021, Greenway Art Prize, finalist
2019, Waverley Woollahra Art Prize, finalist
2018, Greenway Art Prize, finalist
2015, Brunswick Street Gallery, Smalls Works Group Show, finalist
2014, Yen Young Australian Artist Award, finalist
2014, Brunswick Street Gallery, Smalls Works Group Show, finalist
2010, Trentham Art Show, ‘Best Young Artist’
2009, Steve Morevell Studio, ‘Best Young Artist’
Workshops
2018, Birrarung Marr Signal Building, ‘Illustration Nation’ program
2017, Melbourne Knowledge Week, Live Capture Ideation for ‘The Future of Melbourne’ Session
2016, Taste of Melbourne Festival, Creative collaboration with Liz Contini, from Shadowboxer Restaurant & radio interview with SYN Radio
Solo Exhibitions
2025, ‘Pastille’, Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, Sydney, Australia
2024, ‘Beneficial Rays’, The Art Gallery of Ballarat, Australia
2023, SPRINGTIME AGAIN, Cardwell Cellars Gallery Space, Melbourne
2022, ‘We’ve Got That Yet’, Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne
2018, ‘Market Fan Club’, Lamington Drive Gallery, Melbourne
2017, ‘Women Painting Big Things’, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2016, ‘A Single Tear’ [Self-published book and exhibition] Melbourne
2015, ‘Soft and Raw’, Rooftop Art Space, Melbourne
Group Exhibitions
2023, Elaine Bermingham Watercolour Prize, Queensland
2022, Len Fox Art Prize, Castlemaine
2022, ‘UNSEEN’, Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne
2018, ‘B-Side’, Blindside Gallery, Melbourne
2018, ‘Les Chiens’, Lamington Drive Gallery, Melbourne
2016, ‘Let’s Go Magic Weirdos’, Paper Mountain , Perth
2017, ‘Free to Feed’, Hungry Workshop, Melbourne
2017, ‘Hide Away’, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2017, ‘Women’, Make Nice, UnConference’, Special Group Gallery, Sydney
2016, ‘Heavy Leisure’, Backwoods Gallery, Melbourne
2015, ‘Obsessed’, Rooftop Art Space, Melbourne
2015, ‘Through the Looking Glass’, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco
2015, ‘So Long, my Forebears’, Paradise Hills, Melbourne
2014, ‘Small Works’, Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2014, ‘Patchbox’, Else Where Factory Gallery, Rome
Current Catalogue - Pastille, Solo exhibition at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, Sydney
Design Files Feature - Artists Working on Paper
Design Files Feature - Studio Visit