In The Frame: Cork artist Ava Hayes on her new exhibition in Fermoy 

Hold Your Breath is imbued with the artist's personal emotions, having lost two grandparents in recent times 

Ava Hayes is an artist from Ballyvolane, Cork

Ava Hayes’ current exhibition at the Blackwater Valley Makers Art Centre in Fermoy is her first solo outing as an artist. However, she has already distinguished herself as one of Cork’s most dynamic new curators, working with Cork Craft & Design and the STAMP Festival of Creativity. This time last year, she was appointed Director of Cork Crafts Month.

“It was through my work curating Cork Crafts Month that I got to know the team at Blackwater Valley Makers,” says Hayes. “When they saw my paintings, they invited me to do a show.”