Edel Ryder-Hanrahan: Cork artist draws on Korean pop culture

 Me, Myself and BTS shows Ryder-Hanrahan's ongoing engagement with K-pop, and a willingness to get up a few hours before the rest of the family to make art

Edel Ryder-Hanrahan's new exhibition of work focuses on Korean boyband BTS

Edel Ryder-Hanrahan admits it can be difficult to find time to make art. As well as drawing and painting, the Cork-based artist (who prefers they/them personal pronouns) teaches maths and computer science at Christ King secondary school, and shares three young children with their husband, the science fiction author Gareth Hanrahan. 

Ryder-Hanrahan's first solo exhibition, Me, Myself and BTS, has just opened at the Hideout Café and Art Gallery on Wellington Road, and is the fruit of two years’ labour.