Sophie Carroll-Hunt
Sophie Carroll-Hunt
Sophie Carroll-Hunt
Sophie Carroll-Hunt is a visual artist based in Longford and Dublin, specialising in print and illustration. Her vibrant work is often characterised by bold lines, bright colours, and playful repeating motifs, combining aspects of traditional printmaking techniques with digital illustration.
In addition to her personal practice, Sophie is passionate about arts participation and community engagement as she regularly facilitates playful and accessible printmaking workshops and collaborates on creative projects in schools, community settings, and arts initiatives. Recently she held collaborative screen printing workshops in the Dóchas Centre as part of the Visual Arts in Prisons Scheme.
She completed a BA in Visual Art Practice from Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology in 2016, where she focused on printmaking methods like woodblock and screen printing to create large-scale prints, artist books, and activist zines. Since graduating she has been a member of Black Church Print Studio.
Her work has been exhibited throughout Ireland with recent exhibitions including Blooming Together: Celebrating Women in Irish Illustration, Hen’s Teeth (2024) and Distro: The Reading Room, Muine Bheag Arts (2024).
Project Details
Combining creative expression with environmental activism, artist Sophie Carroll-Hunt collaborated with the Ballymun community members through a series of teaching participants to up-cycle clothing through printmaking techniques. Sophie’s first workshop was held during the Thanks Hun, Ballymun SwapShop. It was amazing to see clothing being donated, upcycled, and re- homed all in one afternoon!
She then hosted 3 further workshops, two for adults and one for Poppintree Youth Project, where participants brought old clothes and used screen- printing and lino-printing to create unique pieces. The workshops sparked an important dialogue about the lifecycle of clothing, the importance of re-use and how to encourage sustainable
fashion and climate justice.
Some beautiful pieces were created with the Ballymun is Brilliant logo. We think Sophie’s project was the Bee’s Knees!
Find out more about Sophies work on her website – https://www.sophiecarrollhunt.com or on her Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lolanthe/