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Women on Walls

You cannot be what you cannot see

“The contribution of women in society is too often invisible. Who we see on the walls, tells us about what we as a society value, about who is welcome, about who fits in. We set out on the journey of Women on Walls with the ambition of making women leaders visible to inspire future generations.”

— Dr Michelle Cullen, Managing Director and Head of Inclusion & Diversity, Accenture in Ireland

About the Campaign

Women on Walls is a campaign that seeks to make women leaders visible through a series of commissioned portraits that will create a lasting cultural legacy for Ireland. In February 2020, DCU joined the campaign.

Accenture’s Women on Walls at DCU will recognise the pioneering achievements of a group of extraordinary women and enhance the visibility of female leaders in STEM. When completed, the new portraits will be hung in The Future-Tech Building located at DCU’s Glasnevin Campus. The flagship building will be at the forefront of DCU’s international reputation for excellence in science, computing and engineering disciplines.

The Journey So Far

Women on Walls began in 2016 with the RIA. Five portraits of leading female academics were commissioned–the first in their 230-year history. In 2019, Women on Walls at RCSI celebrated the pioneering achievements of eight women leaders in healthcare.

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Our Subjects

Beatrice Alice Hicks (1919-1979)

Leading Engineer and First President of the Society of Women Engineers
Meet Beatrice

Katherine Johnston (1918-2020)

Leading Mathematician and one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist
Meet Katherine

Dame Kathleen Lonsdale (1903-1971)

Leading X-ray Crystallographer and first female Professor of University College London
Meet Kathleen

Marie Maynard Daly (1921-2003)

First African-American woman in the U.S. to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry
Meet Marie

Kathleen (Kay) McNulty (1921-2006)

Leading Mathematician and Computer Programmer and one of the world’s first computer programmers
Meet Kay

Commissioned Artists

In February 2020, artists were invited to submit a proposal to Business to Arts, project managers of the initiative. A selection committee identified five outstanding artists to be commissioned.

Blaise Smith

Blaise Smith RHA (b.1967) is a Co. Kilkenny based figurative painter. A graduate of NCAD, Blaise is adept at landscapes, portraits and still-lives.

Bríd Higgins Ní Chinnéide

Bríd Higgins Ní Chinnéide (b. 1978) is a Dublin based figurative painter who works primarily with oil paint, drawing most her inspiration from people.

Jackie Hudson Lalor

Jackie Hudson Lalor (b. 1966) is a Louth based professional visual artist with three distinctive strands: painting in oils, drawing and printmaking.

Jim Fitzpatrick

Jim Fitzpatrick (b. 1944) is a Dublin born and based internationally acclaimed artist known for his illustration, poster artwork and photography.

Una Sealy

Una Sealy RHA (b. 1959) is a Dublin based figurative painter and member of the RHA. A graduate of IADT, she has had eleven solo exhibitions.

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