In this episode of Talking With Creatives, Irish-born, Australia-based artist Miriam Innes reflects on the power of drawing memory – exploring how connection, heritage and resilience shape her monumental charcoal installations.
From the peatlands of western Ireland to the streetscapes of New York, Miriam’s art captures a profound sense of place and belonging. Translating memory into form, Miriam transforms the fragility of time into powerful visual storytelling that invites us to pause, reflect and reconnect with our environments, our histories and each other.
An insightful and heartfelt conversation about creativity, memory and resilience, seen through the eyes of an evocative contemporary artist whose work speaks quietly but powerfully of human connection.
Miriam Innes is an Irish-born, Australian-based contemporary artist known for her monumental charcoal drawings and immersive installations that explore memory, landscape and our connection to place. Working primarily in charcoal, she creates intricate cityscapes and evocative natural environments, drawing from the peat bogs of her Western Ireland, the bustling streets of international cities, and the lived experience of displacement, heritage and home.
Through her large-scale works and community-centered projects, Miriam delves into themes of environment, resilience and collective memory. Major international projects such as New York Rambling, and her awarded response to the South East Queensland floods- 22.96 receding, reimagine familiar places with tenderness and precision.
Miriam’s work has been exhibited widely across Australia and internationally, including the United States, Germany, the Republic of Ireland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Republic of Korea. Her work is represented in a number of private collections in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, and Australia.
Awards include the Bendigo Bank local Artist Award at the Du Rietz Art Award, and The Lyn McCrea Memorial Drawing Award-People Choice, from Noosa Regional Gallery. Miriam was also a judge in the International Boynes Emerging Artist Award in 2021.
For more information, please visit miriaminnes.com
Original works can be purchased through mitchellfineartgallery.com
Featured Image: Miriam Innes with her work New York Rambling (detail), New York, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.
Note: The artwork shown here may appear styled by the website theme and is not indicative of the artist’s vision.
