Paula McGloin is an multi award winning West Cork based illustrator and Surface Pattern Designer. She loves living along the Wild Atlantic Way in the bustling town of Clonakilty. She is also the co-owner of Ashe & Mill a new shop and studio based on Clonakilty's Ashe Street.
Her love of nature, vintage design and bold vibrant detail is evident from her bright and eclectic illustrations. She is a visual storyteller and much of her artwork celebrates Irish life and culture. She believes art should be for everyone and hopes her illustrated products bring colour and joy into the lives of her customers.
IDI Awards Shortlisted 2023 // ICAD Winner 2021 Silver and Bronze // IDI Awards Shortlisted 2021 //
Shark Awards Winner Bronze 2020 // Literacy Association Awards Shortlisted 2019 // IDI Awards Winner 2018 // Irish Book Awards Shortlisted 2016
IDI Awards Shortlisted 2023 // ICAD Winner 2021 Silver and Bronze // IDI Awards Shortlisted 2021 //
Shark Awards Winner Bronze 2020 // Literacy Association Awards Shortlisted 2019 // IDI Awards Winner 2018 // Irish Book Awards Shortlisted 2016
SELECT CLIENTS
Paula's work appears in books, editorial, retail design, fashion, fabrics and ceramics all across the globe.
Royal Irish Academy (IRL), ROTHCO Accenture (IRL), Kipling (EU), Camelot Fabrics (CA), Urban Outfitters (US), Marks & Spencers, Bewley's Ireland, Mindful Magazine (US), The Handmade Soap Company, Tipperary Crystal, Poetry Ireland and Little Island Books.
Paula's work appears in books, editorial, retail design, fashion, fabrics and ceramics all across the globe.
Royal Irish Academy (IRL), ROTHCO Accenture (IRL), Kipling (EU), Camelot Fabrics (CA), Urban Outfitters (US), Marks & Spencers, Bewley's Ireland, Mindful Magazine (US), The Handmade Soap Company, Tipperary Crystal, Poetry Ireland and Little Island Books.
Paula McGloin Illustrator
Heart & Dart Repeat Pattern
Manaus - City of the Forest Wall Hanging
Paula is a member of Illustrators Guild of Ireland and the Association of Illustrators (UK). She studied Visual Communications at the National College of Art and Design, and later a Masters in Digital Media Technology at Dublin Institute of Technology. Paula worked for a number of years as a graphic designer before exploring her career as an illustrator.
RECOGNITION
2023 Irish Design Awards Shortlist - 'Glorious Goddesses of Ancient Ireland' (Beehive Books)
2021 ICAD Winner - Production Craft Silver - National Lottery 'Origami' (Screen Scene, Dublin)
2021 ICAD Winner - Production Bronze - National Lottery 'Origami' (Screen Scene, Dublin)
2021 Irish Design Awards Shortlist - National Lottery 'Origami' (Screen Scene, Dublin)2019 LAI Awards Shortlisted - 'Adventures in Philosophy' (Brendan O'Donoghue, Gill Books)
2018 Irish Design Awards Winner - 'Day & Night Rainforest' for Best Illustration Publishing (Victionary)
2016 Irish Book Awards Shortlisted - 'All Through the Night' (Marie Heaney, Poetry Ireland)
RTE Radio 1’s The Ryan Tubridy Show Listener’s Choice Award
The Journal.ie Best Irish Published book of the Year
2023 Irish Design Awards Shortlist - 'Glorious Goddesses of Ancient Ireland' (Beehive Books)
2021 ICAD Winner - Production Craft Silver - National Lottery 'Origami' (Screen Scene, Dublin)
2021 ICAD Winner - Production Bronze - National Lottery 'Origami' (Screen Scene, Dublin)
2021 Irish Design Awards Shortlist - National Lottery 'Origami' (Screen Scene, Dublin)2019 LAI Awards Shortlisted - 'Adventures in Philosophy' (Brendan O'Donoghue, Gill Books)
2018 Irish Design Awards Winner - 'Day & Night Rainforest' for Best Illustration Publishing (Victionary)
2016 Irish Book Awards Shortlisted - 'All Through the Night' (Marie Heaney, Poetry Ireland)
RTE Radio 1’s The Ryan Tubridy Show Listener’s Choice Award
The Journal.ie Best Irish Published book of the Year
Paula's Studio Space at Mart HX Village
Illustrated Patterns
