Mairead Dambruch

“It is my greatest honor to become a part of a creative lineage made possible by the fruits of divine inspiration of the actor and artist, Anthony Quinn. The Anthony Quinn Foundation is of course made possible by Mr. Quinn himself, but would not function without those who devote themselves to the benevolent work of allowing these opportunities for others. For those who, like Anthony, leap into eternity not knowing where one will fall. I am an artist, uncontrollably. It is sometimes messy, often arcane, but always pure in its urge to create. To harness and sustain the creative spirit; an entity that could be deemed hearsay, is often abandoned due to lack of support and belief. I want to thank the foundation, and all of those near and dear to me who have helped me on my path. I feel incredibly lucky and deeply touched to receive the Anthony Quinn Fellowship for 2023. In absolute gratitude, this honor allows me to continue to leap, unabashedly, and possess the immaterial and material means necessary to be. Thank you, and thank you for supporting the arts.”

Mairead Clifford Dambruch is an artist, musician, herbalist and educator who resides in Somerville, Massachusetts.

She graduated from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon in 2020 where she focused on painting. Mairead’s paintings were a part of her first international group art exhibit at Under The Mango Tree Galerie in Berlin, Germany in August 2022. Prior to that she has exhibited her work at notable spaces such as The Westmoreland Museum of Art, The Harlan Gallery at Seton Hill University, Hope and Feathers Gallery and art spaces in both the Boston and Pittsburgh area. This upcoming year Mairead is working on creating a new body of work for her first international solo exhibition at Under The Mango Tree Galerie opening January 2024. The show is titled Middle Prairie and will be created at the Mt. Owen Forest Sanctuary in Ashfield, Massachusetts as the sanctuary’s inaugural Artist in Residence.

Mairead started to write music, sing and play guitar in 2022 and has since been prolific in the creation of music. She performs as Mairead Band with her friends and fellow musicians who create music together under the Denizen Records label in Boston. This upcoming year, Mairead is excited to record and release her third album titled Disciplines of a Wolf in Hunger.