Austin Hearne is an Irish artist living in Dublin. He holds an MFA from NCAD In April 2018 his solo show Remains at Pallas Projects/Studios was awarded as part of their Artist-Initiated Projects. In December 2018 he was awarded a place in the prestigious annual Periodical Review #8 also in Pallas Projects/Studios. In 2019, two works were acquired by the State Collection (O.P.W.) and these works are part of an Ireland wide touring exhibition Life in Still Life. Austin is part of the artist Collective Child Naming Ceremony who performed Host at TBG+S. He was also involved in co-curating an exhibition and publication Orphan with Curator and Artist James Merrigan.

Four works where included in the 2019 survey show Silver at The Kevin Kavanagh Gallery’s 25th anniversary exhibition. In 2020 Austin was awarded the Arts Council Bursary. He exhibited his zine DEAD at the Dublin Art Book Fair in TBG+S, also work was shown in Covid Stories Ireland at Lismore Castle Arts in Waterford. He exhibited in The Complex, Dublin with Ann Ensor in a show titled Ceremony. In 2020 he also worked with Artist and Curator Brendan Fox on the online platform, Games for Artists and Non-Artists (GFANA) with the archive of this project shown as part of A Reluctant Mirage in NCAD Gallery.

In 2021 he collaborated on a music project Satin Shadow with film maker and music producer Glenn McQuaid with a live stream performance in The Complex as part of Tanad Aaron and Mark Swords exhibition Portico. His film work Whispers was recently shown on RTÉ Culture (online) with an essay about the work in VAN. Austin has an upcoming solo shows in The Complex abs RHA in November. He has had recent group shows in the The Luan Gallery in Athlone, Ballina Arts Centre and a solo show LOVE LETTERS TO CARDINAL RAYMO in Gorey School of Art.