Sheela-na-gig artists (in alphabetical order)

Monica Bates
James "Seamus Rua" Garvin--After our last sheela pilgrimage, I noticed that images of sheela-na-gigs have been creeping into my beloved's photographs, carvings and illustrations...
Starr Goode--an artist and researcher who has lectured and written widely on sheelas. She sent me a gorgeous cast of the Ballylarkin sheela.
PJ Harvey Link to the official PJ Harvey band website. Polly Jean Harvey and her band recorded a song called "Sheela na gig" on their 1992 album Dry.
Fiona Marron --I read about this artist in the Lammas 1996 issue of "The Bealtane Papers". She does wonderful sheela-inspired paintings. The article said that she was moving to Ireland, but I cannot find anything about her on the web. If anyone has any information, please contact me at taracita@hotmail.com
Michael Quirke
Nancy Spero is a well-known and prolific feminist artist. She has used the sheela image in a number of her pieces--my favorite is "Chorus Line" from 1985, in which 9 multicolored Kilpeck sheelas stand defiant, arms linked. An excellent book on this artist is "Nancy Spero" published by Phaidon Press and available on Amazon.com.
My Collection of Sheela Art

Many thanks to the lovely Katie Hern for the cool sheela sketch that is the wallpaper for this page.