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Linda Fährlin is an artist and illustrator inspired by the wild Atlantic Ocean and the landscape of the north west of Ireland. In her most recent solo exhibition Linda explores and visualises the rhythms of the ocean. In a series of works she makes the unseen visible by interpreting signals from waves, tides and winds.

SIGNALS is now adapted for children and the official Bookville Exhibition at Mayfair Library in Kilkenny. Open 1st to 20th October 2026.

“Signals – The Ocean is Never Silent…
Have you ever listened to the Ocean, have you heard the stories it tells? Signals is a solo exhibition by artist Linda Fährlin exploring the shifting rhythms of the Atlantic Ocean — its waves, winds, and invisible frequencies. Rather than viewing the ocean as vast space, Signals encourages us to see it as a living presence with it’s own stories to tell.

You can book in to my workshops for primary schools here.

Signaling from Shore. Signals 2025. Acrylic on canvas.
Rinsed. Signals 2025.
Felt on Canvas.
Wave Height at the M4 Buoy During Storm Éowyn.
Signals 2025. Wood.
Marine inspired flags communicating the wind, waves and rhythms of the Atlantic Ocean. Acrylic and embroidery on canvas. Signals 2025.

SELECTION OF WORKS

The Great Irish Science Book. Author Luke O’Neill. GILL Books 2019. Editions: Ireland, China, Australia + NZ.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Irish Seashore. Author: Lucy Taylor | Publisher: Gill Books 2025
(Order here)
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Irish Lighthouses. Author: David Hare | Publisher: GILL Books 2024
(Order here)
Shortlisted for KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards + AnPost Children’s Books Awards.
Cork Bike Week – Exhibition at Laneway Gallery, Cork.
Mr Seagull Chef – Exhibition ‘Serendipity’ at RiSalto, Bologna.
Seas the Day – Exhibition ‘Affinities’, Irish Design Week 2025

Selection of commercial commissions:

New York Illustrated print
London Illustrated print
Honolulu Illustrated Print
  • Book Cover illustrations for Éanna Ní Lamhna’s Our Wild World (2021) and Wild and Wonderful (2022) O’Brien Press.
  • Christmas at NCH (The National Concert Hall), Dublin. 2023. Client NCH.
  • Welcome. Group Exhibition, Illustrators Ireland, Garter Lane, Waterford.
Illustrated map and wayfinding system + signage. Rosses Point & Strandhill Caravan and Camping.
Client: Sligo Tourism Development Association.
  • The Irish Times Magazine Cover Illustration, St Patrick’s Day
  • The Irish Times Magazine Cover Illustration, St Patrick’s Day
Illustration for Packaging Design.
Client: HEINZ Ireland.
A Way Home – An Slí Abhaile’. Exhibition at Siamsa Tíre The National Folk Theater of Ireland.
A Way Home – An Slí Abhaile“. Exhibition at Siamsa Tíre The National Folk Theater of Ireland.
Tradition Feeds Tomorrow. Indoor Wall mural. Manor Farm/CMS Marketing
Galway, European Green Leaf City. Galway City Council.
Sugar snaps food illustration.
Kids Prevention Covid-19 for healthcare settings.
Editorial illustration. Client: Image Magazine HQ.
Bookmark Bologna Children’s Book Fair/Illustrators Ireland
An illustration with cultural, natural and built heritage in County Kilkenny by Linda Fahrlin
County Kilkenny Heritage Strategy 2026-2030
Australia Travel Illustration
Australia. Travel Illustration.
Queen Maeve’s Surf Open 2019. Illustration by Linda Fahrlin for County Sligo Surf Club.
Cover illustration by Linda Fahrlin. Our Wild World by author Éanna Ní Lamhna. O’Brien Press 2021.
Illustration of beach holiday travel stamps
Editorial. Travel illustration.
Cents for Kids. Client: Davy Group / Red Dog Design
Surfdock Water Sports 25 years.
Client: Surfdock water sports, Ireland.
Food illustration – Health
Event Illustration. Finders Keepers Design Market, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Australia.
Food illustration

This year Linda is developing on a new children’s book. In addition, she is working on commercial commissions and taking part in art residencies in local primary schools. During February to April, she will participate in Children’s Books Ireland’s book gifting programme as a Champion of Reading. The programme focus is for disadvantaged children’s equal opportunities to access excellent children’s books. Linda uses art as a way to explore children’s literature!