Dublin-born Bernadette Madden studied painting at Ireland’s National College of Art and Design (NCAD). She works mainly in batik (wax resist on linen) and screenprint on paper.

She has had solo exhibitions internationally, and her work features in collections owned by the Arts Council, the National Museum of Ireland, and Trinity College Dublin, among others.

She has been a member of the NCAD board and of Ireland’s Cultural Relations Committee.