Exhibition review: Prisoners of Love: Until the Sun of Freedom
Basel Abbas’ and Ruanne Abou-Rahme's largest-scale exhibition yet is not an easy work to grapple with but demands that the visitor does just that.
About Me
Finnuala is a Nottingham-based writer, covering arts and culture, travel and the outdoors. She's currently a contributing writer for the Left Lion Magazine.
A background in interdisciplinary humanities informs Finnuala's creative approach to interpreting her subject matter. Recent pieces include an interview with Sylvia of MTN Notts, examining the role she's had in connecting Notts' street art scene to the local and international community, and an exhibition review of Kate MccGwire's Quiver, showing at the Lakeside Arts Centre. She's held a position as Travel Editor for her university's award-winning student magazine The Croft. Other pieces have been published in Bogbodies Press' Mnemotope 009, Intrepid Times and National Geographic Traveller.
Contact: finnualabrett@hotmail.com
Articles
Journalism, travel pieces, personal essays, and my award-winning submission to the National Geographic
Exhibition review: Quiver at Lakeside Arts
Kate MccGwire's latest solo exhibition, Quiver, is a powerful overview of 25 years' worth of work. Typically, it does not shy away from the uncomfortable.
Flying colours: a look inside legendary local paint shop Montana
A cornerstone of Nottingham’s creative scene, Montana has made a name for itself as not just a paints shop, but a hub for local artists of all kinds.
From grassroots to Fields
Drury Hill's DIY, offbeat and grassroots ethos runs deeper than their distinct sound; it's been shaped by the band members’ shared adolescence in Nottingham.
The Quiet of the Peripheries
A solo traveller in Antigua tracks down a municipal pool on the city’s outskirts and watches as expats, locals, and tourists mingle in the dreamlike setting.
My Mother's House: Remembering a Place in Time
The Croft Magazine // When the world of travel feels more limitless than ever, the places from home are sometimes the ones most worth exploring.
Alone On A Slow River
Finnuala Brett’s entry, ‘Alone On a Slow River’, runner up in National Geographic’s Travel Writing Competition 2022.
Expanding Horizons: Travel And The Changing Self
The Croft Magazine // It’s not the place you travel to, but rather your openness to a journey that can leave a lasting impact on the self.
Finnuala Brett: 'Notes From Quiet Summertime: A Chronology'
A refined amalgamation of diary entries, exploring journalism as a transformative opportunity for grappling with experience.
Editorial Work
Subediting text, layout design, photography
The Croft: Issue 2, Sin (2022), pages 20-21
The Croft: Issue 3, Sonder (2022), pages 20-21
The Croft: Issue 4, Soiree (2022), pages 30-31
The Croft: Issue 8, From the Source (2023), pages 14-15