Darran McCrann (Artist name: Darn Thorn) was born in Sligo, Ireland and holds a MA in Fine Art from Monash University, Australia. He has exhibited in Australia, China, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, UK & USA. He recently exhibited in EVA International (Limerick, 2018), the touring exhibition 2116 (Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork & Broad Art Museum MI, USA, 2016-17), FORMAT International Photography Festival, (Derby, UK, 2013) and Bristol Biennial (2012).
Recent solo exhibitions include Omega Point (BAG Studios, Cork, 2018) & Arcadia in Grey (Sirius Art Center, Cobh, 2015). He has lectured in Photography at numerous institutions in Australia. Since 2013, Darren has lived in Cork where he holds a studio at Backwater Artists Group.