Born Newtownards, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Studied at University of Ulster (BA Hons. 1991) and at Queens University (MA Arts Management 2013). Completed a practice based PhD in International Relations in 2022. Previously a member of Backwater Artists Group Cork before relocating to Belfast and joining Queen Street Studios in 2003. Since then, her practice has centred on making, writing and curation of exhibitions locally and internationally. She has received awards from Arts Council Ireland Ireland, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Cultural Relations Committee , the British Council and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Website: gailritchie.com
Instagram: @gailxritchie
Twitter: @RitchieArt
Gail Ritchie, My soul looked down, mixed media (wire, fibreglass tissue, resin) 30 x 12 x 10 cm 
Gail Ritchie, Geist Gans, fibreglass tissue and resin, 8 x 5 x 3 cm 
Gail Ritchie, Fragments (Family), fibreglass tissue and resin, variable dimensions 
Gail Ritchie, Habitat for Remembering and Forgetting (experimental work in progress), fibreglass, moss, sand, 40 x 40 x 10 cm 
Gail Ritchie - Aporia A Room For Dwelling and Doubt 
Gail Ritchie - Aporia Interior 
Gail Ritchie - Aporia Music Box Mechanism 
Gail Ritchie - Aporia Clay Poppy Heads
