DEE MULROONEY

Growler is Dee Mulrooney’s alter-ego, performance piece. She is an 85-year-old drum banging, theatrical alchemist, who transmutes women’s pain through storytelling, song and spoken word. She has a tongue like a lash and a heart of gold. You can check out her daily shenanigens @growlerspeaks on Instagram.

Dee Mulrooney is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice encompasses painting, drawing, film, storytelling, and performance. Shaped by her lived experience as a woman, her work deals with themes of identity, exile, class, and displacement. She addresses complex subjects such as abuse, loss, and trauma, employing art as a medium for transformation and reclamation. By highlighting under-represented female experiences, her projects foster collective reflection and healing within the context of intersectional feminist discourse.

Dee’s alter ego, Growler, is an 85-year-old vulva and liminal space holder who navigates themes of sexuality, religion, and sexual violence. Drawing on elemental intuitive practices, Growler embodies the archetype of the sacred clown, using her arresting theatrical rituals to challenge societal norms and articulate truths often left unspoken.

Since October 2022, Dee has collaborated with Heart of Glass, a community arts organisation in Liverpool, on a public commission concerning themes of displacement and grief. She recently completed a month-long artist residency at 18th Street Arts Centre in LA as part of Ciacla, Irish Contemporaries in LA, where she exhibited new works and performed. 

Contact: deemulrooney@gmail.com