Póilín Mc Gowan grew up in the rural community of Maugherow, North Sligo. She completed her Fine Art Degree in Sligo I.T and a Higher Diploma in Art Education in Limerick I.T.  Since then she has exhibited in both group and solo shows around the country including the Hyde Bridge and Hamilton Galleries in her home town of Sligo.

Her passion for the land and the sea is very evident in her work, depicting feeling, change and mood of her surroundings, connecting both water and earth together.