We were lucky to catch up with Siobhan O’Dwyer recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Siobhan, thanks for joining us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

I sort of always knew I wanted to pursue the arts/ my creative side as a career my whole life. I grew up as a competitive dancer- it really was my entire world, and molded me into the person I am today. I could go on and on with everything it taught me in life; I really don’t know what I’d do without it. My journey eventually led me to my digital art and merging my love for photography and nature into one, but no matter what I’m doing or where, I’m someone who always needed a creative outlet in life. I sort of thought making a living out of the arts was difficult and ended up earning my doctorate in pharmacy to have something to fall back on- it’s a profession that’s allowed me to live out my dreams, but my passion has always been the arts for me. It’s who I am, I laugh thinking about it because it’s always how I’ve always operated and expressed my emotions, I don’t know anything else! Haha

Siobhan, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I feel grateful to say my career was a path I forged for myself, with training I took on during my free time.

My digital creations began as simpler, more minimal basic photography focusing on the California coastline- to this day I’ll never get over its natural beauty. My road trip adventures around the Big Sur California coast and massive spring superblooms around the state was something I consistently documented, incorporating florals and my own artistic visions into each photograph. With time (and in 2018 this happened pretty quickly), Urban Outfitters reached out to me to document spring blooms for their website homepage and further advertising. I feel like after that day my career in the digital art scene really took off, and my floral art became my thing.

Fast-forward to 2024, I am so thankful and honored to have had truly incredible experiences and partnerships through my art- featured on Anthropologie’s art gallery, graphic tees and hoodies for Madewell, Apple Music, intimates for Underclub, magazine covers including Origin Magazine, high top sneakers for BANGS Shoes, Urban Outfitters, Free People, and my newest 30 ft installation at the Google Headquarters Lounge in Mountainview, California. The friendships I’ve made through this entire journey means the world to me.

Product design and selling my work as limited edition art is where my focus lies. I love seeing my pieces hanging in homes all over the world, while also expanding my art onto various products which could really be anything- from clothing and shoes to furniture and rugs, I’m really excited to see what’s next.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

I’ll forever say the connections I’ve made and the friendships built through my art has been the most rewarding. I’ve met so many beautiful people, the majority have become some of my closest friends- something that really taught me when you pursue what you love the right people will find you. Even the conversations I get to have with my audience on some of my work, hearing how they feel seeing it, how they relate.. I think that’s what art is all about. It’s all about perspective and how one perceive’s an artwork- it’ll always be different to one person than the next but that’s what makes it so cool.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I love this question because I feel when I started my account and sharing my work, I didn’t share it with a mission of it becoming my career. I barely knew what I was doing, what a hashtag was etc but what I did know was what I loved and that was the artwork I created and having a space to share that. I think my story is proof that consistency and believing in what you do is such a driving force in getting to your goal- the passion has to always be there, when it’s forced or fuzzy mentally it won’t work.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.siobhanodwyerart.com
• Instagram: @odwyer_sio9