Cristín Leach
Cristín Leach (born 8 January 1976) is an Irish radio and television presenter, journalist, and art critic. Biography. Leach began her journalism career when she was eight, working for the "RTÉ Guide" as one of their young book reviewers. She got her education with a BA in French and English, an MA in Journalist and a diploma in the History of European Painting. Her radio career began with East Coast FM which led to her getting a position on RTÉ Online in 1998. Leach was in change of the first online arts identify for RTÉ Interactive which featured  original video content in 2001. In 2003 Leach began working for The Sunday Times Ireland edition and since then has served as the paper's longest running art critic. While working for the paper Leach has also worked as an on screen and on air reporter and presenter. She is a regular panelist and has produced art programs for both Television and radio. She was shortlisted for Critic of the year in 2018 and her radio show "Through the Canvas" won silver in the New York Festival. Leach has occasionally worked as the curator of art exhibitions in Ireland. She  is a judge on the Hearsay International Audio Arts Festival and was a judge on the Hennessy Portrait Prize in its first year, 2014. Leach also works as a lecturer in critical Journalism and has taught in the University of Limerick and University College Dublin. TV and radio appearances include: The Works, The View, Arena, 57 Live, The Full Irish, The Arts Show, Rattlebag, Into the Evening, Masterpiece: Ireland’s Favourite Painting, and Through the Canvas. Bibliography. • Leach, Cristin. "Negative Space". S.l: Merrion Press, 2022. ISBN 9781785371912