ALLY MCLEAN HENNESSY is a multidisciplinary artist from Sydney, Australia. Her work explores dreams and dual realities, and the relationship between the paranormal and technology.CONTACT: emailallymclean@gmail.com


 


                   

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DREAM GARDEN





Dream Garden soft sculpture collection for The Garden immersive exhibiit at Voluptuary World

The Dream Garden is a collection of seven hand needle felted soft sculptures exploring spaces revisited and transformed in our subconscious.

As seen on:
- Better Homes and Gardens Watch Better Homes And Gardens
- Time Out   The Garden, Marrickville | A whimsical warehouse garden exhibition

All works are now sold.
 


                   
       

 
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FORTUNE TELLING TONGUE





Fortune Telling Tongue installation for Birth Terminal party

The Fortune Telling Tongue is an interactive sculpture installation made from hand needle felted wool sculpture and a thermal printing device.

The audience touches a conductive pad embedded in the sculpture, and the machine reads their touch to print a physical fortune from its mouth.
 
   

   

                   

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FREAKON 2026 BRANDING





Merchandise and branding for FREAKON alternative game development conference

The conference theme for 2026 was “The Invisible Hand”, exploring conspiracy under capitalism. I designed the event poster, as well as some merchandise and the afterparty flyer.
 


                   

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DREAMS TRIPTYCH





Dreams Triptych for Sungirl Digital Collection

Dreams is part of an upcoming collection of digital works in my Sungirl universe for exhibition in 2026.

I created Dreams with a combination of hand illustration, 3D modelling and Unreal Engine shaders, lighting & VFX.
The cards being presented at ACMI
A selection of the card illustrations
Interactive card visualiser built in Unreal Engine
Audience members with their cards
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FREEPLAY PARALLELS FORTUNE CARDS





Fortune Card Illustrations for FREEPLAY Parallels 2023

Parallels is a celebration of creativity in playful media, highlighting curious projects and the humans behind them.

I concepted and illustrated these cards which were presented as part of a live reading at FREEPLAY Parallels held at ACMI. Audience members found cards hidden under their chairs that read their fortune.
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ALT: GAMES: “I’M STAYING HERE”



Artwork and keynote address

ALT: GAMES is a new festival that brings together the Australian games community and industry. Featuring digital showcases, sessions with industry leaders and a large-scale interactive game installation. A Powerhouse initiative, presented in partnership with City of Parramatta, Screen Australia and Screen New South Wales.

“I’M STAYING HERE” is an artwork I created for the keynote address of the festival. The work explores the humanity that is imbued into video games by the developers who make them, and how that humanity can guide the way for future development through uncertain and perilous times.


Hand carving the collection lettering
Wyspworks Promotional Image
Bacchanalia Packaging Illustration
Bacchanalia hero illustration

BACCHANALIA



Bacchanalia candle collaboration with Wyspworks

Wyspworks is an artisan candle company based in the Blue Mountains of NSW.

The BACCHANALIA candle combines alluring notes of rosemary, blood plum and juniper. This unique blend of herbal and gourmand accords come together to create an impression of partying with reckless abandon, seduction and lustful temptation, everything that Bacchanalia represents.

The Bacchanalia illustrations are part of the Sungirl Universe, a collection of pieces set inside a world of celestial beings, endless partying, and glittering outfits.

I worked alongside Wyspworks to design every aspect of this bespoke candle, including its scent, glassware and packaging, as well as the hero illustration and lettering.



    SUNGIRL FEAST OF TERMINALIA



    SUNGIRL FEAST OF TERMINALIA is a collection of works in the SUNGIRL UNIVERSE.

    Celestial creatures gather to celebrate Terminalia, an ancient Roman festival in honour of the god Terminus, who presided over boundaries.

    Sungirl beings - moons, stars, planets, demons, weather systems - adorn themselves in party attire and manically celebrate breaching the boundary between one reality and the next.

    The mess of the feast, displayed through distorted figures, smeared makeup, spilled drinks, sloppy plates and rotten leftovers, is a reminder of the beauty and heartache of saying goodbye.

    About the gallery:
    you're okay by Brand X is an art activation space in the foyer and front window of the City of Sydney Creative Studios. The space brings contemporary and experimental digital, performance, and installation art directly to Sydney's CBD footpath and the daily city commuters.

    Showcasing local, national, and the studio's in-residence talent, you're okay offers uncommon and unconventional art to take you out of your everyday.

    Exhibition Photos: Jacquie Manning


      “CONTRACT”



      Personal work, 2024


      SARAH WOLFE “THE PAST”



      Photography and illustration, art directed by the recording artist Sarah Wolfe to promote her single “The Past”.