Genieve Figgis is an Irish artist born in 1972. She is known for her use of acrylics to create works with vibrant colors and ghoulish or macabre imagery. Figgis draws inspiration from a wide array of artists, including Diego Velázquez, Francisco Goya, Fragonard, Édouard Manet, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, James Ensor, François Boucher, Marlene Dumas, Cecily Brown, and Jenny Saville. She studied at the Gorey School of Art in Wexford and the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. Figgis currently resides in County Wicklow, Ireland.