[1] Rigney's work is influenced heavily by the area in which she lives and the rural Irish countryside in general, as well as her personal life experiences.
[2] The style of work is mainly abstract; the media she uses includes oil paint, watercolour, acrylics, mixed-media and found objects.
Rigney's works have been acquired by the following public art collections: In the abstract Anne Rigney produces striking and provoking worksIn early 2015 Anne Rigney campaigned publicly for same-sex marriage equality in the lead up to the referendum on the question held in Ireland that year, writing a poem and creating a video which was published on YouTube and the VoteWithUs.org website.
[8][9] In July 2015 Rigney called for the Australian public to follow Ireland's lead and introduce equal marriage.
[10][11] The Daily Telegraph published an article by Rigney in October 2016 in which she appealed directly to Australian parents to support their gay children and campaign for equal marriage, writing "Talk to your politicians.