She is a graduate of archaeology and history from University College
Dublin. After she graduated, she trained in set and costume design at
The Abbey Theatre in Dublin, then studied textiles at the
West Surrey College of Art and Design, now the University for the Creative Arts.
One of 115 invitees to join AMPAS in 2007.
In 2017, Consolata was awarded an honorary degree by the University for the Creative Arts and an Honorary Fellowship from the Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire, home of The National Film School.