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Education
9/2002 - 6/2006
BA (Honours) in Fine Art with First Class Honours at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Awards
2022
Anita Young Bursary, RHA, Dublin
Arts Council Agility Award
2021
Hanley Sustainability Energy Award for a Landscape of Distinction, RHA, Dublin
2020
Solomon Fine Art Award for Sculpture , RHA, Dublin
Covid-19 Crisis Response Award
2008/ 2009/ 2011/ 2013/ 2019
Arts Council Bursary Award
2015
Hennessy Portrait Prize, National Gallery of Ireland
Hennessy Craig Scholarship, RHA, Dublin
Shortlisted - Suki Tea Art Prize
2013
K+M Evans Award for Painting, 183rd Annual Exhibition, RHA
2008
Emerging Visual Artist Award, Wexford Arts Centre
2007
Emerging Artist Award, The Gallery, Newry
Collections
- Arts Council of Ireland
- Dublin City Council
- Limerick City Gallery
- Dublin City University
- National Gallery of Ireland
- Royal Irish Academy
- Office of Public Works
- National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland
- University of Limerick
- Royal College of Surgeons
- University College Dublin
- Trinity College
- The Butler Gallery
- Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire
- Private Collections
Upcoming Exhibitions
2022
Solo Exhibition, Molesworth Gallery, Dublin
Invited Artist, RUA Annual Exhibition, Belfast
Solo Exhibitions
2021
The loneliness of being German, Two person show with Thomas Brezing, Limerick City Gallery
2020
Grounded, Molesworth Gallery, Dublin
2017
Plunge, RHA Gallery I, Dublin, curated by Patrick Murphy & Victoria Evans
2016
Breeding Ground, Molesworth Gallery, Dublin
2014
The Grand Scheme, The LAB, Dublin, curated by Sheena Barrett
2014
Deadweight, RHA, Ashford Gallery, Dublin, curated by Ruth Carroll
2014
End of the Line QSS Gallery, Belfast
2013
Body Conscious III, Waterford Healing Arts Trust, Waterford Regional Hospital, curated by Mary Grehan
2011
Blindgänger, The Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, curated by Anna O’Sullivan
2009
Finish your plate, Wexford Arts Centre, curated by Catherine Bowe
2006
Why stop now?, The LAB, Dublin, curated by Sheena Barrett
Group Shows (selected)
2022
192nd RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin
2021
191st RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin
2020
The Sky is Blue, The Carlow Arts Festival and VISUAL Carlow Annual Open Submission and Art Award
RHA Collection, Tony Ryan Gallery, RHA, Dublin
190th RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin
2019
Seen, not Heard, Crawford Gallery, Cork, curated by Victoria Evans & Anne Boddaert
189th RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin
2018
188th RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin
2017
Hennessy Portrait Prize, National Gallery of Ireland
187th RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin
2016
135th RUA Annual Exhibition, Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
Suki Tea Art Prize, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast curated by Peter Richards & Oonagh Young Gallery Dublin, curated by Oonagh Young
2015
Hennessy Portrait Prize 2015, National Gallery of Ireland
Futures Anthology, RHA, Dublin
185th RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin
134th RUA Annual Exhibition, (invited Artist), Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
VUE Art Fair, RHA, Dublin
Winter group exhibition, Molesworth Gallery, Dublin
2014
184th RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin
VUE Art Fair, RHA, Dublin
133rd RUA Annual Exhibition, Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast
2013
Currents 2013, El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, curated by Mariannah Amster & Frank Ragano
183rd RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin
Act of Portrayal, Limerick City Gallery of Art
2012
Additions 2012 National Self-portrait Collection of Ireland, Bourn Vincent Gallery, University Of Limerick
Film and Video Selections, The Lab, San Francisco, curated by Stephanie Rohlfs
2011
Futures 11, RHA, Dublin, curated by Patrick T. Murphy & Ruth Carroll
Body and Movement/ Keho ja liike - irlantilaista nykytaidetta, Tampere Art Museum, Finland, curated by Laura Koonikka
The Swimming Naked Prophecy, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray; Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare; Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford, curated by Eilís Lavelle
2010
Les Recontres Internationales, Reina Sofia national museum, Madrid & Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, open submission curated by Nathalie Hénon & Jean-François Rettig
Spring Show, The Stone Gallery, Dublin
Davy Portrait Award Exhibition, Naughton Gallery, Belfast & Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, curated by Rosie Broadley & Brenda McParland
Paperplane, The Joinery, Dublin & Occupy Space, Limerick, curated by Mary Conlon
Snakes & Ladders, Symphony Space, Broadway, New York, curated by Daniel Figgis
2009
Force Majeure, The LAB, Dublin, curated by Sheena Barrett
Paper Work, Pallas Contemporary projects, Dublin, curated by Gavin Murphy & Mark Cullen
Les Recontres Internationales, Chatelet Theatre, Paris, open submission curated by Nathalie Hénon & Jean-François Rettig
Housewarming, RUA RED, Tallaght, curated by Cliodhna Shaffrey & Ruairí Ó Cuív
Dare to live without limits, Pallas Contemporary Projects at Sub-Urban Video Lounge, Rotterdam
_Unit, Portlaoise, curated by Cliodhna Shaffrey & Sarah Searson
2008
Pheonix Park, The Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, curated by Darragh Hogan & David Fitzgerald
The Video Project, Pawn Shop Gallery, Los Angeles, curated by Cliodhna Shaffrey
Winter Salon, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin, curated by Marian Lovett
Darklight Film Festival, Dublin
Boyle Arts Festival, Boyle, Co. Roscommon, curated by Fergus Ahern
Galway Arts Festival, Challenging Behaviour, MART - video, installation & performance, curated by Ciara Scanlan, Matthew Nevin
Animae Caribe, South Valley University, Luxor, Egypt & Trinidad, curated by Alan Lambert
2007
Batteries not included: Mind as Machine, Shrewsbury International Art Exhibition, Shrewsbury
Livin' in a box, The House Projects, Dublin, curated by Deirdre Morrissey
Vera Klute & Leona Clinton, Monstertruck Gallery, Dublin, curated by Deirdre Morrissey
Drawer, The Red Stables, Dublin, curated by kelly O'Connor
2006
TULCA, Galway, curated by Cliodhna Shaffrey & Sarah Searson
Catalyst Arts Annual Student Show, Catalyst Gallery, Belfast
IADT Graduate Exhibition, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
2005
RDS Students Award Exhibition, RDS Concert Hall, Dublin 4, Axis Arts Centre, Co. Dublin, Custom House Gallery, Westport, Co. Mayo
Lost Property, The Digital Hub, Dublin
Residencies
2022
Anita Young Bursary, Tyrone Guthrie Centre
2017
Heinrich Boell Residency, Achill Island
2007-2010
Firestation Artists' Studios, Dublin
2009
UNIT_Residency project for portlaoise town and surrounds