EDUCATION

 

            1992 - 1993    M.A. Fine Art, Birmingham Institute of Art + Design, UK 
 
1985 - 1988    National Diplona Painting + Printmaking, Crawford College of Art + Design, Cork 
 
            1984 - 1985     Foundation Certificate in Visual Education,
             Crawford College of Art + Design 
 


SOLO SHOWS 


​2024  Mediums Three Person Show at Helen`s Costume Fine Art, Portland, Oregon

2023  Wallflowers, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin

2021   Lady-Salad Days, Solo online show of paper works at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin

2020  The Invisible Sorceress, The Lab Gallery, Dublin, Curated by Sheena Barrett, 4th August-16th November

2020  Queen Of The Dusk, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin

2012    Forever Girls and Boys, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin

2010   Three Person Show with Margaret Corcoran and Vanessa Donoso Lopez, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin

2006  Lily-White , Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin

2004  Twinkle, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin

2003  Sugar- Coated, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin

2002  Being Pretty Is Everything, Draoicht Centre For the Arts, Dublin


​​GROUP SHOWS (Selected)

2025   Blusher, Curated by Cathy Lomax at Leicester Gallery, UK

2024   Magic and Loss, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin

2023   Connections, Boyle Arts Festival, Curated by Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh, Sarah Searson and Laura Mahon,         King House, Boyle

2022   The Pleasure Ground, Selected by Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh, Rathfarnham Castle OPW, Dublin

2022   Doorways and Windows, Stonebridge, Wexford, Curated by Rayne Booth for Wexford Arts Festival

2021    Dubliners, The invited international presentation for the 6th Biennial of Painting, HDLU, Zagreb, Curated by Pallas Projects

2021     Ark Life online exhibition, Pallas Projects

​2021     Crossings, Main Exhibition, Boyle Arts Festival, Selected by Paul McKenna

2020    Sift with John Busher, Christof Mascher, Christopher Orr, Richard Proffitt and Paige Turner-Uribe, Wilton Castle, Wexford           

2019     While Supplies Last, Bellevue Arts Museum, Seattle

2019     Irish Art Now: Contemporary Art Auction for Pallas Contemporary Projects, Irish Georgian Society, Dublin

​2018     Papercuts, Curated by Kristian Day, Saatchi Gallery, London

2018     Places, Faces, Spaces, New Art Projects, London, Curated by Hedley Roberts and Fred Mann

2018     While Supplies Last, Seattle, Curated by Anthony White

2018     Got It For Cheap, R/SF Projects ,San Francisco, Mass Gallery, Austin, Texas and Fisher Parrish   Gallery, New York

2018     Got It For Cheap Artist Pick Series, Curated by Michael Swaney, Barcelona, Spain

2017      Papercuts, Tripp Gallery, London, Curated by Kristian Day

2017      Papercuts, The Manchester Contemporary,

Curated by Kristian Day

2017      GIFC, Athina Art Fair, Athens, Greece and The

Hole Gallery, New York

2017      Macaulay + Co. Fine Art, Vancouver,  Soulland, Copenhagen, Rod Bianco Gallery, Oslo, Summit, L.A and Honolulu

2017      SuprEYES, Curated by Martin Drury, from the State Art Collection, Lexicon Municipal Gallery, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

2015      Finders and Keepers, Artworks from the State Art Collection, Lexicon Municipal Gallery, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin

2014      Under the Hammer, Pallas Projects, Gala Auction with Whyte`s Auctioneers, The Georgian Society's City Assembly House

2014      Boyle Arts Festival Main Exhibition, Invited by Patrick T. Murphy, Director RHA Gallery

2013      Viewfinder, Curated by Jill Bouchier and Waterford Youth Arts Saturday Club, Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford              

2012       Into the Light-The Arts Council-60 Years of Supporting the Arts, Crawford Gallery, Cork

2012       Sleepwalkers-Future Perfect, Curated by Jim Ricks, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane

2011        Collecting for Ireland, Works from the Arts Council Collection, Curated by Ruairi O Cuiv, The Hunt Museum, Limerick


ART FAIRS


2025   Other Places Art Fair, OPaf 7, San Pedro, LA with Helen's Costume Fine Art

2025   Art Rotterdam with Kevin Kavanagh Gallery

2017    Manchester Contemporary, Papercuts with Kristian Day Gallery

2017    Athina Art Fair, Athens with GIFC 

2007   ARCO 07 Projects, Madrid, The Future is Female with Kevin Kavanagh Gallery

RESIDENCIES+PROJECTS


2017-18  Mentor to artist John Busher on the Living Art Project for Wexford Arts Centre and Wexford Co. Council


2017 Papercuts, Kristian Day Fine Art Projects and Exhibitions, London


2009 Arts Council Artist in Prisons scheme, Dochas Centre, Dublin

2003 Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan

2000 Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan

1999 Studio 2 Printmaking Workshop, Cropredy, Oxfordshire, UK

1999 Arts Council Artist in Prison Scheme



AWARDS


  2026          Creative Work Development Bursary, Kerry County Council 

 2024       Agility Award, Arts Council of Ireland 

2003 Arts Council Visual arts Travel Award, Barcelona, Spain


2002 Culture Committee, Dept. of Foreign Affairs Grant, Brussels

2002 Arts Council Bursary

2002 Arts Council Materials/Equipment Grant


2001 Artflight, Arts Council

2001 Arts Council Materials/Equipment Grant

1997 Artflight, Arts Council

1993 Emily Gertrude Griffin Award for Drawing, UK


COLLECTIONS


The Arts Council of Ireland


Office of  Public Works

AXA Insurance

Bank of Ireland


                         The University of Central England, Birmingham, UK

PUBLICATIONS


2025 Blusher, Art, Makeup, Materiality, by Cathy Lomax, published by Transition Gallery and Leicester Gallery 

2025 Like a field mag summer 2025. selected by Em Davenport 

2025 Arty 48: Windows art magazine, curated by Cathy Lomax, published by Transition Gallery, London 

2024 Magic and Loss, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery 

2021 6th Biennial of Painting  + Guest Exhibition of Irish Artists ‘Dubliners’

2020 Visual Artists News Sheet – Critique – Queen of the Dusk by Carissa Farrell.

2020      What Lies Beneath – Guarding Secret – Review by Niall MacMonagle,Sunday Independent

2019 Intertrashional Zine #ROOT, Edited by Bea McMahon, Amsterdam

2018      Art Maze Mag, International Art Magazine, Issue 6, Curated by Kristian Day

2015      Finders and Keepers, Lexicon Gallery, OPW,

Dun Laoghaire Co.

2013      Into the Light-The Arts Council-60 Years of Supporting the Arts


2011       Collecting for Ireland, Works from the Arts Council collection, Ruairi O Cuiv and Hunt  Museum


2006       Lily-White, Gemma Browne and Kevin Kavanagh Gallery


2005       Passing Through, Selected Students of the Crawford      College,1975-2005

2005       Eurojet Futures an Anthology of Emerging Artists from Ireland

2003       Crawford Open 1-4

2003       Circa Cover, Issue 103

2002       Contemporary, Visual Art Magazine, UK