C.V.

Education 

                                

2012           University of West England, Bristol, MA in Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking, (Sep)  

2006-2010  Limerick School of Art and Design BA (Honours) in Fine Art Printmaking

2008            Ecole des Beaux Arts, Quimper, France (Jan-May)

2003-2006   University College of Cork BA (Honours) in Archaeology

Awards

2012            Visual Arts: Travel & Training Award, Arts Council Ireland (June)

2011            Cork Printmakers, 12 Month Bursary Award, Sep2011-Aug2012

2011            Visual Arts: Travel & Training Award, Arts Council Ireland (July)

2011            Emerging Artist Award, South Tipperary County Council (June)

2011            Dartmoor Arts Project, Bursary Award, April

2010            RDS Printmaking Award (Shared)

2010            Cork Printmakers, 12 Month Bursary Award, Sep2010-Aug2011

2010            Horwath Bastow Charleton, Limerick, Fine Art Travel Busary Award (June)

2009            European Lithography Award Irish representative, Munich (March)

2008             Awarded winning design for University of Limerick, Medical School logo

Residencies

2012            Kilkenny Arts Office, Artist in Residence, Kilkenny city (May-July)
2012            Open Art at Killenure Castle, Artist in Residence Project, Co. Tipperary (April-May)

2011            Dartmoor Arts Project, Printmaking with Kip Gresham,

                    Exeter, Devon (July)

2010            Artsource Residencies, Fremantle, Western Australia, (August)

                         

Solo Exhibition

2012       Remain In Light, opened by Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht, South Tipperary Arts Centre, Co. Tipperary

                    (April-May)

2011          Lost and Found, solo exhibition, Backwater Artists Group, Wandesford Quay, Cork (Sep)

Group Exhibitions

2012        Marathon Irish, group exhibition, Dialogue Culture Space, Vyner St, London (July-Sep)

2012        Open Art at Killenure, group exhibition, Killenure Castle, Co. Tipperary (May-June)

2012      24 Hour Print Pop Up, group exhibition, Limerick Printmakers Studio and Gallery, Limerick (March)

2011            Art Work Embassy, Art Trail, group exhibition, The Elysian, Cork  (Nov)

2011            Cashel Arts Fest, Pop-up Gallery Art Trail, Cashel, Co. Tipperary (Nov)

2011         A4 Printmakers, Open Submission Exhibition, The Poly Arts Centre, Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom (Sep)

2011           Prints for Peace, group show, Arte AC/ Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico (May)

2011      Level, Open Submission Exhibition, selected by guest curator Bernadette Madden, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Laois (July)

2011            Art of Fashion, Brown Thomas Window Exhibition, selected artists,

                    Brown Thomas, Cork (April-May)

2011            The Woman Factor, Female Art Festival, selected artists,

                    The Back Loft, Dublin (Feb)

2010         Impressions, Open Submission Print Exhibition, selected by Galway Arts Centre, Galway (Dec-Jan)

2010           The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Student Art Awards Exhibition, selected artists, Dublin (Aug-Dec)

2010            Limerick Printmakers, Open Submission Print Exhibition,

                    selected by Jim Sheehy, Limerick (June)

2010            Grey Cabinet, Open Submission Exhibition, selected by Peter Morgan,

                    Church Gallery, LSAD, Limerick (Jan)

2010            Phoenix Arts Festival, selected artists,

                    Tullamore, Co. Offaly. (July)

2009        Paper. Scissors, Stone, third year print exhibition selected by Susan Holland, Leamy House, Limerick (May-June)

Professional Practice

2011            Workshop Technician Internship, Cork Printmakers (August)

2011            Cashel European Culture Festival, Co. Tipperary. Curator and organiser of Cashel Art Trail. (June)

2009            Cashel Art Festival, Co. Tipperary. Committee member and co-curator of festival (June)

2009            Curated Paper, Scissors, Stone, LSAD third year print exhibition.

2009           Team member organising Limerick Printmakers Print Auction, Marriott Hotel, Limerick

2009            Organising and directing annual Print Auction, Church Gallery, LSAD

Professional Membership

2011-Present  4 year studio space, Backwater Artists Group, Cork

2010-Present  Cork Printmakers Full Studio Member

2010-Present  Limerick Printmakers Associate Member

2010-Present  National Sculpture Factory, Cork      

2009- Present Visual Artists Ireland

2006-Present  Archaeology Ireland