My Biography
(portrait photo taken by Stefan Syrowatka)
Born and raised in Spiddal, Co.Galway.
TRAINING
2004 – 2008 Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork.
2002 - 2003 National College of Art & Design, Dublin.
QUALIFICATIONS / AWARDS
2008 Artfest 2008 Award-Cork Institute of Technology
2008 Runner-up for Public Sculpture Commission, Spiddal National School.
2008 B.A.Hons. Fine Art & Sculpture, Crawford College of Art & Design,Cork
2007 B.A. in Fine Art, Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2010 Spiddal Landscapes- The Courthouse - Spiddal, Galway.
2009 Kinsale Landscapes- The Spinnaker - Kinsale, Cork.
2009 'Flavour of the Fortnight'- Sirens - Patrick St. Gallery, Cork.
TWO WOMAN SHOW:
2009 ‘Heron Exhibition’- Heron Gallery, Ahakiste, West Cork.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2010 Curator of monthly 'Ten Artists' collective expo, Temperance Hall, Kinsale, Cork.
2008 'Fledglings' – Emerging Artists, Lavit Gallery, Cork.
2008 'Soup' - B.A. Hons. Grad. Show,Crawford College of Art & Design,Cork.
2008 Life Drawings On Show, Munster Fine Art, Adare, Co. Limerick.
2008 Life Drawings On Show, Fellini’s Art Gallery, Cork.
2008 Life Drawings on Show, The Russell Gallery, Burren, Co. Clare.
2008 ‘Fresh Faces’ 3-Woman Show, Utopianation, Cork
2007 'AC/D3' - B.A. Graduation Show, E.S.B. Building, Cork.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
2009 St.Vincent's Hospital, Cork ( 2 lithographs)
2008 Cork Institute of Technology: -Three sculptures
(2 bronze, 1 mixed media)
COMMISSIONS:
2010 Book Cover Illustration for 'Behind the Masks' poetry anthology.
2010 Wedding Commissiones of Galway Bay Landscape.
2010 Wedding Commission of St. John the Baptist Church, Kinsale, Cork.
2008 Bloom Hotel Project, Brussels. Sponsored by the European League of Institutes of the Arts.
2008 7’ x 5’7” triptych landscape installation for private dwelling. 'View from Baile Ard'.
2007 Portrait of Fionn Hussey.
REVIEWS:
Circa Art Magazine - featured Crawford Hons. Degree artist - Autumn 2008.
Irish Examiner - featured artist 'Fledglings' at Lavit Gallery. 30th Aug 08
Irish Examiner - featured Crawford Hons. Degree artist - 21st June 2008