Born 1977, Cork City.

Lives and Works in Dublin.

 

Solo Exhibitions:

2014

  • This Way To Enchantment at Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, Ireland

2011

  • Build Your Church On The Strength of Your Fear at Camden Palace Hotel Community Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland. This was the first large-scale art project crowd-funded in Ireland.

 

Selected Group Shows / Broadcasts / Performances:

2017

  • Rua Red Winter Open Exhibition
  • nag Gallery, Dublin, Group Exhibition
  • Galway Arts Centre, Between Dog And Wolf. Curator Maeve Mulrennan.
  • The Hermione Exhibition, Alexandra College, Dublin. Curator Aisling Prior.
  • Phonica, Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. Live drawing performance in collaboration with cellist Kate Ellis.

2016

  • nag Gallery, Dublin. Two-person exhibition.
  • CAOS Ensemble, National Concert Hall, Dublin. Visual Artist/Visual Arts Facilitator

2015

  • Foundation 15 Festival, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
  • 7th International Symposium on Soundscape, CASTELLO DI BESENO, ITALY - organised by Forum Klanglandschaft, Berlin.
  • RHA Annual Exhibition, Dublin.

2014

  • RTE Lyric FM – Nova with Bernard Clarke. My sound piece When All Is Said And Done was played on 16 November. Another work, Breathe was played on 7th December.

2013

  • Ormston House, Limerick. What Has Been Shall Always Never Be Again. Curator Dr. Ian Alden Russell.
  • Avenue Road Gallery, Dublin: Curator Jennette Donnelly.
  • National Gallery of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Festival; Kilkenny Arts Festival (Set Theatre); Cork Midsummers Festival (Triskel Arts Centre); Half Moon Theatre,Cork; Lismore Arts Festival. A series of live drawing performances with cellist Kate Ellis and the RESOUND Collective.

2012

  • Temporary Gallery Berlin. Four-person exhibition.
  • Signal Arts Centre, Co. Wicklow: Open Drawing Exhibition. Curator Aoife Fitzgerald.
  • Crocus Gallery, Nottingham: The Drawing Project. Curator Alyn Mulholland.
  • The Exchange, Temple Bar: Silhouette – a live collaboration of drawing and sound, with sound designer Keith Lindsay.

2008

  • RHA Annual Exhibition.

2007

  • The Solomon Gallery, Dublin. Sculpture For Small Gardens.

2006

  • RHA Annual Exhibition. Prizewinner.

2005

  • Gallery 44, Cork. Less Is More - Two-person exhibition.


 

Publications/Reviews:

2017

  • Artists And Friends Podcast, UK. Review of When All Is Said And Done.

2016

  • ArticulAction online magazine: 22 Page interview in this biennial magazine.

2015

  • 365Artists365days blog. Interview. 2015

2013

  • Visual Artists News Sheet: I wrote a full-page article about my project Build Your Church On The Strength Of Your Fear. 2013

2011

  • The Cork News: Review of Build Your Church On The Strength of Your Fear. 2011

2007

  • The Irish Times: The Ticket. Aidan Dunne review of the Solomon Gallery Group Show. 2007


 

Awards:

2017

  • Travel and Training Award. Arts Council of Ireland

2006  

  • RHA Annual Exhibition. ‘Solomon Gallery Award for a Sculpture of Distinction’.


 

Education:

2000-2002        

  • National Certificate, Furniture Design & Manufacture, The Furniture College, GMIT, Letterfrack, Co. Galway.

1999-2000         

  • NCVA Furniture Design & Manufacture, Colaiste Stiofain Naofa, Cork.

1997-1998          

  • Sound Engineering, Pulse Recording Studios, Dublin.

1995-1997          

  • Arts (History, Greek & Roman Civilization), University College Cork.