Born London

1990 - 1994            B.A. Hons., Fine Art, Painting. The National College of Arts & Design, Dublin

2004-2005              M.A., Falmouth College of Arts, Cornwall

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006                        Editions Contemporary Art, Liverpool

2003                        Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast

                                Market Place Theatre Gallery, Armagh

1999                        The Paul Kane gallery, Dublin

1998                        Context Gallery, Derry

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005                        Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Space, London. Touring UK

                                ‘HyperMArt’, MA show, Falmouth College of Art, Cornwall

                                Editions Contemporary Art, Liverpool

                                Spring Exhibition, Courthouse Gallery, Ballinglen, Co. Mayo

2004                        Royal Ulster Academy 123rd Annual Exhibition, Ulster Museum, Belfast (Prizewinner)

2003                        ‘Images from North Mayo’, Courthouse Gallery, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo

                                London Contemporary Art Fair, Islington, London

                                Drawing and Sculpture, Ashford Gallery at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin

2002/03                   Hallward Gallery, Dublin

2002                        Art Contemporani de Muntanya, Farerra de Pallars, Catalonia, Spain

                                172nd Royal Hibernian Academy Exhibition, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin (Invited Artist)

                                Mullan gallery, Belfast

2001                        Eight Artists working in Ireland, The View Two Gallery, Liverpool

                                Three Painters, The Ashford Gallery at the RHA, Dublin

                                H20, Five Artists, Linenhall Arts Centre, Co Mayo

                                Christmas Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin

2000                        Black and White, Drawings, The Paul Kane Gallery, Dublin

1998                        Near and Far, Two Person Exhibition, The Paul Kane Gallery, Dublin

                                Art Contemporani de Muntanya, Esterri D’Aneu, Catalonia, Spain

1998/2001               Vision / Focus Ireland Exhibition, various locations, Dublin

1997                        The Claremorris Open Competition, Claremorris, Co. Mayo

                                Two Person Exhibition, The Hazel Gallery, Armagh

1996/97                    Belfast Young Contemporaries, One Oxford Street Gallery, Belfast

                                 Royal Ulster academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast

1996                        The Claremorris Open Competition, Claremorris, Co. Mayo and Hexham, N. England (Adjudicator, Rui

                                Sanchez, Director, Museum of Modern Art, Lisbon)

                                An Oireachtas, The Guinness Hop Store, Dublin

                                Four Green Fields and a Postcard Home, 25 Irish Artists, Dublin

                                3rd International Artists Exchange Exhibition, Uzbek Artists Union, Tashknet, Uzbekistan

RESIDENCIES / AWARDS

2005                        Residency, Brisons Veor, Cape Cornwall

2004                        Ulster Arts Club Prize. (Adjudicator, Anthony Green RA)

2003                        Cill Rialaig International Artists Retreat, Co. Kerry, Ireland

2001                        Studio Bursary, Arts Ciulcil of Ireland

2000                        Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, Ireland

1997/99/2004          Arts Council of Northern Ireland Individual Artist Award

1997                        International Centre for Artistic and Environmental Research, Catalonia, Spain

                                An Chomhairle Ealaoin / Aer Lingus Travel Award

                                Regional Bursary, the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

1993                        Study Scholarship, Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France

COLLECTIONS

                                International Investments and Underwriting, Dublin

                                The Commission for Electricity Regulation, Dublin

                                Nortel Networks, Dublin

                                Irish State, Office of Public Works

                                Vision Consulting Ltd. Dublin

                                Irish National Teachers Organisation (Loan Collection)

                                The Centre D’Art I Natura, Catalonia, Spain

                                Ballinglen Art Foundation Archive, Co. Mayo

                                Private Collections in Australia, Canada, Ireland Uk and Spain

REVIEWS

2003                        ‘Trace Elements’’, Exhibition Card Catalogue, Old Museum Arts Centre, Dr. Diane Fahey, Poet & Lecturer, July

                                ‘Being Offered a Breathing Space’, Irish Times, Aidan Dunne, 12th February

2001                        Irish times, Aidan Dunne, 27th June

1998                        ‘Different Levels’, Derry Journal, Mary Kelly, 17th November

                                Irish times, Aidan Dunne, 9th September

1994                        Sunday Tribune, Aidan Dunne, June