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Education:
- Bachelors (Honours) degree in fine art with First class honours, 2007-2008
- Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland.
- - specialising in painting.
- Bachelors degree of art and design (Distinction), 2004-2007
- Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland.
- - specialising in painting.
Memberships:
- Engage Art Studios, Galway. (www.engageartstudios.com)
- Loud Major Collective (www.loudmajor.com)
- Visual Artists Ireland (VAI)
- Irish Visual Artists Rights Organisation (IVARO)
- 126 (www.g126.eu)
- Svenska Konstnärer (swedish artists online) http://www.svenskakonstnarer.se
Exhibitions:
- Selection of works Jan/Feb. solo, Ard Bia Nimmo's, Galway.
- 10x10 4th December - 11th January, Group show, White Room Gallery, Galway, curated by Anna McCarthy.
- Ealaion at Lunasa 30 July - 28 August. Group show, Galway Arts Centre.
- Dock Discourse Launch 23 July. Bar no. 8, Screening of videos by Cecilia Danell and Jennifer Cunningham, curated by Aoife Considine.
- A Secret Place 13-26 July. Engage art studios group show during Galway Arts Festival.
- Centre-Line 23 May-6 June. Engage art studios group show for the Volvo Oocean Race, curated by Victoria Mc Cormack.
- 126 Members show swap 3-19 February. Catalyst arts, Belfast.
- 126 Members show 9-31 January. 126 Gallery, Galway.
- A space without rules, Live @ bar no.8 19th November. Video art screening as part of Tulca season of visual arts, Galway.
- Here And Elsewhere 15-24 July. Crow Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin. Together with Nicky Larkin, curated by Maeve Mulrennan.
- Cluain Mhuire Degree show 2008 14-21 June, Galway.
- Claremorris Open Exhibition 2007 8-29 September, Curated by Ingrid Swenson.
- Cluain Mhuire Degree Show 2007 June.
- Test Site Year 3 paint students, Cluain Mhuire, December. Curated by Michael Dempsey.
- GMIT Arts And Culture Week, Cluain Mhuire, April.
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Awards:
- Liljesonska stiftelsen, County Östergötland, Sweden. Young artists' training award. 2009.
- Allied Irish Bank paint student of the year award 2008.
- Emerging artist award Claremorris Open Exhibition 2007.
Published:
- Brochure Issue two art publication produced by Niall Moore for A&G, 2008.
- Michaele Cutaya, "Degree show Critic's choice", Circa 125, contemporary visual culture in Ireland, Autumn 2008 issue, page 62.
- GMIT Degree show catalogue 2008
- Claremorris Open Exhibition Catalogue 2007
- GMIT Degree Show Catalogue 2007.
Other merits:
- Shortlisted for the inaugural IMOCA student residency award. 2008.
- Winner of the Mayo County Council Blue flag beach photo competition 2006.
- Winner of the GMIT Christmas card competition 2005. The card was printed and used as the official college Christmas card.
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