Education
1993-1997 Dunlaoghire Institute of Art Design and Technology. Higher Diploma in Fine Art, Distinction.
Recent WE CAN DANCE, Castlefreke, West Cork with Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Chanelle Walshe, Aileen Murphy, Mollie Douthit, Sarah O’Brien, accompanying text by Sara O’Rourke and invited educational outreach lecture at BAVA Sherkin Island.
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Skibbereen Arts Festival, curated by Roisin Foley
2020 February Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre
2009 'Light falling in dark places', Greyfriars Municipal Gallery,Waterford City.
2008 'The decisions we didn't make' The Talbot Gallery, Dublin. 2008 ‘Prasad’ The Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co.Wicklow.
2008 'Prasad', Signal Arts Centre, Bray Co.Wicklow
Selected two person shows
2019 Time and the Other with Debbie Godsell, Doswell Gallery Rosscarbery
2003, The Cross Gallery, Dublin
2001 The Cross Gallery, Dublin
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 ‘Everything is in everything’, curated by Claire Ryan, Sirius Arts Centre
RuaRed Winter OPEN December 2019
2018 SITE, Doswell Gallery, Rosscarbery
2018 Elements, Skibbereen Arst Festival, curated by Catherine Hammond
2017 Siar, Doswell Gallery, Rosscarbery
2013 Octagon,West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co.Cork.
2013 Mermaid Open Submission, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co.Wicklow. Selected by Patrick Murphy. 2011 'Engage', Bandon Arts Festival.
2009 'Songs and questions', Ballina Arts Centre, Co. Mayo.
Eigse, 2008/2009 Carlow, selected by Marie Hanlon and Patrick T Murphy
2008 ArtTrail,Cork.
210 Studios, Summer Group Show San Francisco, CA.
Mantua Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon.
Mc Bride Gallery, Killarney, Co. Kerry.
The Doswell Gallery, Co. Cork.
Festa West Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
Eigse, Carlow, selected by Patrick T Murphy.
2007 The Lavitt Gallery, Cork.
Mc Bride Gallery, Killarney, Co. Kerry.
2005 The Screig Gallery, Fintown, Co. Donegal. The Cross gallery, Dublin.
2004 Mermaid Open Submission, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co.Wicklow. Selected by Patrick T Murphy
The Screig Gallery, Fintown, Co. Donegal.
1997 Graduate Show, DLIADT
Residencies
November 2018 The Mothership Project Satellite Residency, Cowhouse Studios
July/ August 2015 ‘The democratic Trolley’ Residency at West Cork Arts Centre
2013/2014 LFTT Library at The Guesthouse, Cork City, commencing September 2013 Curatorial Projects
June-Aug 2016 Curator in residence ‘The Project Space’ @ The Puffin Cafe, Longstrand,West Cork. 2011 'Charta,Works on Paper, 'The Winery Wall',The Winery, Clonakilty, Co.Cork.
Educational Practice
2022 Visiting Lecturer for TU at BAVA Sherkin island. 2007-2014 Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre, early years art tutor and Arts Club tutor.
2001-2 Art tutor with Neighbourhood Youth Project, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal.
2002-3 Art tutor with Donegal Women Travellers Network, Killybegs, Co. Donegal. 2004-2006 Art tutor with Dublin Hill Initiative for Youth, Ballyvolane, Cork City. 2009-Present A member of the Education team at West Cork Arts Centre , Skibbereen.
Collaborations
2011-present ‘Tellurometer Project’, ongoing collaborative postal project initiated by Cliodhna Shaffrey and Eilis Lavelle 2013 Collaboration with Artist Sarah Ruttle for the Discovery Box Project at the West Cork Arts Centre
2004 'Dwelling',Woven Structure with local Basket Maker Patrick Carr and the children of Barnesmore National School for Donegal Town Summer Festival.
Commissions
2015 Cork County Council,West Cork Libraries ‘Phoenix’ Commission.
2013 Discovery Box for Mikala Dwyer’s ‘Panto Collapsar’,West Cork Arts Centre.
2012 Discovery Box for Rita Duffy’s ‘Artic Circus’,West Cork Arts Centre.
Awards
2021 Arts Council Visual Artists Bursary, 2013 Selected Artist for the specific development of The Discovery Box project for West Cork Arts Centre Arts and Early Years Programme which received a Travel and Dissemination Award from the Arts Council.
2012 Wicklow County Council Arts Group Bursary Award.
2011 Artlinks Selected Mentoring Programme led by Curator Cliodhna Shaffrey and Eilis Lavelle.
Published Articles
2013 ‘A box of wondering’, Sept/ Oct Issue of Visual Artists Ireland Newsletter.
Collections
The Office of Public Works
Waterford Municipal Collection
Trinity College Dublin
First National Bank
The Ice Hotel, Ballina
Paul O’Toole and Smith and Kennedy Architects