Curriculum Vitae

Art Education/Training:

1995- 97         Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Dublin. 2 year full time course in Sculpture Technical Training for Artists.

1977- 81         Birmingham Polytechnic Diploma Silversmithing.

Solo Exhibitions:

2007              Hotel Ballymun  Installation Room

2001              Sculptural Pieces, Inaugural show, Axis Dublin.

2001              Mixed Media.  Sligo Art Gallery.

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2011              “Myriad Visions” Drawings at Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wiclow

2011             “Drawing Thursday” RHA drawing group at  Bourne Vincent Gallery, Limerick University

2010              “Haiti” Leitrim Sculpture Gallery

2010              Print show, Seacourt Print Studios, Bangor, Co. Down.

2010              “Put a Lid on it” Galway Arts Centre.

2009              Open” Dunamaise, Co. Laois

2009             “NightLight” Bombhouse, Dublin

2009              “Eigse” Carlow.

2008           “Pup Art”  Printmakers from Graphic and Black Church axis,

2007              Iontas, Sligo Art Gallery

2005              “Eigse Open” Carlow.

2004           “Sculpture in Context”, Botanic Gardens, Dublin.

2004              “Eigse Open” Carlow

2004              “Anois” sculpture Exhibition, Pearse family home, Dublin.

2003             Artists Book,  Dublin, Wexford

2003              “Tripswitch” Guinness Storehouse, Dublin.

2002              Inaugural Exhibition,  Mermaid, Co. Wicklow Arts Centre.

2001              “Music”  Sligo Art Gallery.         

2000              Oireachtas, Dublin.

1999              “Sculpture in Context” IMI Sandyford.

1999              CODA.  Dublin Castle, Dublin.

1999              Sculpture at Kells, Co Kilkenny.

1999           Iontas;  Dublin, Belfast.

1998              Sculpture in Context, Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin.

1997              “Crossing Over” Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin.

1997           Ulster Arts Club, Belfast.

1997              Sculpture in Context  Conrad Hotel, Dublin.    

1997              Iontas, Sligo.

1996              Oireachtas, Guinnes Hopstore, Dublin.

1996              Sculpture in Context, Conrad Hotel, Dublin.       

2 Person Exhibition:

2009              “Seeing Things”   with Elke Thonnes axis, Ballymun, Dublin.

2008              “4 Rennaissance Women” with Elke Thonnes, Dorothy Ann Daly, Niamh Breslin, axis, Ballymun, Dublin.

2006           “Rennaisance Women 2”with Elke Thonnes axis, Ballymun, Dublin.

2005           “Renaissance Women”, with Elke Thonnes axis, Ballymun, Dublin.

Public Commissions:

2007- 2009   Breaking Ground, Ballymun Regeneration Percent for Art, “My Space” Year touring exhibition, 7 venues,

                     showing over 70 artists.

2005- 2006   South  Dublin Co. Council, Percent for Art Scheme,  Rowlagh, Dublin 22. Glass mosaic with bronze insets

                     on  Church Bell Tower.   

1999           Dublin Corporation Percent for Art Scheme, Cork Street, Dublin 8. Limestone and bronze  bird bath,

                     in sheltered  housing complex

1997           Dublin Corporation Percent for Art Scheme, Cromcastle Close, Coolock.

                     5 limestone pieces for new housing scheme, working with the community.

Arts Council  Awards:

2009         Research and Development Award for  Create Artist in the Community Project.  With Sillogue ECO and the Rediscovery centre.

1998     Arts Council Travel Award to New York, USA.

Residencies:

2006             Umha Aois Symposium, An Creggan, Co. Tyrone.

2000             Cill Rialaig Artists Retreat, Co.Kerry.

1998- 99       Artist in Residence, Design team of Ballymun Art Centre,  BRL.

Panel/ Committees:

1998- 2000   Dublin Corporation Interdisciplinary Panel of Artists

2002- 03       Member of Steering Committee “Breaking Ground” Ballymun.