Education
2019 BA (Hons.) Fine Art (1st Class Honours), GMIT Mayo Campus (ATU)
2013 BA (Ord.) Degree in Art & Design (Distinction), GMIT Mayo Campus
1990 MSc (Agric.) Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University College Dublin
1994 Higher Diploma in Education, University College Dublin
1982 BA (Mod) Natural Science, Trinity College Dublin
Solo Exhibitions
2021 not yet saved at Ballinglen Gallery, Ballycastle, Co Mayo
2013 Picture Inequality: Challenge to Indifference at Custom House Gallery, Westport
Selected Group Shows
2023 RHA 193rd Annual Exhibition
Rua Red Spring Open ‘Displacement and Belonging – Home
2022 Cairde Visual, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
Between the Sights of the Sun, Birr (curated by Maeve Mulrennan)
2021 Mayo Artists Show (curated by Eamonn Maxwell)
2019 Graduate Exhibition BA (Hons) Fine Art at GMIT Castlebar and Custom House Gallery
2018 RHA 188th Annual Exhibition
Cairde Visual Art Exhibition, The Model, Sligo
North West Summer Show, Leitrim Sculpture Centre
Mayo Day Visual Art Exhibition (curated by Patrick Murphy RHA)
2017 Mayo Artists Show (curated by Catherine Marshall)
2015 Mayo God Help Us at Claremorris Gallery (curated by C Marshall & P Murphy)
Off the Wall – exhibition following a summer residency at ATU
Lonely Planet – group exhibition at Luan Gallery, Athlone
2014 Claremorris Open Exhibition (curated by Michelle Cotton)
2012 RHA 182nd Annual Exhibition
RDS Student Art Exhibition (RDS) and Travelling Exhibition
Collaborative Group Exhibitions
2016 The State We’re In – 3 person group show at the MART Gallery, marking 1916 Proclamation
2015 Off the Wall – 4 person post residency exhibition on mental health at GMIT Mayo Campus
2012 Let it Roll – collaborative art with Western Care service and four GMIT Fine Art students
Residencies
2023 – 2019, 2017 & 2014 Cill Rialaig Artist Retreat, Co Kerry
2022, 2015 Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co Monaghan
2020 Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Co Mayo
2015 Summer Residency at GMIT Mayo Campus
Awards
2022 Visual Arts Bursary Award- The Arts Council
2021 Agility Award -The Arts Council
2019 Academic Achievement Award – GMIT, Mayo Campus (ATU)
2019 Bursary Award – Sponsored by Ballinglen Arts Foundation
2014 – 2021 Materials Assistance Award – Mayo County Council
2013 Exhibition Assistance Award – Mayo County Council
Collections
2018 Office of Public Works
2013 Mayo County Council
Publications
The Visual Artists’ News Sheet, March-April 2021, p18
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