Artist CV

Recent Highlights

Work aquired for the Royal Historic Palances Collection, 2023
Work aquired for the Northern Ireland Civil Service Collection 2021
Work aquired for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Collection 2020
Breastival at the Ulster Museum, Artist in Residence, August 2019
The Mothership Project’s Satellite Residency, Cow House Studios, Wexford, November 2018
C.S. Lewis Festival Glider Artist-in-Residence, Belfast, October 2018

Selected Exhibitions – Invited Artist

Upcoming: Joseph Beuys 50 Years anniversary at the Ulster Museum, October 2024
193rd RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin, May-Jul 2023
The Lay of the Land with Array Collective at Townhall Cavan, Apr-May 2023
Remotely Radical: A Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, Vault Artist Studios Belfast, Sep 2022
The Major’s Parlour, Belfast City Hall, Curated by Jane Morrow and Array Collective, ongoing June 2022
Daydream outdoor billboard exhibition, Faoin Speir Arts Council Ireland Programme, Cavan town, Sept 2021
BIFPA21 Belfast International Festival of Performance Art at the University of Ulster Belfast, and online 2021
Cavan Arts Festival 2019, exhibiting artist
Lovely Weather (for this time of year), performance art festival, Cavan, December 2018
Mother’s Milk, Framewerk Gallery, Belfast, September 2018
East Belfast Partnership drawing commission 2017
‘What If?’ performance art festival, Townhall Cavan Arts Space 2017
Breath, Breathless. Two person show with Kevin Killen, R-Space Gallery Lisburn 2017
Solo Exhibition of Live Drawings, Johnston Central Library, Cavan, 2015
National Circus Festival of Ireland Artist in Residence, Tralee, 2015
Performances for Yvonne Cullivan’s Percent for Art Public Art Commission, 2013/2014
FIX 2013 Tenth International Live Art Biennial, Published by Catalyst Arts Belfast, 2013
LIPS at Ormston House, Limerick, documenting through drawing, 2013
Collaborations ’13, Smock Alley Theatre with Unit 1, Dublin 2013
Dublin Live Art Festival at The Back Loft, Dublin, 2011
11’11’11’ In Remembrance, live art event curated by Michael Mayhew, Manchester, 2011
Scoping Worlds, Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton, 2011
Seeing and Being in the Landscape, Bluewall Gallery, Cavan, 2011
Mortas an Cabhain – Pride of Cavan public art symposium for Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2010
Siteshow3, Maida Vale, London, 2009
15 Minute Factory, the Rag Factory, Brick Lane, London, 2009
art art art Launch Party, Royal Standard Studios, Liverpool, 2009
Visions of Excess, invited participant in Franko B’s “I’m Thinking of You”, curated by Ron Athey and Lee Adams, SPILL Festival of Performance, Shunt Vaults, London, 2009
SHIPS performance at Fieldworks Artist Collective, Participatory live art, Kent, UK, 2008
Live @ 8: New York No Wave Super 8, Bar no. 8, Galway, film screening, curated by Vivienne Dick, 2008
The Big Day, Fieldworks Artist Collective group show at The Arches, London, 2007
Oliver Herring’s first TASK Party, invited participant, Great Eastern Hotel, organised by Rhodes and Mann Gallery, London 2002

Exhibitions – Curatorial

Diamond, Marlborough House Gallery & Project Space, Vault Artist Stdios, Belfast, December 2023
Now That’s What I call Vault, MART Gallery, Dublin, Feb 2023
I Remember Damage, International Women’s Day exhibition, Vault Studios Belfast, March ‘23
Belfast Bankers, Goose Lane Gallery, Belfast 2017
Johanna Nulty, Townhall Cavan Arts Space 2017
Liam Crichton, Townhall Cavan Arts Space 2016
Array Studios 20 Years, Townhall Cavan Arts Space 2015
Festival of the Dead, Jane McCormick, Townhall Cavan Arts Space, 2015
trans-art Christmas Pop-up Shop, Townhall Cavan Arts Space, 2015
Developing Creative Practice Across Borders, 34 artists, three venues, 2015
Solo Exhibition, Laura O’Connor, trans-art hub, 61 College Street, Cavan, 2014
Solo Exhibition, Edwin Lynch, trans-art hub, 61 College Street, Cavan, 2014
Uncompromised, No Rules, pop-up art shop, 61 College Street, Cavan, 2013
trans-art Festival of Contemporary Art, 61 College street Cavan and off-site locations, 2013
trans-art Festival of Contemporary Art, 11 locations across Cavan Town, 2013
The Unnameable Tent, Flatlake Festival, Clones, Co. Monaghan, 2011
‘art, art, art’ launch events, curatorial team with Matt Roberts and Lorena Rivero de Beer at East Street Arts, Leeds, Royal Standard Studios, Liverpool and Vyner Street, London, 2007 – 2008
New Graduate Shorts, Film screening, Curzon Cinema, London, 2003
Body Motions, Quicksilver Place Gallery, Middlesex University, London, 2002

Awards

2024 Professional Artist Award, Cavan Couty Council Arts Office
2023 Artist Career Enhancement Scheme, Support for Individual Artist Programme, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
2023 CCA X Jerwood Supports ‘Testing Ground’ at CCA Derry~Londonderry
2023 a-n Monthly Bursary
2021 Arts Council Northern Ireland Creative Individuals Recovery Programme
2021 Professional Artist Award, Cavan County Council Arts Office
2020 Arts Council Northern Ireland Individual Emergency Resilience Programme
2019 Professional Development Arts Award, Cavan County Council Arts Office
2018 Support for Individual Artists Programme, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
2017 Arts Award, Cavan County Council Arts Office
2016 R&D Arts Award, Cavan County Council Arts Office
2015 Professional Development Arts Award, Cavan County Council Arts Office
2014 Tyrone Guthrie Artist Residency Centre, Cavan Arts Residency Award
2014 Tartu Paper and Print Museum Residency Estonia, awarded by Developing Creative Practices Across Borders, Leonardo Workplace Programme
2013 Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards for Sustaining the Arts with trans-art 2012
2013 CREATE Artist in the Community R&D Award, Arts Council of Ireland
2011 Arts Award, Cavan County Council Arts Office
2011 Backstage Pass Award, Cavan County Council Arts Office and the Gonzo Theatre
2010 Travel and Training Award, Arts Council of Ireland
2010 Arts Education and Participation Award, Cavan County Council Arts Office
2008 Artist in Schools Award, Brent London Borough Council
2007 Thomas McLoughlin Memorial Award, Cavan County Council

Selected Symposia and Writing

Second Collective Introducing, artist talk introducing female artists, online talk via Belfast, April 2021
Catalogue text for Johanna Nulty’s solo exhibition 2017, commissioned by Cavan County Council Arts Office
Visual Artists Ireland GetTogether annual conference at IMMA, invited panellist 2015
Invited writer, introduction to post-event publication of Cache Tomb Street, Belfast curated by Tonya McMullen and Colm Clarke 2014
Paper Visual Art, by Adrian Duncan, Cork 2013
Manual, OUTBOX MA: Art and Process Degree Show catalogue CIT Crawford College of Art and Design 2012
Documentation of Performance Art panel discussion at Dublin Live Art Festival 2011, panel member with Sue Rainsford and Amanda Coogan
trans-art Festival of Contemporary Art, catalogue text 2012
There is no grass under my Feet, invited participant for performance research symposium held at GrenzART Performance Art Festival, Kirschau, Germany 2010

Professional Membership

Visual Artists Ireland

Employment Highlights

Founding Member, Vault Artist Studios, Belfast 2016 – present
A founding member of this community driven, not-for-profit arts charity.

Founding Partner, Townhall Cavan Arts Space, Cavan 2015 – 2017
One of five founding partners of this non-profit artist-led multi-disciplinary contemporary arts venue

Curator, trans-art Curatorial Collective, Cavan, Ireland 2011 to 2017
Co-curator of the award winning trans-art collective

Artist and Curator January 2007 to present

Shortlisted for the Irish Pavilion at Venice International Architectural Biennial to assistant curate with Noel Kelly (Curator) and Siobhan Harton (Assistant Curator), for Artist/Architect Ben McCabe
Curator with Siobhan Harton & Joe Keenan for The Unnameable Tent, Flatlake Festival, Clones
Curator with Matt Roberts and Lorena Rivero de Beer for “art art art” events at galleries and studios in Liverpool, Vyner St London, and East Street Arts, Leeds
CREATE Artist in the Community Research and Development Award recipient to collaborate with a women’s social group on UN Legislation on Women’s Rights and other related material, towards a live art performance

Studio Assistant, Damien Hirst, Science Ltd., London 2006 – 2007 _ Fabricated artwork for Damien Hirst

Studio Assistant, Neal Scanlon Studios, London 2002 _ Fabricated Prosthetics and costume for the BBC, and Miramax Films.

Art Facilitator / Tutor 2003 to present _ Workshop Coordinator, life drawing tutor, and facilitator with people of all ages and abilities