Residencies, Projects & Awards
2024 Associate Artist with Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Belfast (Ongoing since 2019)
2023 Arts Council of Northern Ireland – General Arts Award SIAP
2021 Arts Council of Northern Ireland - Emergency Resilience Fund
2020 Freelands Foundation Emergency Fund
2019 Arts Council of Northern Ireland – General Arts Award SIAP
2014 Associate Artist with Young at Art, Belfast (2014-2015)
2013 Arts Council of Northern Ireland – General Arts Award SIAP
Artist in Residence in Schools Derry/Londonderry City of Culture 2013
2012 'Collaborate' – 4 artists in conversation, Artspace, Oxford Island Nature Reserve
Artist in Residence – Craigavon Borough Council, Oxford Island Nature Reserve
2010 Limerick County Council – Exhibition Assistance Award
2009 Artist in Residence - VOID Gallery, In You We Trust, Curfew Tower, Cushendall, NI.
2008 Limerick City Council – Exhibition Assistance Award
2007 Artist in Residence - Global Arts Village, New Delhi India. Residency
2006 Arts Council of Northern Ireland – Travel Award
Professional work
2024 Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich - Visual arts selection panel member (2019-current) current chairperson
Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich - Mentoring of visual arts coordinator (ongoing since 2022)
Young at Art - Mentoring of primary school teachers through the Creative Teacher project (annually since 2021)
2023 Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich - Creative consultant - development of visual arts strategy
2022 Queens University - Guest Speaker on MA in Arts Management (annually since 2019)
Young at Art - Creative evaluator
2020 Young at Art – Development of training in Creative Child methodology for facilitators and educators
2019 Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich – Visual Arts Exhibition Selection Panel
Queens University - Guest Speaker ‘Evaluation & Reflection’
Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich – Development & delivery of creative event staff training
Young at Art – Mentoring of Education & Engagement Officer
Young at Art – Development of Teacher Resources for Refugee awareness programme
Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich - Exhibition Co-ordinator (ongoing)
Young at Art – Development of All About Art CPD training course for educational professionals
2018 Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich – Development of creative event staff training
2017 Bright Young Things - Early years drama recruitment consultant
Facilitate NI – Delivery of Early years drama facilitator training
Education & Qualifications
2006 Master of Fine Art, University of Ulster, Belfast.
2004 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art - Painting (2:1) GMIT
2003 National Diploma in Art and Design – Painting (1:1), GMIT.
1999 Fine Art Sculpture, Limerick School of Art and Design, Limerick.
Collections
2022 Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Permanent Collection
2010 Limerick County Council, Permanent Collection
2007 National Software Centre Collection, Mahon, Co. Cork
Numerous private collections in Ireland, USA, United Kingdom, India and Germany
2024 ‘It Might Be Hope….Who Can Tell?’ SO Fine Art gallery, Dublin
2022 ‘Making Space to Soar’ Gallery 2, Nicholas Gallery, Belfast
2021 ‘Submerged in Echoes’ Dillion Gallery, Cultúrlann Mc Adam Ó Fiaich, Belfast
2018 ‘Reflections & Considerations’ Riverside Gallery & Theatre, Ulster University, Coleraine
2016 'These Boats Carry Hope' Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast Children's Festival, Belfast
2015 'Curators Choice' Curated by Naomi O'Nolan, Hunt Museum, Limerick
2012 ‘Accepting the Journey’ Island Arts Centre, Lisburn
2010 ‘Overflow from the Tower’ Limerick County Council, Dooradoyle, Limerick
‘Overflow from the Tower’ Cockleshell Gallery, Wexford
2008 ‘Altering Fluid Perceptions’ – Small Works. Thinkk Creative Gallery, Limerick
‘Altering Fluid Perceptions’ The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
2007 ‘Landscape of Testimony’ National Software Centre, Cork
2006 ‘Goodbye to Summer’ The Market Place Arts Centre, Armagh
2004 ‘New Works’ The Malt House, Galway