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c.v.
Exhibitions – one person
2010 'Paper Trail' - Strule Arts Centre. Omagh, N Ireland.
2009 Ulster University, Belfast. Northern Ireland.
2009 Townhouse Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2008 'Beneath metropolis', island Arts Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
2007 Carlinn Gallery, Paintings and works on paper, Carlingford, Ireland
2005 ‘Primary Colours’, Orange Free State University. Bloemfontien,
South Africa.
2004 ‘Impact’ printmaking conference exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa.
2003 Coe, Claremorris Open, County Mayo, Ireland.
2001 Monaghan County Museum, Market House Gallery, ‘Forty shades of
Blue’, Monaghan, Ireland.
1999 Fordsburg Artists Studios, ‘Temporal Visions’, collaborative
works with writers, Phedi Tholmbolo & Molafe Monsenye. Johannesburg,
South Africa.
1999 Project Arts Centre, Thresholds’, Dublin, Ireland.
1999 Limerick City Art Gallery, ‘Thresholds’, Limerick, Ireland.
1994 Droichead Arts Centre, ‘Vessel’, Drogheda, Ireland.
1993 Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick, N’ Ireland.
1992 Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
1991 Stockport Municipal Art Gallery, Cheshire, England.
1991 Flowerfields Art gallery, Port Stewart, N’ Ireland.
1990 Newry Arts Centre, N’ Ireland.
Exhibitions- Group
2013 TG5, Cork, rep of Ireland
2013 RUA RED, stamp, Dublin, rep of Ireland
2012 Wandesworth Quay gallery, "21" Cork. rep of Ireland
2012 Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin. rep of Ireland.
2012 Galway Arts Centre, "Impressions". Galway, rep of Ireland
2012 Brown Thomas, Dublin, rep of Ireland
2011 Graphic Studio Gallery, annual xmas artists show. Temple Bar
Dublin. Rep of Ireland.
2011 20/20 portfolio exchange. Hotbed Press Salford Manchester. England
2011 'TEN', 10th anniversary exhibition, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, N Ireland.
2011 'Response' - 8 poets / 8 printers, BPW gallery, Queens Arts
festival, Belfast.
2011 Naughton Gallery, Queens University Collection, 10th anniversary
exhibition. Belfast.
2011 'Born Digital', international web exhibition curated by Paul Thompson.
2011 High Point Press, Minnesota, USA.
2011 'Box-id', Blackchurch Print studio @ No Grants gallery, Temple Bar Dublin.
2011 Summer show - Graphic studio Gallery, Dublin.
2010 'Matrix' - Graphic studio Gallery, Dublin, rep of Ireland.
2010 'Impressions' - Galway arts Center. rep of Ireland.
2010 - 11 'Watershed'- Hong Kong, China.
2009 - 'Tower of Babel', Impact 6' print making conference, Bristol, England.
2009 Strule Arts Center, Omagh, Northern Ireland.
2009 'GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS' (portfolio), SGC, Chicago, USA
2009 Strule Arts Centre, Omagh, Northern Ireland.
2008 Carlinn Gallery, County Louth, Ireland
2008 'Impressions', Galway Arts Centre, Galway, Ireland.
2007 Impact 5. collaboration with 4 Irish & 4 Polish artists, 'The
book of evidence. Talliinn , Estonia.
2007 Graphic studio Dubliin 25/25 -Ireland
2006 ‘Impressions’, Galway arts centre.Ireland
2006 25/25 - BPW at Naughton Gallery, QUB, Belfast. N.Ireland
2006 Contemporary prints, Gordon Gallery, Derry. N’Ireland
2006 ‘Mind Body spirit’- Naughton Gallery, QUB, Belfast, N’ Ireland
2006 411 Gallery, Hangzou and Beihsing, Peoples Republic of China.
2006 Iontas Centre, Castleblaney, Ireland.
2005 Impact - ’Culural Transport’, Akademie de Kunst, Berlin, Germany.
2005 Impact -’Culural Transport’, Akademie of Art, Poznan, Poland.
2005 ‘6x6’ for Ireland. Hangzhou city, Peoples Republic of China.
2005 Sirius Arts Centre Cohb, Cork. Residency exhibition. Cork, Ireland
2006-05 & 04Royal Ulster Academy, Ultster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2005 ‘Mind body spirit’ – Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2005 Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
2004 Revealing Ojects’ – Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2004 Dyehouse Gallery, ‘sense of place’, Waterford. Ireland
2003 Paragon Studios, Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast. N’ Ireland.
2003 Belfast print Workshop, Old Museum Arts Centre. Belfast. N’ Ireland.
2003 Clotsworthy arts Centre, N. Ireland.
2002 Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast, N’ Irlenad.
2002 Original Print Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
2002 Large Print Show, Ormaeu Baths Gallery, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2002 Irish printmakers, Ithaca, New York state, USA.
2001 Engineroom Gallery, BPW exhibition, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2001 Fenderesky Gallery, ‘works on paper’, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2001 Printmakers from Ireland, Cite Internationale des Artes, Paris, France.
2001 Belfast print Workshop, Riddel Hall, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2000 Engineroom Gallery, “paragon studios show’, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2000 Monaghan County Museum, ‘One for the Body’, Flaxart show,
Monaghan,. Ireland.
1998 Artworking (Dublin) & Bryson House (Belfast), collaborative
project with poet Paul Gratten, “Connect”. along train route from
Belfast to Dublin. Ireland.
1997 Fenderesky Gallery, ‘Household Objects’, Belfast, N’Ireland.
1997 Barbican Centre, ‘Words & pictures’, collaboration with poet Paul
Gratten, London, England.
1997 Burgwedel Kunst gallerie, ’40 artists from Ireland’, Hannover, Germany.
1996 SIPTU living Art Space, Dublin, Ireland.
1995 Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Ireland.
1994 Fenderesky Gallery, ‘Determined material foundations, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
1994 Fenderesky Gallery, ‘Large Group Show’ & ‘Christmas Show’,
Belfast, N’ Ireland.
1992 SMAM Gallery, ‘ L’ Europe d’art festival”, Niort, France.
1992 Association Catalan Arts Plastic, ‘British Art’, Barcelona, Spain.
1991 Impact Gallerie, ‘British Art’, Albi, France.
1989 Bonnington Gallery, MA show, Nottingham, England.
1989 Manchester City Art Gallery, ‘Transcriptions’, Manchester, England.
1988 Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, England.
1987 Artists Collective Gallery, ‘Festival show’, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Commissions
2007 Crumlin rd Health Centre, railings art work, for Belfast City
Council. Northern Ireland.
2004-05 South East Belfast Trust. Screen prints. Northern Ireland
2000 Credit Union Bank, Wall hanging and series od digital portraits.,
Dundalk, Ireland.unts.
1999 ‘Time & Motion’, History & Art hard back publication exploring
identity in County Louth with Historian, Seamus Lynch., published by
Aranmor House, Ireland.
1999 Film & Video cover, ‘Josi’, for documentary filmmaker, Paolo
Alberton, Brazil.
1998 Posters & program’s for,Upstate Theatre Company’s production,
“Hades”, Drogheda, Ireland.
1998 Royal Children’s Hospital, ‘Integrated Art Project’, series of
lightboxes, Belfast, N” Ireland.
1997 Partnership, murals and lightbox installations, St Paul’s
National School, Drogheda, Ireland.
Residencies
2010 Strule Arts Center, Omagh, N Ireland.
2005 Cork Printmakers. European Capital of Culture celebrations.
2001 Arts Council of Northern Ireland. ‘Year of the artist’, land art
installation, Newry, N’ Ireland.
1999 Monaghan County Museum, Monaghan, Ireland.
1999- Fordsburg Artists Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa.
1998- St Paul’s national School, Drogheda, Ireland.
1994- Droichead Arts Centre, 850 celebrations, Drogheda, Ireland.
1994- La Rectoria, Barcelona, Spain.
1992- Europe d’art d’art, festival residency, Niort, France.
Recent teaching & workshops
2012 Cartwheeels project, Digital photography workshops, Omagh, County Tyrone.
2011 - 12 tutor screen workshops for artists, Strule printworkshop,
Omagh, Co Tyrone.
2010 Set up Strule Print Workshop, Omagh, N Ireland. - Manager
2010 - 09 Ground Work N I. re-imaging projects.
2007 Centre for Cross Border Studies. Schools workshops @Antrim Board.
N’ Ireland.
2006 Belfast City Council – Arterial routes project – Digital art
panels on Shankill rd.
2005 CYP – Illumination & Diversity project. 2005 – 06.
2002 – 2006 Newry & Kilkeel Institute of Further education. P/T tutor
printmaking & photography.
2002-06 Newry Institute, foundation, HNC. HND.
2004 University of Orange Free State. South Africa
2004 Head of Foundation Studies, Newry Institute of FE
2003-11 Belfast Print Workshop, screen printing workshops, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2000 – 2005 Newry Institute, HNC.
2002 Traveler’s projects, Billboard photographs, & website, Halting
site, Drogheda, Ireland.
2001 Young at Art, Belfast, N’ Irealnd
1999 Funda Art College, Soweto, Bonemelo Art College, Qua Qua,
Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
1997 – 98 Tutor media studies, Newry college of Further Education,
Newry, N’ Ireland.
Awards
2010 - Culture Ireland
2001 &03 & 05 09 - Arts Council Of northern Ireland, general arts award
1999 Department of Foreign Affairs, Cultural Relations Committee, Travel award.
1998 Arts council Northern Ireland. General arts Award.
1997 British Council travel award to South Africa.
1997 Arts Council Northern Ireland, general arts award.
1995 & 93 Arts Council Ireland, Art flight.
1994 Department of Foreign affairs, Cultural Relations Committee, Travel award.
Miscellaneous
2010- 11 Curated - "Watershed" - exhibited in Portadown and Hong Kong, China.
2001-06 Board of Directors, Belfast Print Workshop. N’ Ireland.
2005-06 Curating South African touring Print exhibition.
2001-04 Co-Organised Belfast Print Workshop – Artists Proof Studios,
(Johannesburg) artist exchange programme.
2000-03 Director, Paragon Studios. N” Ireland.
1992-98 Director, Flaxart Studios. N” Ireland
Collections
Marker Hotel, Dublin.
AIB Bank.
OPW Dublin.
The Mater Hospital, Belfast. N” Ireland
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Royal Hospital, Belfast, N” Ireland.
South East Belfast Trust. N’ Ireland
Private collections in , Europe & Africa
Queens University, Belfast. N’ Ireland
Work available through the following
Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin.
Blackchurch, Print Studio, Dublin.
Belfast Print Workshop. Belfast.
Fenderesky Gallery. Belfast
Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg. South Africa.
Education
1983 – 1986 -Manchester Metropolitan University – BA Hon’s Fine art .
1989 Nottingham Trent Unioversity – MA. Fine art .
1982 Salford University, diploma graphics’ & advertising.
1979 – 1982 -Leigh College of further Education. -
1975 – 1979 - Fred Longworth High school.
Recent accreditations
2006 Child protection training. By CYP @ Arts Council Northern Ireland.
Editioning
2013 Vittorio Santoro
2012 Jesse Jones, Vittorio Santoro, Alan Davies.
Exhibitions – one person
2010 'Paper Trail' - Strule Arts Centre. Omagh, N Ireland.
2009 Ulster University, Belfast. Northern Ireland.
2009 Townhouse Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2008 'Beneath metropolis', island Arts Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
2007 Carlinn Gallery, Paintings and works on paper, Carlingford, Ireland
2005 ‘Primary Colours’, Orange Free State University. Bloemfontien,
South Africa.
2004 ‘Impact’ printmaking conference exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa.
2003 Coe, Claremorris Open, County Mayo, Ireland.
2001 Monaghan County Museum, Market House Gallery, ‘Forty shades of
Blue’, Monaghan, Ireland.
1999 Fordsburg Artists Studios, ‘Temporal Visions’, collaborative
works with writers, Phedi Tholmbolo & Molafe Monsenye. Johannesburg,
South Africa.
1999 Project Arts Centre, Thresholds’, Dublin, Ireland.
1999 Limerick City Art Gallery, ‘Thresholds’, Limerick, Ireland.
1994 Droichead Arts Centre, ‘Vessel’, Drogheda, Ireland.
1993 Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick, N’ Ireland.
1992 Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
1991 Stockport Municipal Art Gallery, Cheshire, England.
1991 Flowerfields Art gallery, Port Stewart, N’ Ireland.
1990 Newry Arts Centre, N’ Ireland.
Exhibitions- Group
2013 TG5, Cork, rep of Ireland
2013 RUA RED, stamp, Dublin, rep of Ireland
2012 Wandesworth Quay gallery, "21" Cork. rep of Ireland
2012 Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin. rep of Ireland.
2012 Galway Arts Centre, "Impressions". Galway, rep of Ireland
2012 Brown Thomas, Dublin, rep of Ireland
2011 Graphic Studio Gallery, annual xmas artists show. Temple Bar
Dublin. Rep of Ireland.
2011 20/20 portfolio exchange. Hotbed Press Salford Manchester. England
2011 'TEN', 10th anniversary exhibition, Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, N Ireland.
2011 'Response' - 8 poets / 8 printers, BPW gallery, Queens Arts
festival, Belfast.
2011 Naughton Gallery, Queens University Collection, 10th anniversary
exhibition. Belfast.
2011 'Born Digital', international web exhibition curated by Paul Thompson.
2011 High Point Press, Minnesota, USA.
2011 'Box-id', Blackchurch Print studio @ No Grants gallery, Temple Bar Dublin.
2011 Summer show - Graphic studio Gallery, Dublin.
2010 'Matrix' - Graphic studio Gallery, Dublin, rep of Ireland.
2010 'Impressions' - Galway arts Center. rep of Ireland.
2010 - 11 'Watershed'- Hong Kong, China.
2009 - 'Tower of Babel', Impact 6' print making conference, Bristol, England.
2009 Strule Arts Center, Omagh, Northern Ireland.
2009 'GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS' (portfolio), SGC, Chicago, USA
2009 Strule Arts Centre, Omagh, Northern Ireland.
2008 Carlinn Gallery, County Louth, Ireland
2008 'Impressions', Galway Arts Centre, Galway, Ireland.
2007 Impact 5. collaboration with 4 Irish & 4 Polish artists, 'The
book of evidence. Talliinn , Estonia.
2007 Graphic studio Dubliin 25/25 -Ireland
2006 ‘Impressions’, Galway arts centre.Ireland
2006 25/25 - BPW at Naughton Gallery, QUB, Belfast. N.Ireland
2006 Contemporary prints, Gordon Gallery, Derry. N’Ireland
2006 ‘Mind Body spirit’- Naughton Gallery, QUB, Belfast, N’ Ireland
2006 411 Gallery, Hangzou and Beihsing, Peoples Republic of China.
2006 Iontas Centre, Castleblaney, Ireland.
2005 Impact - ’Culural Transport’, Akademie de Kunst, Berlin, Germany.
2005 Impact -’Culural Transport’, Akademie of Art, Poznan, Poland.
2005 ‘6x6’ for Ireland. Hangzhou city, Peoples Republic of China.
2005 Sirius Arts Centre Cohb, Cork. Residency exhibition. Cork, Ireland
2006-05 & 04Royal Ulster Academy, Ultster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2005 ‘Mind body spirit’ – Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2005 Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
2004 Revealing Ojects’ – Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2004 Dyehouse Gallery, ‘sense of place’, Waterford. Ireland
2003 Paragon Studios, Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast. N’ Ireland.
2003 Belfast print Workshop, Old Museum Arts Centre. Belfast. N’ Ireland.
2003 Clotsworthy arts Centre, N. Ireland.
2002 Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast, N’ Irlenad.
2002 Original Print Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
2002 Large Print Show, Ormaeu Baths Gallery, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2002 Irish printmakers, Ithaca, New York state, USA.
2001 Engineroom Gallery, BPW exhibition, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2001 Fenderesky Gallery, ‘works on paper’, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2001 Printmakers from Ireland, Cite Internationale des Artes, Paris, France.
2001 Belfast print Workshop, Riddel Hall, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2000 Engineroom Gallery, “paragon studios show’, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2000 Monaghan County Museum, ‘One for the Body’, Flaxart show,
Monaghan,. Ireland.
1998 Artworking (Dublin) & Bryson House (Belfast), collaborative
project with poet Paul Gratten, “Connect”. along train route from
Belfast to Dublin. Ireland.
1997 Fenderesky Gallery, ‘Household Objects’, Belfast, N’Ireland.
1997 Barbican Centre, ‘Words & pictures’, collaboration with poet Paul
Gratten, London, England.
1997 Burgwedel Kunst gallerie, ’40 artists from Ireland’, Hannover, Germany.
1996 SIPTU living Art Space, Dublin, Ireland.
1995 Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Ireland.
1994 Fenderesky Gallery, ‘Determined material foundations, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
1994 Fenderesky Gallery, ‘Large Group Show’ & ‘Christmas Show’,
Belfast, N’ Ireland.
1992 SMAM Gallery, ‘ L’ Europe d’art festival”, Niort, France.
1992 Association Catalan Arts Plastic, ‘British Art’, Barcelona, Spain.
1991 Impact Gallerie, ‘British Art’, Albi, France.
1989 Bonnington Gallery, MA show, Nottingham, England.
1989 Manchester City Art Gallery, ‘Transcriptions’, Manchester, England.
1988 Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, England.
1987 Artists Collective Gallery, ‘Festival show’, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Commissions
2007 Crumlin rd Health Centre, railings art work, for Belfast City
Council. Northern Ireland.
2004-05 South East Belfast Trust. Screen prints. Northern Ireland
2000 Credit Union Bank, Wall hanging and series od digital portraits.,
Dundalk, Ireland.unts.
1999 ‘Time & Motion’, History & Art hard back publication exploring
identity in County Louth with Historian, Seamus Lynch., published by
Aranmor House, Ireland.
1999 Film & Video cover, ‘Josi’, for documentary filmmaker, Paolo
Alberton, Brazil.
1998 Posters & program’s for,Upstate Theatre Company’s production,
“Hades”, Drogheda, Ireland.
1998 Royal Children’s Hospital, ‘Integrated Art Project’, series of
lightboxes, Belfast, N” Ireland.
1997 Partnership, murals and lightbox installations, St Paul’s
National School, Drogheda, Ireland.
Residencies
2010 Strule Arts Center, Omagh, N Ireland.
2005 Cork Printmakers. European Capital of Culture celebrations.
2001 Arts Council of Northern Ireland. ‘Year of the artist’, land art
installation, Newry, N’ Ireland.
1999 Monaghan County Museum, Monaghan, Ireland.
1999- Fordsburg Artists Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa.
1998- St Paul’s national School, Drogheda, Ireland.
1994- Droichead Arts Centre, 850 celebrations, Drogheda, Ireland.
1994- La Rectoria, Barcelona, Spain.
1992- Europe d’art d’art, festival residency, Niort, France.
Recent teaching & workshops
2012 Cartwheeels project, Digital photography workshops, Omagh, County Tyrone.
2011 - 12 tutor screen workshops for artists, Strule printworkshop,
Omagh, Co Tyrone.
2010 Set up Strule Print Workshop, Omagh, N Ireland. - Manager
2010 - 09 Ground Work N I. re-imaging projects.
2007 Centre for Cross Border Studies. Schools workshops @Antrim Board.
N’ Ireland.
2006 Belfast City Council – Arterial routes project – Digital art
panels on Shankill rd.
2005 CYP – Illumination & Diversity project. 2005 – 06.
2002 – 2006 Newry & Kilkeel Institute of Further education. P/T tutor
printmaking & photography.
2002-06 Newry Institute, foundation, HNC. HND.
2004 University of Orange Free State. South Africa
2004 Head of Foundation Studies, Newry Institute of FE
2003-11 Belfast Print Workshop, screen printing workshops, Belfast, N’ Ireland.
2000 – 2005 Newry Institute, HNC.
2002 Traveler’s projects, Billboard photographs, & website, Halting
site, Drogheda, Ireland.
2001 Young at Art, Belfast, N’ Irealnd
1999 Funda Art College, Soweto, Bonemelo Art College, Qua Qua,
Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
1997 – 98 Tutor media studies, Newry college of Further Education,
Newry, N’ Ireland.
Awards
2010 - Culture Ireland
2001 &03 & 05 09 - Arts Council Of northern Ireland, general arts award
1999 Department of Foreign Affairs, Cultural Relations Committee, Travel award.
1998 Arts council Northern Ireland. General arts Award.
1997 British Council travel award to South Africa.
1997 Arts Council Northern Ireland, general arts award.
1995 & 93 Arts Council Ireland, Art flight.
1994 Department of Foreign affairs, Cultural Relations Committee, Travel award.
Miscellaneous
2010- 11 Curated - "Watershed" - exhibited in Portadown and Hong Kong, China.
2001-06 Board of Directors, Belfast Print Workshop. N’ Ireland.
2005-06 Curating South African touring Print exhibition.
2001-04 Co-Organised Belfast Print Workshop – Artists Proof Studios,
(Johannesburg) artist exchange programme.
2000-03 Director, Paragon Studios. N” Ireland.
1992-98 Director, Flaxart Studios. N” Ireland
Collections
Marker Hotel, Dublin.
AIB Bank.
OPW Dublin.
The Mater Hospital, Belfast. N” Ireland
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Royal Hospital, Belfast, N” Ireland.
South East Belfast Trust. N’ Ireland
Private collections in , Europe & Africa
Queens University, Belfast. N’ Ireland
Work available through the following
Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin.
Blackchurch, Print Studio, Dublin.
Belfast Print Workshop. Belfast.
Fenderesky Gallery. Belfast
Gallery MOMO, Johannesburg. South Africa.
Education
1983 – 1986 -Manchester Metropolitan University – BA Hon’s Fine art .
1989 Nottingham Trent Unioversity – MA. Fine art .
1982 Salford University, diploma graphics’ & advertising.
1979 – 1982 -Leigh College of further Education. -
1975 – 1979 - Fred Longworth High school.
Recent accreditations
2006 Child protection training. By CYP @ Arts Council Northern Ireland.
Editioning
2013 Vittorio Santoro
2012 Jesse Jones, Vittorio Santoro, Alan Davies.