BIOGRAPHY
born 1979
lives and works in Dublin, Ireland
2010–11
Master of Fine Arts, Painting, National College of Art and Design Dublin, Ireland
2010
Erasmus exchange, Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig
2005–09
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, National College of Art and Design Dublin, Ireland
2002–05
Higher National Diploma, Classical Animation, Irish School of Animation, Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland
TEACHIING
2019 Drawing Instructor, mentored drawing classes, RHA, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
2016, Master Class Instructor, RHA, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2015, Guest Lecturer, Belfast School of Art, University of Ulster, York Street, Belfast
RESIDENCIES
2010 Castle Ellen House, Athenry, County Galway, TULCA, Curated by Michelle Browne
2009 Takt Kunstprojektraum, Berlin
2008 Sim, Reykjavík, Iceland
PUBLICATION
Landscape and Environment in Contemporary Irish Art, by Yvonne Scott, Irish Museum of Modern Art
AWARDS
2016 Visual Artists Bursary, The Arts Council of Ireland
2015 Golden Fleece Award, Merit Prize
2014 Artist's Support Scheme, Bursary, Wicklow County Council
2013 Thomas Damman Memorial Trust Award
2013 Whyte's Auctioneers Award
2012 Three Year Membership, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios
2012 Shortlisted for The Golden Fleece Award
2012 Shortlisted for Per Cent for Art Scheme, Selected by Aisling Prior
2012 Shortlisted for CCA Derry-Londonderry 'Production Ireland' award as member of WORK HEAD: Jason Dunne, Sam Keogh, Joseph Noonan-Ganley, Frank Wasser, Marcel Vidal & myself
2011 Associate Member, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios
2011 Individual Artist's Bursary, Wicklow County Council
COLLECTIONS
Trinity College Dublin
Department of Justice, Ireland
Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland
The Office of Public Works (OPW), Ireland
The State Art Collection
Dublin City University (DCU)
National University of Ireland (NUI), Maynooth
The Casino at Marino, Ireland
Daughters of Charity, Dublin
Private collections in Ireland, England, Germany, Switzerland, Iceland and the U.S.