QUALIFICATIONS
2014-2016 Diploma - Society Of Botanical Artists- UK-
2004 to 2006 History of European Painting- University College Dublin
2002 to 2003 BA Hons Fine Art- Dun Laoghaire College of Art & Design
1999 to 2002 Diploma in Animation- Dun Laoghaire College of Art & Design
TRAINING
2006 Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design-Certificate Children’s Book Illustration- UK
2005 Barnardos-Training in Creative Art Therapy-Dublin
2004 South Western Health Board-Child Protection Awareness Training-Dublin
RESIDENCY:
- Cultural Centre - Brelingen - Germany
EXHIBITIONS:
2019- Blue House Gallery - Newcomers - Schull
Hinterland - Dublin
2018 - Worldwide Botanical Art Exhibition - Glasnevin Botanical gardens - Dublin
- Shoreline - Portumna
2017- Heritage Irish Plants- Plandai Oidhreachta- Botanical gardens- Dublin (+Publicaion)
- Nature's Law- Law Library- Dublin
2016- Lexicon Gallery- 'lines of Negotiation', curated by Claire Behan, Dublin
2015- Hive gallery- LA- curated by Matthew Nevin
SMAS- LA- curated by Matthew Nevin
2014-Selection Box- Talbot Gallery- Dublin
2013- Market studios- Dublin
2011-Market Studios- Dublin
2010 (solo)-NAG-L’Ouverture- Curator- Mark St John Ellis- Dublin
2009
Cross Gallery-Angels of Perversity- Group show- Curator- Mark St John Ellis- Dublin
Monster Truck Gallery- Group show- Dublin
2008
Temple Bar Gallery & Studios- Salon- Curated by Rayne Booth & Marian Lovett- Dublin
Oonagh Young Gallery-Mark- Dublin
2007
Temple Bar Gallery & Studios- Big Store- Curated by Rayne Booth & Alan Butler- Dublin-
Talbot Gallery & studios- Attraction- Dublin
2006
Talbot Gallery & Studios- TREAT- Dublin
2005
Handbags and Gladrags- Auction for Crumlin Children’s Hospital- Dublin
2004
Temple Bar Gallery & Studios- Full Circle- Dublin
2003
Temple Bar Gallery & Studios- 50/50- Group Show- Dublin
RHA- Video Night - Dublin
Couvent des Recollets- Painting- France
IADT- End of the year show (Fine Art)-Dublin
2002
The Concourse- Group show- Dublin
PUBLIC COLLECTION
National Library of Ireland
Arts Office DunLaoghaire/Rathdown
Soho house Istanbul- Curated by Francesca Gavin
PUBLICATION:
Botanical Art Worldwide, 2018
Eireannach, Celebrating the native plants of Ireland
Dublin Culture Connects, ‘Around the Table’, 2017
Commissioned (3 maps)
http://www.dublinscultureconnects.ie/category/the-national-neighbourhood/around-the-table/
Heritage Irish Plants, 2016
Irish Society of Botanical artists/Irish garden plant society
http://www.irishbotanicalartists.ie/product/heritage-irish-plants-plandai-oidhreachta/
STUDIO/RESIDENCY (Ireland)
2015-Residency Clifden- September
2015-ongoing
MART
2011-2015
Commonplace studios- Dublin
2007-2008
Market Studios
TBG&S- Project studio
2003-2004
Pallas Studios