C . V .

Visual Artist | Cultural Producer | Community Facilitator
Born: 19 July 1990, Cork City, Ireland

Education

Limerick School of Art & Design
B.A. (Hons) Fine Art: Printmaking & Contemporary Practice, 2014

Selected Highlights

Cork LGBT Pride Magazine – Invited contributor, 2-page article on contemporary arts practices
July–August 2025

NetApp Trans Day of Visibility Event – Portfolio Presentation
1 April 2025

Cork College of FET / Sample-Studios Summer Residency
2025, Cork

RHA Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin – Three works selected for exhibition
May–August 2024

Culture Night 2024 – Project Manager, in partnership with St. Peter’s, Cork
July–September 2024

  • Developed exhibition and public participation event

  • Managed licensing, permissions, and promotional materials under budget constraints

Quilting the Rainbow, funded by Creative Ireland – Lead Artist & Project Manager
June–December 2024

  • Partnership with the Gay Project, Cork

  • Led a team of 16 community participants in a co-created exhibition alongside the AIDS Memorial Quilt

An Rabharta Glas Booklets, funded by Cork City Council – Commissioned Illustrator
2023 & 2024

  • Reporting to Cllr. Lorna Bogue

  • Illustrated and produced two public information booklets on climate change impacts

Lughnasadh Festival, funded by Cork Pride – Festival Director
July 2023

  • Led 21 cultural practitioners in a week-long, multi-disciplinary arts festival in partnership with Cork Pride

Scoil Mhuire Murals, Cork – Commissioned Artist
August 2015 & April 2017

  • “Jungle Yard” & “Sky’s the Limit” murals developed in consultation with pupils and staff

Recent / Upcoming Awards

Create / Arts Council of Ireland – Artist in the Community Scheme (R&D Award)
2024

  • Founded new LGBTI+ community art group in Cork

  • Research visit to De Hallen Haarlem, Netherlands

Triskel / Sample Project Space Residency & Exhibition
2026

  • Awarded proposal to develop a co-creative residency with outreach, culminating in a public exhibition

Recent Workshops

Cruinniú na nÓg, St. Peter’s, Cork – Cyanotype printmaking for children
June 2024

Turas Gaeilge, Crawford Art Gallery – Irish-language public tours
February–June 2023

  • Conducted tours and translated educational materials for Seachtain na Gaeilge and public holidays

Selected Curatorial Projects

Ab, group exhibition, St. Peter’s, Cork
January–February 2024

Athchré: Botanical Rebellion, cultural event, Sonflour, Cork
17 December 2023

Imbolg, collaborative exhibition, St. Peter’s, Cork
January–February 2023

Selected Solo Exhibitions

May – October 2023
The Roundy, Castle Street, Cork

August 2022
Appose, St. Peter’s, Cork

October 2019
Woodford, The Woodford, Paul Street, Cork

Selected Group Exhibitions

May 2024
STAMP, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork

December 2023 – January 2024
Small Things Like These, LHQ Gallery, Cork
Curated by Emma O’Dwyer

December 2023 – January 2024
You Get What You Get and You Don’t Get Upset, Laneway Gallery, Cork
Curated by Geoff Spiers

November 2023 – January 2024
Places in Motion, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre
Curated by Uillinn team

August – September 2023
Reflections, St. Peter’s, Cork
Curated by Alan Hurley

March – April 2023
Der Stand der Dinge, Gmünder Kunstverein, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Curated by Stanislaus Müller-Härlin

February 2017
Soft, Belltable, Limerick
Curated by Luke Donnelly

June 2014
First Light, LSAD Graduate Show, Limerick

April 2013
PrintED. Here – Multi-locational international exhibition:

  • LSAD, Limerick, Ireland

  • Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

  • Illinois State University, USA
    Curated by Sercan Sahin

April 2013
The Gathering, Shannon Airport, Co. Clare
Curated by Mike Fitzpatrick

April 2013
Recollect, Raggle Taggle Gallery, Limerick
Curated by Caelan Bristow

July 2012
Fighting Fire with Fire, Midleton Arts Festival, Cork
Curated by Donna Cooney

Professional Memberships

Praxis Artists Workers Union – Communications Officer
Sample-Studios – Associate Member
Visual Artists Ireland – Professional Member