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EDUCATION
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MA Fine Art New Media (virtual realities), National College Art & Design (NCAD), Dublin
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1996-00
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Joint Hons. BA Fine Art (Painting), BA Art History (Irish Art History),
1st class honours, NCAD
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| 1994 |
Postgraduate studies in meat microbiology & preservation, Massey University, New Zealand; Senior Microbiology Technician, Meat Industry Research Insititute of NZ, 1986-1995
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1991-3
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New Zealand Certificate in Science, Hamilton Waikato Polytechnic
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EXHIBITIONS
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| 2010 |
Upcoming: invited artist Shankhill Castle Kilkenny Arts Festival exhibition, Paulstown, Kilkenny |
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2009
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once i counted birds, oneminutetosavetheworld online climate change film festival, UK Guardian
Earth Explorers, Curator, Ashleigh Downey, The Ark, Temple Bar, Dublin
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burning bright Carlow Eigse Film programme. Curator, Charlene Lydon
burning bright Nine Stone Artists Group Exhibition, The Norman Gallery, Wexford
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| 2008 |
'the local project' revisited- Curators Wylie O'Hagan, Youtube Irish Film festival, London
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2006
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'the local project' revisited- Cultivate, Curator, Davey Philip, Temple Bar, Dublin, Dec 1, 6pm
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'the local project' revisited, the DOCK, Curator, Caoimhin Corrigan, Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim, Sept 8-23
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2005
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'experiments in art + science (1999-2005), BA Festival of Science, Trinity Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin, 5-10th Sept.
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2004
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'exchanging glances: art meeting science', at the Royal College of Surgeons, Curator Niamh Moran, opened by Dr. Brenda Moore-McCann, Stephen's Green, Dublin, until 12 Oct
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Exchanging glances: art meeting science, Cellular & Molecular Biology and Parasitology Research Labs, Zoology Dept, Trinity College, Dublin with Dr Paula Murphy
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2002
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Passion Survey, MA NCAD show, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
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2001
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'it's hard to imagine...' Rotor 2 Gallery, Konsthogskolan Valand, Goteborg University, Sweden
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2000
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‘the last frontier' -graduate exhibition, RHA Gallagher gallery, Dublin (1st class honours)
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1998
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‘floaters, quirks and other natural things’ SYMANTEC Ireland, Dublin
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2009
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the nine stones artists, an exhibition of new works, exhibited Burning Bright at the Norman Gallery, Monksgrange, Co Wexford, June 27-July 12
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2006
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Diagram and Scribble Archive (inspired by science), SAC Gallery, Stony Brook University, New York, Dec
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the nine stones artists, an exhibition of new works, Norman Gallery, Monksgrange, Co Wexford 27 Aug -11 Sept
read more here
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2004
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ASCI DIGITAL 'tomorrow', internationally curated art science show at New York Hall of Science, opened Sept- Dec 04
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2004
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'in place' a show of installation work for Imagine, Waterford Arts Festival, Municipal Gallery, Greyfriars Abbey, Waterford City, 18th October-5 Nov
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blueprint', Brunswick Mill, Stoneybatter and the Button Factory annual exhbition, North Brunswick St, Dublin, opened 2 Sept, until 12th Sept.
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'8x8' show with Brunswick Mill Studio artists at Toradh Art Centre, Co Meath, opening july 21.04
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'8x8' show with Brunswick Mill Studio artists at Bray Mermaid Art Centre, Co Wicklow, opening july 14.04
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Eigse Open Carlow, Curator, Peter Fitzgerald, Editor, Circa
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2003
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DNA: art & science - the double helix, at the Contemporary Art Museum at the USF Campus in Tampa, Florida.
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2003
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Works on Paper, Brunswick Mill Studios, Smithfield, Dublin
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2003
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Multiples, Brunswick Mill Studios, Smithfield, Dublin
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2002
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Passion Survey, Ferbane town exhibition, Medical Hall, Ferbane, Co. Offaly
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2000
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NCEA Millennium Collection Exhibition
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1999
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2000o Millennium graduates, Civic Offices, Dublin
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1999
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Absolut Secret, RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin
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1994
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Summer Show, Waikato Society of Arts, Hamilton, New Zealand
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PROJECTS AND AWARDS
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2006
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Awarded Co Carlow arts office grant for foundation project work for Signal: an art science project with Dr Paula Murphy, TCD
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2005
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Curator for Carlow's Visualise program: exhibition, workshop, public talk with Cornelia Hesse-Honegger, Carlow exhibition room, Carlow Library, 11-27, August. Irish Times article, 11 August
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2004
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Arts Council Residency Award to work as artist in residence with Dr Paula Murphy, in the Molecular Research Labs, Zoology Dept, Trinity College Dublin, Sept -Dec 2004
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2003
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invited visiting artist-lecturer participating in final year developmental biology class, Oct-Dec, Trinity college, Dublin, with Dr Paula Murphy
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Nominated by St James Hospital Dublin for Arts Council artist-in-residence award
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2002
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Invited lecturer – Fine Art, Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design, Dec.
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Invited artist to International Land Art Young Sculptors Symposium, Sculpture Society of Ireland, Lough Boora, Co. Offaly, Curator Kevin O'Dwyer and SSI
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2001
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Arts Council Studio Rent Assistance Award
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MA Art placement, Oct-Dec. Konsthogskolan Valand, Goteborg University, Sweden
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MA residency, St James/Trinity leukemia research laboratory, St James Hospital, Dublin with Prof. Mark Lawler & Dr Yuri Volkov,April-May
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2000
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United Nations Biodiversity study, Suwarrow Atoll, Cook Islands, South Pacific
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1997
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ESB Individual Environmental Endeavour Award for Crann Leitrim Hedgerow Project
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SEMINARS ATTENDED
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| 2010 |
Artists and Scientists: Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change Symposia, Tate Modern, 20 Mar |
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| 2009 |
Attended inaugural international Culture and Climate Change conference Culture|Futures in Copenhagen duing the UN CLimate Change Summit, Dec 7-9 |
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MOOT V: Art & Ecology Lecture by Dr Jo Anna Isaak, Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, Sept 8 |
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Invited speaker, Turning a small monoculture spruce plantation into an ecologically & economically sustainable real forest.Transition Town-Future Proof Kilkenny, Forest to Fuel seminar, Callan, July 2
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Making Social: Tropes and Transformation Lecture by Suzanne Lacy, Firestation, Jun 9 |
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Irish Delegate to European Pro Silva Conference, Slovenia, Sept
Pro Silva Ireland trip to Holland, June
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Art and Forestry Symposium, RSA & Forestry Commission, 10 June, London
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MOOT VI Art & Ecology seminar, Kilkenny Arts Office & Butlery Gallery, May 20
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National Forestry Conference - forestry in challenging times, 27 March, PortLaoise, Society of Irish Foresters, Coford
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2008
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Arts Council: New Media, New Audiences? Presenter, lunch time panel, Nov 28, see talk here
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MOOT V Art & Ecology seminar, Kilkenny Arts Office & Butlery Gallery, Dec 6
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Pro Silva Study Trip to Slovenia, Sept
Pro Silva Ireland Open Forest Day, Leitrim, 3 Oct
Artists Film Masterclass with Grace Weir, Firestation Studio, May 24-26
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2005
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Peripheral Visions: video art exhibition & symposium, Cork, Nov 18-20
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Time based art, workshop with artist Nigel Rolfe, 3 -5 Oct, Firestation Studios, Dublin |
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Art, Craft, Science - collaboration? conference, Kilkenny Arts festival, 15 August, Kilkenny Castle.
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2004
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Synergies and Signatures: collaboration, chaos and interdisciplinary arts practice.National Sculpture Factory, 6th Noveber, Granary theatre, Cork
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2002
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Proof/Process: Collaborations between Artists and Scientists Art & Science Symposium, 30 November, Boole 1, University College Cork
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2000
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Art and Science: a discussion about the relationship between the arts and sciences, hosted by Irish Council for Science Technology and Innovation and the Arts Council, 6th Dec, Merrion Hotel, Dublin
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ASSOCIATIONS
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Member of ArtLinks, RSA Arts & Ecology, Culture|Futures, TransitionTownIreland online networks, member of former Irish ast+science group, SEED, now member of Science Gallery, Dublin, member of Visual Artists Ireland (VAI) -on VAI percent for art evaluation panel & Carlow Arts Office panel, IVARO, member of the Big Idea, Aeotearoa-NewZealand's online artist community, art-science section . Member of new Co. Carlow artists' 9 Stones Artists' group, former Group Secretary & Communication officer for Carlow-Kilkenny Green Party (04-07), member of Pro Silva Ireland, communication officer (close to nature forestry), Cultivate, TransitionTownIreland, Crann & SeedSavers Association of Ireland
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