Biography

Exhibitions

2008
Is Mise Ireland, 411 Gallery, (selected travelling exhibition), Xin Tin Di, Beijing China Spring/Summer
Artscare Group, Causeway Hospital, Coleraine (Group, with Helen Bradbury, Frank Holmes) June/July 08
Artscare , Burnavon Arts Centre, Cookstown, (Group with Helen Bradbury, Frank Holmes) April/May 08

2007
Artscare  Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim, (Group with Helen Bradbury, Frank Holmes & Ciara O’Malley) October 2007

2005
Peripheral Visions,(Group with Kathleen Hughes, Kevin McCarry, & Sandy Turley) Burnavon Arts Centre, Cookstown, December 2004 January 2005

2003
6x6 for Ireland, 411 Gallery, Hangzhou, China Feb/March 2003
Land, (Selected) ArtSway, Hampshire Dec/Jan 2002-2003

2002
10th IUPAC International Congress on the Chemistry of Crop Protection, work shown ‘What are you having for Dinner?’ Basel, Switzerland, August 02
Art & Science, (Group with Sandra Turley) Kaleidoscope Arts Centre, (now the Millennium Art Centre) Portadown, Northern Ireland, June 02

2000
6th Wexford Artists’ Book Exhibition, Wexford Arts Centre, Ireland, Sept 2000
Boundaries, Newry Art Centre, Northern Ireland, June 2000
Wash Day, (Coolabrative with Christina Joyce, Rick Cook, & Maura Johnston) Mullaghcarn, Omagh, Northern Ireland, July 2000

1999
UpstArt, Group Flowerfield Arts Centre, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, Feb 99
You are what you Eat, (collaborative with Christina Joyce, Kevin McCarry & Kathleen Hughes) Ice Bowl, Castlereagh, Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 99
Diversity, Group Harmony Hill Arts Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, Nov 99
                                                                       
1998
Upstart, Group, St Patrick’s Train, Armagh, Northern Ireland, April, 98
VSO, (Selected) Barbican Centre, London, Sept 98
                                                                       
1997
UpstArt, Group, The Gallery, Omagh, Northern Ireland, Oct, 1997
                                                                       
1996
Four Green Fields and a Post Card Home, (selected) RDS Dublin, August 96
Employment & Employed, (Solo) Newry & Mourne Arts Centre, Northern Ireland, June/July 96
Employment & Employed, (Solo) Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim, August/September 96
Trapped, (Solo) St Patrick’s Trian, Armagh, Northern Ireland, March 96 
Trapped, (Solo) Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, Feb 96

1995
Art for Arts sake, (Group), Foyle Arts Centre, L.Derry, Northern Ireland, July 95

Residency

Artist in Residence, for Arts Care working within the Northern Health & Social Services Trust, Northern Ireland, since March 1999.

Other Residencies & Workshops

2008         
Sperrinview Special School, Dungannon working on three projects across the age ranges. Using the theme ‘behind closed doors’ (January/February)
                 
The Pushkin Trust Baronscourt, Newtownstewart, Omagh, Northern Ireland,  facilitating environmental sculpture pieces working with children, and teachers from Northern Ireland (March/April)

Pomeroy Resource Centre, facilitating ceramic wall plaques created by adults and young people. (Feb/ March/ April) Funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

2007         
The Pushkin Trust conference, working with teachers at Castle Leslie, Co Monaghan

Donaghmore Primary Schools, working on cross community project with P5 classes on eight textile pieces (February) Also worked with P7 groups through Creative Youth Partnership again on cross community project. (June)

Tullygally Primary School, Craigavon, working with P5 classes on cross community artworks (June)         

2006
Ulster Community & Hospital Trust, working to create an environmental art piece for their new Lakewood centre.

The Pushkin Trust Baronscourt, Newtownstewart, Omagh, Northern Ireland, March – May facilitating environmental sculpture pieces working with children, parents and teachers from all over Ireland

EMU working with schools in Cookstown Holy Trinity Primary School, Cookstown and Cookstown Primary on a cross community project (May) Worked on similar project with two schools in the Benburb area (May)

2005         
CYP (Creative Youth Partnership) facilitating art projects with Kildress Youth Club, Cookstown ( Feb-March ) & Holy Trinity Primary School, Cookstown, (April)

The Pushkin Trust, Baronscourt, Newtownstewart, Omagh, Northern Ireland, March –April & August facilitating environmental sculpture pieces working with children, parents and teachers from all over Ireland

2004         
The Pushkin Trust, Baronscourt, Newtownstewart, Omagh, Northern Ireland March
– April & August

2003   
The Pushkin Trust, Baronscourt, Newtownstewart, Omagh, Northern Ireland March
– April & August

2002   
Dungannon Community Arts, (previously known as Dungannon Disability Arts)
Dungannon, Northern Ireland, November
The Pushkin Prizes, Baronscourt, Newtownstewart, Omagh, Northern Ireland,
March, April & August
Art & Science’, Kaleidoscope Arts, Portadown, Northern Ireland, April - May

2001  
The Pushkin Prizes, Baronscourt, Newtownstewart, Omagh, Northern Ireland, August
          
2000   
Year of the Artist, Dungannon District Council, Northern Ireland, January - May
Causeway Health & Social Services Trust, working with 26 local schools, Northern Ireland, March – November
Dungannon Disability Arts, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, January - February

1999    
Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Ireland, March
Community Arts Forum, working with Gateway Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland,
January
Monaghan Community Arts, working with Beechhill School, Monaghan, Ireland, 
January - March
Dungannon Disability Arts, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, April –June
Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Belfast, Northern Ireland June - August

1998    
The Pushkin Prizes, Baronscourt, Newtownstewart, Omagh, Northern Ireland, August
Dungannon Disability Arts, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, February - April
Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Belfast, Northern Ireland, August

1997    
Open Arts, working with Chest Heart & Stroke Club, Omagh, Northern Ireland,   
January - April
ArtsCare, working with Dungannon and Armagh Social Services Trust, Armagh, Northern Ireland, February - March
Dungannon Disability Arts, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, April – May
National Trust, Springhill, Moneymore, Northern Ireland, June - July
Rural Arts Project, working with Drumquin Development Association, Drumquin, Northern Ireland, August – September

1996         
ArtsCare, working with Dungannon and Armagh Social Services Trust, Armagh, Northern Ireland, July – August
                                                                       

Education

Stranmillis University College, Belfast 1998-2001
MA with Distinction – Dissertation ‘Visual art in the public domain: perceptions of public and community art in contemporary culture’ July 2001
Queen’s University, Armagh, 1997-1998
Certificate in Art in the Community with high commendation, June 1998
Middlesex University, Trent Park, Barnet.  1984-1985
Certificate of Education June 1985
South Devon College, Devon 1974-1978
Regional Diploma in Interior Design with credit, June 1977
Society of Industrial Artists and designers June 1978

Teaching & Design Employment

Woodbrook Vale High School, Loughborough, Leicestershire. (1986 - 1990) Taught in the Design area, involvement in primary school liaison, and management of a `centre of interest' which was used throughout the school.

Mill Hill County High School, Edgeware, Middlesex. (1985 – 1986) Taught in the design department and as first year tutor.

Adult Literacy Centre, Mattison Rd, Haringey, London N4. (1983 - 1984) Teaching Basic English to adults.

Fitch and Company, Design Consultants, 5 Hanway Place, London W1 (1978-1983) Worked as a designer and was involved in the design and implementation of many retail and interior design projects. Projects included, Burtons, Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, & Heathrow Terminal 4

Awards

Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Winter 2005
The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Dungannon District Council Regional Bursary at Annaghmakerigg, Ireland 1998
Rural Arts Bursary, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, 1998
Rural Arts Bursary, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, 1997

 

Collections & Work in Public Spaces

Lakewood, Regional Secure Unit, Bangor, Co Down
National Irish Visual Arts Library, 100 Thomas St, Dublin 8, Ireland
Dalriada Hospital, Ballycastle, Northern Ireland
Causeway Hospital, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
St Luke’s Hospital, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Bawnmore Estate, Belfast

 

Publications & Reviews

Public Art Hand Book for Northern Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, 2005
Arts Care provision in the Causeway Health & Social Services Trust, Causeway Arts Care Group, 2005
Causeway Hospital Artworks Brochure, Causeway Health & Social Services Trust, 2004
The Art of Health, Published by ArtsCare & Blackstaff Press, Belfast, 2003
Year of the Artist, CD produced by The Northern Ireland Arts Council, 2002
X1 Hour, BBC Choice, Northern Ireland, Tuesday 1st August 2000
Your Place or Mine, BBC Ulster Radio, 29th July 2000
Art Bulletin: Journal of the Representative body for Professional Artists in Ireland NO 95 Vol. 17th Oct/Nov 2000
Belfast Telegraph, 25th April 98
Sunday Times, (Irish Edition) Culture, 11th February 1996

 

Web Sites

Other websites that you may find useful:

www.artscare.co.uk
www.cypni.org.uk