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                 Education:              

2011           Public Art in Rural Contexts, GMIT, Galway, 2:1

2007           Higher Dip, Community Arts Education and Project Management, NCAD,Dublin, 2:1

2001           Edinburgh College of Art and Design, Scotland, B.A. Hon. Glass and Architectural Glass, 2:2

2000           Alfred University, Art and Design, New York, US, Erasmus

1997           Regional Technical College, Galway, Painting, Print and Photography

                   Languages: Fluent Irish, English and spoken Italian

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                Recent and upcoming commissions and projects

 

2025           Dhátheangach, The Dock, Leitrim

2024           The Sky is Falling, Ormston House Cultural Centre, September

2024           Palas Projects – Periodical Review, Curated by Valeria Ceregini

2024           Museum of Fine Art, Florida, Talamh agus Teanga, Feb 5th

2024           Eiriú, commission to compose and record song for Cartoon Saloon animation

2024           Galway Arts Centre, Quiet Night series, May 17th

2023           Bram Stocker Festival: new live score with Mathew Nolan & Kevin Murphy

2023           Someone Decides Hawk of Dove, Niamh McCann, composed by Iarla O’Lionaird- series of performances at:Oldbridge House, Meath                         Stable Arts Gallery Washington, USA MAC Gallery, BelfastCrawford Art Gallery, Cork

2023           Crex Crex … Research Project with Corncrake LIFE and Ormston House

2022           Irish Museum of Modern Art, More Then the Reverb

2022           CAOIN, premiere and tour with glór theatre, National Concert Hall

2021           GOL Vocal Lament Ensemble with Brú Theatre, Galway, IRE

2021           How Are You? Scent and song, commissioned by Bealtaine Festival

2021           Dialaseanchaí by John Lillis with Ceara Conway, Ian Lynch, Lisa O’Neill

2021          Weathering, vocal performance as part of multidisciplinary commissionwith Mary Wycherley and composer Jurgen Simpson, Arts 

2020           Viriditas Galway University Hospital, Galway 2020, Song cycle Commission

2019           Fair is Foul, Foul is Fair, live performance as part of Alice Maher and Aideen Barry’s show at Museum Katzen ,Washington DC, USA

2018           Light Moves Festival of Screen Dance, Limerick

2018           SINOU, Museum of Mythological Water Beasts: Ormston House, Limerick

                   Songs for Our Children Commission, Aileen Lambert and Mick Fortune

2017           Waterways Ireland and Oireachtas na Gaelige Commission, Arts Council

2016           Súgan, Commissioned by Art farm Residency & Galway, 2020, Galway

                   BREATH, Damer House, Roscrea, Curated by Monica Flynn

                   Time, Commissioned by Ulster Museum, Nerve Centre, Curated by Declan Sheehan

                   Stormy Petril, with Alanna O Kelly, Orla Ryan, Brian Hand, Centenaries Commission, GPO, Dublin

                   Dubh, Murder Machine, EVA International Biennale, Limerick, Curated by Christine Eyenne

                   A Telling Gathering, Taigh Chearsabhaigh Museum Curated by Emma Nicholson, Atlas Arts

                   Making Visible, Artist in the Community Award CREATE, Arts Council

                   Irish Museum of Modern Art, 1st December 2014

                   Ormston House, Limerick City, August 2014

                   Aula Maxima NUIG, Galway, March 2013

                   St Nicholas Cathedral, Galway, December 2013

2014          Thin Places, St Ethelred’s Crypt, UK, Commissioned by Kings College, London

2013          Vicissitudes, Sound Install, Difference Exchange, Kings College of London

2012           Iascéalaíocht, TULCA Visual Arts Festival, Galway

                  Commissioned by the Galway Public Arts Office, Galway County Council

 

                  Select performances for events, visiting heads of state etc

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2023           Irish Consulate in New York with Manchan Magan and Hedge School

2022           National Museum of Ireland, First Minister of Wales State Visit, Oct

2022           Body * Soul Festival : curated by Myles O’Reilly/Simon O’Reilly

2022           As I Go Out a Roving, Irish Academy of World Music and Dance, June

2020           Irish Embassy in Berlin with Colm Mac Con Iomaire

2019           Wheel of the Year, Druid Theatre Galway, 22nd Dec

2019           The Heart of the summer with Olivia O Leary & Poetry Ireland, Cork

2019           Irish Embassy, Paris with the National Gallery of Ireland, June

2019           Mad Sweeney, Dublin International Festival with Caroline Bervgall,

2018           Edinburgh International Fringe Festival with Poetry Ireland, August 24th

                   Performance for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the Presidenct of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker, Dublin Castle                                 Performance for Christine Lagarde, & National Gallery of Ireland

                   And Still I Rise, Curated by Vivienne Dick, Galway Arts Centre, July 5th

                   A Further Shore, the Barbican, London with Poetry Ireland

                   Mountains to Sea Book Festival: Live performance with Caoimhin O Raghallaigh, Louis De Paor, Doireann Ni Ghríofa

2017           National Gallery of Ireland, solo performances, September & October

                   Rebel Yell, Limerick City Art Gallery, Performance curated by Liz Kelly

                    Dubh, Culture Night, Oireachtas na Gaeilge,  Casla, Co Galway

                   Grá Performance, CUIRT Literature Festival, Galway

2015           Live Performance Response Amulet by Marie Brett, the LAB Gallery, Dublin

                   National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin- 150th Anniversary, Solo Performance

                   National Gallery of Ireland, solo performance, From Galway to Leenane

                   Mná Brian Ború, Clare Memory Orchestra, Composer Dave Flynn

 

                   Artists Residencies:

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2018           Studio Award, Dance Limerick (1 year)

                   Callan Workhouse Union, Curated by Eilis Lavelle and Rosie Lynch

                   Artist in Residence, Ormston House Cultural Centre, Limerick City (3 years)

                   Artist in Residence, Limerick City Arts Office, Limerick City

2015           Taigh Chearsabhaigh Museum, North Uist, Scotland, UK

                   Artist in Residence at the OTIS College, Los Angeles with artist Suzanne Lacy

                   RTE, Radió na Gaeltachta, Artist in Residence with RTE

 

 

                   Lectures, presentations and panel discussions (most recent first)

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                   39 Voices of Grief, online sonic event YoungSook Choi & Heart of Glass, UK

                   CREATE 2021- Networking Day panel with Oein De Bharduin and Caroline Bergvall

                   Light Moves Festival, November 2018

                   Create Artist in the Community Presentation, Galway, 2018

                   Tarr, Artists Talk, glór Theatre, Ennis, Co Clare, 2018

                    Arts and Health, Presentation, Limerick City Hospital, November 2017

                   Drawing From the Well, Curated and Produced an Arts and Disability Seminar,October 2017

                   VAI, Arts and Rural Practice, Presentation, Siamsa Tire, Kerry, June 2017

                   Arts & Health, Check Up, Check In, Sligo, Presentation, May 2017

                   This Must Be the Place, the Creative Well, Kildare, Presentation, February,

                   Lecture, ‘’Contemporary Performance, Art and the Medieval Past’’ Kings College, London, 2015

                   Performance & Migration Conference, NUIG, Galway, Panel Discussion, 2016

                   Lecture, International Women’s Day, IWA, UL, Women & Arts Practise, 2016               

                   Lecture on art project management:  MA in Festive Arts, UL, 2016

                   The Amulet, roundtable discussion, The Lab Gallery, Dublin, January 2015

                   VAI, Arts and Rural Practice, Udaras na Gaeltachta, 2015

                   Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum, North Uist, Presentation, 2015

                   Creative Time, Fire Station Studios Dublin, Panel Discussion, 2015

                   Omas Aite, Centre for Irish Studies, NUIG, Presentation, 2014

                   Convocation, Presentation, Derry City of Culture, 2014

 

               Awards

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2024           Arts Council Music Bursary Award

                   CREATE Research Award

2023           Agility Award, Arts Council

2022           Traditional Music Artists Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland

2020           Music Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland

2020           New Commissions Award with glór Theatre, Ennis

2020           Travel and Training Award

2020           Creative Ireland Commission, Galway County Arts Office

2018           Arts Council Travel and Training – Georgian Lament Research in Tbilisi

2018           CREATE Research Award

2017           Ealain na Gaeltachta, Bursary Award

2017           Arts Council, Artists Bursary

2017           Arts Council Travel and Training Award

2015-17      Limerick City Arts Office, Arts Grant

2015           Ealaíon na Gaeltachta, Artists Bursary

                   CREATE, Artist in the Community Fund, Project Funding, Arts Council

2012           CREATE, Artist in the Community Award, Research and Development Fund

                   Paul Brady Scholarship, Irish World Academy, University of Limerick

                   Arts Council, Travel and Training Award

2007           Artists Bursary Award, Arts Council

                   Artists Award, Galway County Council

2007           Arts Council and Christchurch Cathedral, New Commissions Award,

2006           Arts and Heritage Award, Galway County Council and Aras Eanna, Aran Islands

 

                  Per Cent for Art, Public Art Commissions

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2017          Journey - Carrig National School, Tipperary, curated by Sharon Murphy

2015          15 Miles, St Brendan's Hospital, HSE, Lough Rea, County Galway

2013          Oiche na nDeich Sheol, Connemara Co Galway

                  At Home in the World, Edenderry County Offaly

2010          Five Continents One People, Ballinsloe, County Galway

2009          Lios, Per Cent for Art Public Commission, Gardenfield Primary School, Tuam,              County Galway

2006          Iontas, Public Art Commission for Babaró Arts Festival, Galway City

 

 

                   Arts Management/Consultancy

 

2025           Arts Officer for Ealaín na Gaeltachta for Connacht and Co na Mhí

 

2015-2023   Programme manager for Clare County Arts Office, Arts and Disability programme and Artists in Schools

                    Devised and secured funding for the ‘’Vision Symphony’’ project with the Irish Memory Orchestra funded by the Invitation to                                        Collaboration Award

 

2018 2025    Creative Associate with the Arts Council of Ireland 

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2006-2008    Manager and Producer for TULCA, Contemporary Visual Arts Festival, Galway

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2008-2025

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External panellist assesor for numerous City and County Arts Offices, ADI, the Arts Council, Muisc Network, ITMA, Gaining Ground Public Art Programmme, % for Art Commissions, Dublin Culture Company, Ormston House, Creative Ireland. 

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