Born 1974 in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Lives in Denmark and Norway

Study

2001
MFA (Design Technology), Parsons School of Design, New School University, New York, USA

1998-1999
Research Fellowship (Painting), Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education, UK

1998
Master of Fine Art Degree (with Distinction), University of Ulster, Belfast

1996
B.A. Joint Honours Degree in History of Art and Fine Art Painting, (First Class Honours), NCAD, Dublin

Teaching

Since 2015
Professor of Painting, Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Bergen, Norway

2015
Dean of Art Department, Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Bergen, Norway

2012-2015
Artistic Research Leader (KU Leder) Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Bergen, Norway

2011- 2015
Professor of Visual Art, Bergen National Academy of Art, Bergen, Norway

2007-2010
Visiting Research Fellow, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

2001-2007
Senior Lecturer in Fine Art, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

2000-2001
Assistant Lecturer, Limerick School of Art and Design, Ireland

Solo Exhibitions

2023
Edward Cella Gallery, LA, USA
ILLU, Illulissat, Greenland
Source Arts Centre, Thurles, Ireland
Norske Grafikere Galleri, Oslo, Norway
Høyersten Contemporary, Bergen, Norway
Galerie Andres Thalmann, Paris, France

2022
Trykkeriet, Bergen, Norway
Model Arts Centre, Sligo, Ireland

2021
Galerie DGV, Svendborg, Denmark
Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France (w. Cecilia Danell)

2020
Galerie Andres Thalmann, Zuirch, Switzerland (catalogue)
Norwegian Sculpture Society, Oslo, Norway
arebyte on screen, arebyte Gallery, London

2019
Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany
Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark (catalogue)
Crawford Muncipal Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Funen Art Museum, Odense, Denmark

2018
Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Ireland
Galerie DGV, Svendborg, Denmark
M100, Odense, Denmark
Rochester Art Center, MN, USA

2017
Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
LNM Gallery, Oslo, Norway
Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Ireland
Draiocht Arts Centre, Ireland
Cavanacor Gallery, Ireland
Kunstgarasjen, Bergen, Norway

2016
Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany
Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Rochester Art Center, MN, USA
Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark

2015
The Model Arts Centre, Sligo, Ireland
Galway Arts centre, Galway, Ireland
Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare, Ireland
Galerie DGV, Svendborg, Denmark

2014
Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon, Ireland
CCA, Centre of Contemporary Art, Derry, N. Ireland
ROM 8, Bergen, Norway
Klaipėda Culture Communication Center, Klaipėda, Lithuania

2013
RARE Gallery, New York, USA
Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany
Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, USA

2012
126 Gallery, Galway, Ireland

2011
Rare Gallery, New York, USA

2010
Der Glasraum, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Filipp Rosbach Galerie, Leipzig, Germany
101 California, San Francisco, USA
See Line Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Crawford Muncipal Gallery, Cork, Ireland

2009
ArtSway, New Forest, UK
Plan 9, Bristol, UK
Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France

2008
Rare Gallery, New York, USA
Galerie Schuster, Berlin, Germany
Economist Plaza, London, UK
Rugby City Museum and Art Gallery, Rugby, UK
Cavanacor Gallery, Ireland
Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Ireland

2007
Galerie Schuster, Frankfurt, Germany
Ashford Gallery, RHA, Dublin, Ireland

2006
Panorama, Draiocht, Ireland (catalogue)
Galerie Schuster, Berlin, Germany (catalogue)
GFJK, Baden Baden, Germany

2005
Galerie Schuster, Frankfurt, Germany

2004
Millennium Court Arts Centre, Portadown, Northern Ireland (catalogue)
Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Retrospective, Process Room, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Cavanacor Gallery, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland (catalogue)
Galerie Schuster, Berlin, Germany
Campus Gallery, Bayreuth, Germany (catalogue)
Galerie Lutz & Thalmann, Zurich, Switzerland

2003
Galerie Pi, Copenhagen, Denmark
Lead White Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Das Atelier im Wald, Galerie Schuster, Frankfurt, Germany
Hildesheim Kunstverein, Hildesheim, Germany (catalogue)

2002
Galerie Schuster & Scheuermann, Berlin, Germany
Bildermacher, Galerie Schuster, Frankfurt, Germany (catalogue)
Studio 91, 011 Podium, Tilburg, Holland
Solo, Neuffer am Park, Pirmasens, Germany

2001
AKA II, Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, Ireland
Photographs, Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
After Kafka's America, Hallward Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

2000
Extension, Irish Arts Centre, New York City, USA
Tourist Interface, Orchard Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland
An American Cross Section, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland (catalogue)
HTML, Javascript, The USA etc., Galleri 21, Malmö, Sweden

1999
Koordinater MCMIC, Overgaden, Copenhagen

Group Exhibitions

2022
Pattern Nature, Edward Cella Art & Architecture, LA, USA
ArtParis, with Galerie Andres Thalmann
Art Salon Zürich, with Galerie Andres Thalmann
Printmaking 1996-2023, Norske Grafikere Galleri, Oslo, Norway
Tracing Rhythm, Rom 61, Bergen, Norway
Wood Block Laboratory, Solstice Arts Centre, Ireland

2021
Unneland, Eliasson, O’Kane, Aldea Centre for Contemporary Art, Bergen, Norway
Wild Childhood, Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz, Austria
Group Show, M100, Odense, Denmark
Dig it Up and Put it in a Bag, University Museum, Bergen, Norway
ArtParis, with Galerie Andres Thalmann
New arrivals, Galerie Andres Thalmann, Zürich, Switzerland
Matter Gesture Soul, University Museum, Bergen, Norway
Post-Human, JOY Forum and Rom 61, Bergen, Norway

2020
body, memory and repetition, Matter Gesture Soul, The EAA Exhibition, Budapest (online)
Summertime 20, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
XMAS 20, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
Bauhaus,The Dollhouse, Netherlands

2019
Summer exhibition, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hyperobjects, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, California, USA.
Winter Show, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark

2018
Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself, Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany
Winter Show, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hyperobjects, JOY Forum, Bergen, Norway.
LNM Anniversay exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Winter Show, Galerie DGV, Svendborg, Denmark
Rum, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
Summer exhibition, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark

2017
Xmas exhibition, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
Konglomerat, Josef Filipp Galerie Leipzig Germany

2016
Tutti Frutti, Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany
There Are Little Kingdoms, Mermaid Arts Centre, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Greatest Hits, Galerie DGV, Svendborg, Denmark
Summer exhibition, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art and Architecture, Erik Jørgensen, Pakhus 48, Copenhagen, Denmark

2015
Norwegian Sculpture Biennale, Vigeland Museum, Oslo, Norway
Almost Nothing, artists comment on the work of Mies Van De Rohe, Chicago, USA
Winter exhibition, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
Liminal Space, Galerie Baton, Seoul, Korea
Nobles and Savages, La MaMa Galleria, New York, USA
Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, UK
Summer exhibition, Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
Summer exhibition, Galerie DGV, Svendborg, Denmark
Summer Museum, Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany

2014
COLLABORATION_7, abart, Corovica kuca, Mostar, BIH
COLLABORATION_7, Galerija ŠTAB, Belgrade, RS
Group show, Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany

2013
Folly, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland
RE:PLACE, Kino Kino, Sandnes, Norway
Relocate, Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany
Mobile Architecture, Seeline Gallery, LA, USA

2012
Seaside, Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany
Odds, Odda, Norway
Painting exhibition, Bergen Kjøtt,Bergen, Norway
DECADE, 10th Anniversary Show, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, USA
MOCA Fresh, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, USA
Overview, RCC, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland
working.drawing, The Dock, Carrick on Shannon, Ireland
The Invisible Seminar (Curated by Brandon LaBelle), Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Norway
Are We there yet? MacGill Summer School, Glenties, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Rugby Art Collection exhibition, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum in Rugby, UK
Group exhibition, Cavanacor Gallery, Donegal, Ireland

2011
Dublin Contemporary 2011, Dublin, Ireland
Luleå Art Biennial, LAB11, The House of Culture and The Regional Museum of Norbotten, Luleå, Sweden
It's about Time, Ben Malz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, LA, USA
The 43 Uses of Drawing, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, UK
Social Structures, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Idaho, USA
L'art de la rencontre, Galerie Favardin & de Verneuil, Paris
Montano's Malady, Galerie Favardin & de Verneuil, Paris
DEARC: The RDS Taylor Art Award Exhibition - Celebrating 150 Years, RDS, Dublin
Figure and Ground, Cavanacor Gallery, Donegal, Ireland
Red, SOMA, Waterford, Ireland

2010
Artist's playgrounds, Micro Onde, Paris and touring to Le Quartier, in Quimper, Brittany, France
An Eire of the Senses, Irish Pavilion, Expo, Shanhai, China and touring to three other venues
HAUTE, curated by Roman Stollenwerk, Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Galerie Schuster, Miami, USA
Noughties but Nice: 21st Century Irish Art, premiered in 2009 Limerick City Gallery of Art before touring to Letterkenny Regional Cultural Centre in Donegal, Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, Meath and VISUAL in Carlow throughout 2010
From My Universe: Objects of Desire, See Line Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.

2009
OPEN ev+a 2009 - 'Reading the City', Curated by Angelika Nollert and Yilmaz Dziewior, Limerick, Ireland
Into Irish Drawing, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Ireland; Civic Arts Centre, Hengelo, Holland, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris; MCAC, Portadown, N. Ireland 2010
Two person exhibition, Mogadishni, Copenhagen, Denmark
10 Year anniversary exhibtion, Campus Galerie, Bayreuth, Germany
ROOM COLLABORATORS, ROOM, London, UK
Drawing Eire (Invited), 411 Galleries, Shanghai, Touring to Hangzhou and Beijing, China

2008
Winter Salon, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Timbuktu, Pallas Contemporary projects, Dublin, Ireland
ARTfutures 2008, Bloomberg Space, London, UK
Better is something you build, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
Prize Drawing, Southwell art space, Nottinghamshire, UK
Multichannel, Millais Gallery, Southhampton, UK
Jerwood Drawing Prize, RWA, Bristol; BayArt, Cardiff; Hatton Gallery, Newcastle

2007
(C)artography: Map-Making as Artform, Crawford Muncipal Gallery, Cork
Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Space, London and touring UK
Multichannel, ArtSway, New Forest, UK
LISTE, Berlin, Germany
Ten Years Running, Chelsea Museum, New York, USA
Spike Island Open, Bristol, UK
Scope Art fair, Basel, Switzerland
The Double Image, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland
LISTE, Cologne, Germany
Not what you'd expect: Irish Painting 1919-2007, Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co. Clare, Ireland
IONTAS 2007, Sligo Art Gallery, Ireland
Martin Kippenburger with fries and a shake, Plan 9, Bristol, UK
Scope Art fair, New York, USA
Inter-Changes, Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin + touring to Highlanes Gallery Drogheda
CEAD, 411 Galleries, Touring to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing, China
EV+A 2007 (selected by Klaus Ottmann), Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick

2006
Neue Malerei, Burda Museum, Baden Baden, Germany
Four Lights, Letterkenny Arts Centre, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Overlap 2, The British School at Rome, Rome, Italy
Tryingtoland, MACRO Museum, Rome, Italy
Scope Art fair, New York, USA
AIB Prize Exhibition, RHA, Dublin, Ireland
Taylor Prizewinners Exhibition, National Gallery, Dublin
Overlap 3, The British School at Rome, Rome
Scope Art fair, London

2005
A Moment in Time, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin
Drawing From Landscape, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray; Limerick City Gallery of Art; Crawford Gallery, Cork
R.H.A. Annual Exhibition (Invited), RHA, Dublin, + 2004 (Invited), 2002, 2001, 2000, 1997, 1996
West as metaphor, RHA, Dublin, Ireland
Trans-Atlantic, RHA, Dublin, Ireland
EV+A 2005 (selected by Dan Cameron), Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick, Ireland
RISK, CCA, Glasgow, Scotland
Frankfurt Art Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
Landscape, Vertigo, London, UK
Neues aus des Ateliers, Galerie Schuster, Frankfurt, Germany
6X6, Tsiangou, China
Scope Art fair, London, UK
Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Can Buildings Curate, LOT, Bristol and touring, UK
Perpetual Portfolio, Museo Nacional del Grabado, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2004
Full Circle, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Scope Art fair, Miami, USA
Reference, Cavanacor Gallery, Lifford, Ireland
Max10@Newlyn, Newlyn Art Gallery, UK
Art Forum, Berlin, Germany
Galerien zu Gast im Kunstverein, Kunstverein Speyer e.V., Germany
meeting.ch, Zürich, Switzerland
Eigse, Carlow, Ireland
Scope Art fair, London, UK
Re-Joyce, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland
The Bigger Picture, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
R.H.A. Annual Exhibition, RHA, Dublin, Ireland
Travelogue, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland
Scope Art fair, New York, USA
Frankfurt Art Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
ARTfutures 2004, London, UK
Iontas Award Winners Exhibition, Sligo Art Gallery and touring
6X6, Tsiangou, China
Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany

2003
50/50, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Art Forum, Berlin, Germany
Dreams, Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo, Ireland
6X6 for Ireland, Shanghai, China
From Bahia to over by yer', tactileBOSCH, Cardiff, Wales
Works from the collection' Kunsthaus, Gelnhausen, Germany
The National Gallery, Goethe Institute, Dublin, Ireland
Shanghai Film Festival, China
Impressions, works from OPW collection, touring exhibition, Ireland
EV+A 2003, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick, Ireland
Frankfurt Art Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
Referenz, Galerie Lutz & Thalmann, Zurich, Switzerland
Start, London Art Fair, London, UK
54 Degrees North, Hull, UK
6X6, Tsiangou, China
Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany

2002
Tabula Rasa (video projections in Croydon city centre), Croydon, UK
Curio, public art project, Brick Lane, London, UK
SCA-ART Awards exhibition, Kunstverein, Mannheim, Germany
Straylight: Digital Art Exhibition, Darklight film festival, Dublin, Ireland
On Board, Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo, Ireland
VII, Lead White Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Mostyn Open 12, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Wales
AKA IV, Frankfurt Art Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
Recent Acquisitions, Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin, Ireland
EV+A 2002, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick, Ireland
AKA III, Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden

2001
Crawford Open 2001, Crawford Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Articulate, Station, Bristol, UK
ArtLink Selected IYA, Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London, UK
Victor Treacy Award Exhibition, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland
Vacationland, Art House, Dublin, Ireland
Rondout Sculpture Biennial, Kingston, USA
I/O, Parsons Gallery, New York City, USA
EV+A 2001 (selected by Salah M. Hassan), Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick, Ireland
Millennium Box Set Exhibition, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick, Ireland
147 Initiative, Liberty Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Focus on Drawing, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick; Crawford Gallery, Cork; NCAD, Dublin, Ireland

2000
Perspective 2000, (selected by Lynne Cooke, curator at Dia Center for the Arts, NY), Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland
Microsoft Corporate art Exhibition, Microsoft Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Iontas 2000, RHA, Dublin; Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast; Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo;
Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Snapshot, Contemporary Museum,Baltimore (touring), USA
Refresh: Dystopia + identity in the age of global communication, Tribes Gallery, New York City, USA
Greetings From..., Public Art Project, New York City + Dublin
Extracts, Engine Room Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland
Oireachtas 2000, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art, Ashford Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Jettison, Elmwood Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland
Iontas '97, RHA, Dublin and touring
Reading Rooms, Catalyst Arts Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland
The Third Electronic Art Exhibition, Pisa, Italy

Awards

2020
SPIRE Fund grant, University of Bergen
Meltzer Fund Grant, University of Bergen
Norwegian Arts Council Grant

2018
Culture Ireland Grant

2017
Bergen City Council Grant

2015
Norwegian Arts Council Grant
Arts Council of Ireland Touring Grant
Culture Ireland Grant

2011
Imagine Ireland: Culture Ireland Grant

2010
Culture Ireland Grant

2008
Culture Ireland Grant

2007
Finalist, Celeste painting prize, London

2006
Short-listed for AIB Prize, Ireland
Derek Hill Foundation Scholarship, British School at Rome

2005
EV+A Open Award (selected by Dan Cameron)

2002
Short-listed for SCA-ART Award, Mannheim, Germany
Short-listed for Golden Fleece Award, Dublin
2001-1999, 98 Short-listed for PS1 International Fellowship to New York, Arts Council of N. Ireland

2000
Media-Play-Off (workshop and conference), Bertelsmann Pavillion, Planet M, Hannover Expo, Hannover
Artflight Award, Aer Lingus & Arts Council of Ireland
General Art Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
KPMG Award, Oireachtas 2000 Art Exhibition, Dublin
Text/Context, collaborative web site with Jack Sal for Hannover Expo 2000, Hannover

1999
Fulbright Award, Brian Burns Scholarship (visual arts), Ireland-U.S. Committee for Educational Exchange
ArtLink @ Sotheby's, International Young Art 1999, auctions in Chicago and Tel Aviv

1998
Tony O'Malley travel award for painters, Butler Gallery & Waterford Crystal
Emerging Artist Award, Donegal County Council

1997
Best Drawing Prize, Joint prize, IONTAS, Dublin
Best Student Prize, Joint prize, IONTAS, Dublin
Artsite, site specific billboard, Belfast

Collections

Bank of America Collection, Zurich, Switzerland
Deutsche Bank, Germany
Burda Museum, Baden Baden, Germany
Limerick City Gallery (National Drawing Collection)
FORTIS, Frankfurt
DUBLIN 98FM Radio Station
Microsoft, World Product Group Ireland
Bank of Ireland Collection
Irish Contemporary Arts Society
Country Bank, New York, USA
Office of Public Works: Department of Agriculture and the Office of the Attorney General
P.M.P.A. and Guardian Insurance
Donegal County Library
UNIBANK, Denmark
ASPEN RE, London
NKT Danmark
Arts Council of Ireland
HK, Denmark
Den Danske Bank, Denmark
Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Dundalk Institute of Technology
Crawford Muncipal Gallery, Cork, Ireland.
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum
Waterfront Hall, Belfast City Council
Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France
Sydfyns Elforsyning, Denmark
Dansk AvisTryk, Denmark
Kunstforeningen Gentofte, Denmark
Model Arts Centre and Niland Collection, Sligo, Ireland
Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, UK
Odense City Council, Denmark
Museum of Fine Arts, Brest, France
Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle, Ireland

Architecture

2016
Bicycle Tunnel Commission, Odense City Council, Odense, Denmark

2016
Grand Hibernian Train Commission, Belmond Hotel Group, Ireland

2014
Interactive commission, Saffron Gardens, Bristol, UK

2013
Foyer commission, Saffron Gardens, Bristol, UK

2002
Imagine Belfast Panorama commission for Waterfront Hall (Belfast City Council)

2001
Painting commission for Dundalk Institute of Technology

1998
Commissioned painting for Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, Aras An Uachtarain

1997
Hillsborough Castle, portrait commission of Lord Erskine