Biography

I was a painter for some years before returning to college to expand my practice. I received a First Class Honours degree in Visual Arts from S.E.T.U. (2017) and an MA in Art & Process from C.I.T. Crawford in Cork (2019) as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Museum Practice and Management with Ulster University (2024). In 2022 I was awarded the Platform 31 Award for Waterford and received the Arts Council Agility Award in 2021 and 2024. Much of my practice in recent years has involved site specific temporary installation but I am also currently working to develop my painting and sculptural works. Two of my installation projects have been recently supported by Culture Ireland - Surge at the Mdina Cathedral Biennale in Malta in 2023 and Luftschloss in Berlin in 2024 as part of the Zeitgeist Ireland initiative. My painting has been recently selected for The Lido Stores Open 2024 and the BEEP Painting Biennale 2024. I am currently enrolled with Turps Banana painting course for the 2024/2025 year.

Statement

My installation work focuses on artwork as a process. The creation of temporary, site-specific constructions from recycled materials collected and assembled within restrictions of time and space, reflects not only the creative process but the experience of navigating life itself. The effect - comic, poignant, scary, fun or beautiful or a mix - is amplified by utilising diverse media and processes including recycling random or found materials and video and audio elements.
My painting is most often small scale and figurative though it is evolving to mesh with more sculptural concerns.