About me

Biographical Information

Solo Shows
2009 “Paintings from a
Thousand Days” at Tinakilly Country House
Hotel
2008 "Wild Blue" at the
Old Market House Arts Centre,
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford Reviewed here
2008 Sea, Sky & The Square Mile, Co. Wicklow
2007 “Signature” first solo show as a painter mounted in
The Bold Gallery, Galway

Group Painting Exhibitions
2010 Food Fair at the
Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
2009 Art Ireland, RDS, Dublin.
2007 "Christmas Group Show", the Bold Gallery, Galway.
2006 “Christmas Candy” at the Bold Gallery in Galway
2005 Mermaid Arts Centre Open Submission, Bray


Disability Arts Exhibitions & Performances

2000 ‘Stories of a
Body" Gracie Fields Live Art Commission.
1989 "Pride & Prejudice" selected for "Art Beyond Barriers",
RHK, Dublin.
1989 Above selected for the Frauen Museum, Bonn,
Germany.
1989 "Beyond The Barriers" commissioned by Camerawork,
London on theme of disability & sexuality, toured
the UK for eighteen months.
1988 "Cutting The Ties That Bind" for "Heroes", an Arts
Council show.
1988 "Asking for It" short-listed for the GPA Awards for
Emerging Artists.
1988 "Recent Work' toured Berkeley, California.
1987 "Wishbone" and "A Political Weapon" EVA, Limerick.
1987 "The Politics of Identity" exhibited and talked on my
work in 6 venues in Boston, New York, and San
Francisco.
1986 Independent Artists Exhibition, "The Body Politic"
1985 "Eye to Eye" Irish Women Artists in London,
1984 “Realignment" Performance with Alanna O'Kelly in
Belfast.
1984 "Touches and Changes" Slide/Tape shortlisted for
G.P.A. Awards for Emerging Artists
1983 Exhibited at the Third Eye Centre, Glasgow.


Commissions & Awards:
2007 Awarded bursary by the Arts & Disability Fund, which
is supported by both arts councils in Ireland
2003 Awarded an Doctorate of Laws by the
National University of Ireland in recognition of
contribution to the international disability arts
movement.
1998 Dept. of Foreign Affairs Cultural Award to travel to
Tokyo, Japan
1997 Artflight Travel Award to travel to Washington, DC.
1995 Artflight Travel Award to travel to University of
Michigan.
1995 Locus+ Commission for performance work.
1994 Travel Award, Arts Council of Ireland to London.
1994 “Inside Out” Arts Council Commission for show
travelling to secondary schools on the theme of the
transition from childhood to adulthood.
1992 Awarded the National Rehabilitation Board's
Research Scholarship to study equality issues in
education.
1990 Gracie Fields Live Art Commission, U.K.
1990 Travel Award, Arts Council of Ireland to San
Francisco.
1990 Cultural Travel Award from the Dept of Foreign
Affairs.
1989 Bursary in Visual Arts from the Arts Council of
Ireland.
1989 Commission for “Beyond the Barriers”, Arts Council
of Great Britain.
1989 Artist in Residence, Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick.
1988 "Heroes" Arts Council Commission for show travelling
to secondary schools.
1988 Kevin J. Ramos Award, Berkeley, California.