Education:

1998

Research Masters Degree, Ceramics
The College of Art and Design
The Limerick Institute of Technology
Limerick City, Ireland

1995

Bachelors Degree, Ceramics
The College of Art and Design
The Limerick Institute of Technology
Limerick City, Ireland

Art Residencies:

2008

Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

2005/2006

The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

2001

Greenwich House Pottery, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA

1999/2000

Henry Street Settlement, Abrons Art Center, New York City, USA

1998/1999

Hunter College, New York City, USA

Awards:

2006

Portfolio Ireland, The Crafts Council of Ireland.
Selected to be represented by the Crafts Council in Europe and the USA as one of Irelands leading Ceramic Artists.

2005

Jerome Grant and Residency
Awarded by the Northern Clay Centre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Public Art Commissions:

2009

'Bell'
Ceramic Sculpture, Cheeverstown House, Dublin

2008

Site Specific Light Installation
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota

2008

‘Second Generation’ Site Specific Installation
Percent for Art, Clare County Council, Ireland

2002

‘The Seasons of Life’
Ceramic Mural, Percent For Art, New York City
Installed at PS6, Staten Island, New York

Public Collections:

2008

The National Museum of Ireland
Collins Barracks, Dublin.

2006

The First Commercial Bank
Bloomington, Minnesotta, USA

Selected Professional Experience:

Ongoing

Assistant Lecturer, 3D, Visual Arts Department, Dun Laoghaire College of Art, Dublin, Ireland

2007 -2008

Visiting Lecturer, Ceramics, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland

1999-2006

Museum education:
The Isamu Noguchi Museum
LIC, New York;
The Guggenheim Museum
New York City;
The National Design Museum
New York City;
PS 1 Contemporary Art Space
LIC, New York;
The Walker Arts Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Publications:

2007

Ceramic Monthly, January
Ceramic Art and Perception, Issue no. 67
Irish Arts Review, Spring Edition

Selected Exhibitions:

2008

Light Installation
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Eblana Gallery
8 Lower Baggot St. Dublin, Ireland
‘Second Generation’
Site Specific Installation, The Tulla Stables, Co. Clare, Ireland

2007

SOFA Chicago
exhibiting with The National Craft Gallery of Ireland.
The Northern Clay Center
Group Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

2005-2007

Irish Contemporary Ceramics
group exhibition, culminating at the National Museum, Dublin, Ireland.

2006

Jerome Grant Exhibition
The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Solo Exhibition ‘Nesting Ground’
The Christensen Center Gallery, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

2005

Group Exhibition
Abrons Art Center, Henry Street Settlement, New York City, USA