Art-zine celebrating the celtic festival of Samhain, and its influence on the modern festival of Hallowe’en, made collaboratively by the three Oileán AiR artists, Vicky Langan, Brigid O’Dea and Noah Rose, in response to our experience of Oileán Chléire/ Cape Clear Island, during the Oileán AiR residency, September-November 2020. Over the course of our two-month …
Oileán AiR, Cape Clear Island residency
I’m delighted to be traveling to Cape Clear Island, County Cork, Ireland for two months for the Oileán AiR residency, from September to early November 2020. The residency starts with the question: ‘Cad a thárlódh dá gcaithfeadh ealaíontóirí agus deantóirí am ag smaoineamh ar a gcuid oibre agus an caidreamh idir é agus an Ghaeilge …
PhD, Glasgow School of Art
As of September 2019, I have enrolled at The Glasgow School of Art on the PhD programme within the School of Fine Art. I will be studying part-time for a practice-based PhD, researching the connection between language, sculpture and place. My Project Title is: ’Making Words Matter – materialising minority language as contemporary sculptural practice …
‘Inishlacken Project’ 2019
In June 2019, I’ve been delighted to spend a week on Inishlacken, an uninhabited island off the coast of Connemara, Ireland, as part of the Inishlacken Project, an annual event curated by artist Rosie McGurran from Roundstone, the nearest village and our base for the week. Rosie has organised the project annually for the last …
‘International Public Art Symposium’ 2018, Bhubaneswar, India
I am delighted to have been invited to participate in the First International Public Art Symposium in Bhubaneswar, organised by ANPIC (Artist Network Promoting Indian Culture) as part of the Odisha International Art Triennial in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India during November 2018. I am working alongside 22 Indian artists and 15 international artists, making sculpture from …
Gertrude Hermes ‘Peacock’ restoration, Ordsall, Salford, England, 2018-19
I’m thrilled to be working on a very special project – the restoration and re-siting of a remarkable historic sculpture, ‘Peacock’ by renowned sculptor Gertrude Hermes (1901-83). This beautiful Bronze sculpture was originally commissioned in 1961 by the then Salford Corporation (now Salford City Council) and was sited outside Ordsall Girls’ School. The school was …
‘Peep Fiction’ 2018, ArtB&B, Blackpool, Lancashire, England.
I’m delighted to have been selected to realise my proposal ‘Peep Fiction’ – a site-specific installation for ArtB&B in Blackpool, Lancashire. ARTB&B is a a traditional Blackpool Bed and Breakfast re-imagined by artists for the 21st Century. My installation ‘Peep Fiction’ will fill one of the bedrooms and will use archive photographs, text and analogue …
‘North West Open’ 2017, Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Co. Leitrim, Ireland.
I am very pleased to have been selected to show some work in the North West Open exhibition at Leitrim Sculpture Centre. I will be showing a sculptural/ typographic hybrid piece and an etching “Tuamaí Tashbaan’. This work was originally created and exhibited during my residency at Leitrim Sculpture Centre in 2016. It’s great to …
‘Tír Sáile Symposium’ 13-14 October 2017, Belmullet, Mayo, Ireland
I am delighted to be presenting the results of my joint residency with Selma Makela as part of the Tír Sáile residency at a symposium at Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet on 13-14 October 2017. The symposium has been convened to mark the 25th anniversary of the original Tír Sáile North Mayo Sculpture Trail and will …
‘Claremorris Open Exhibition 2017′, County Mayo, Ireland
I’m very pleased to have been selected to show work in the group Claremorris Open exhibition in Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland. The exhibition opens on 16th September and runs until 30th September. I’ll be showing a selection of sculpture and prints. Claremorris Open Exhibition is celebrating its 40th Anniversary by turning Claremorris into a living …