Mostly self taught, I have been painting since childhood. However, since 2020, I have consistently and diligently undertaken many workshops and courses with artists of varying disciplines in order to expand on my own knowledge and processes turning my lifelong hobby into a full time passion and new career.
Art Education:
-Milan Art Institute: 2021-2022; 1 year full-time Art Mastery programme with 1 to 1 mentorship.
-Creativity masterclass with Irish artist Roisin O Farrell
-Expressive Abstracts and layering courses with Polish contemporary artist Kasia Krecicka.
- Floral Abstracts with Australian contemporary artist Llewellyn Skye.
- 'Find your art style' and 'Finishing touches' workshops with US based contemporary artist Christine Olmstead.
-Be Bold Abstracts course with Canadian contemporary artist Celia Lees.
-Oil portrait painting course with UK portrait artist Jane French.
-Acrylic female portraiture course with Brazilian visual artist & muralist Priscila Barbosa.
Exhibitions & Arts Festivals:
Summer 2022: Formed artist collective Green Rain Art (GRA) alongside two other emerging artists in my local area.
October 2022: 'A New Wave' : Green Rain Art Collective group exhibition at The Church venue, Bantry, Co. Cork.
Nov 2022- March 2023: Tonnta Exhibition at Uillinn Arts Centre, Skibbereen. 3 abstract seascapes accepted as part of this curated group exhibition
August 2023: Art at the Mill: Group exhibition curated by the Kilkenny Art Gallery; in conjunction with the Berkeley Gallery and AKA (alternative kilkenny arts festival)
September 2023: Life is Neon solo exhibition, partially funded by Cork County Council in association with Culture night;
-Kinsale Arts Weekend 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023
-Tracton Arts Festival 2022, 2023
-Ballymaloe Art & Craft Festival November 2022
Grants and Awards:
April 2023: Art business mentorship awarded by Minding Creative Minds to work 1 to 1 with art business mentor Sheelah Maloney of 2020 Curates.
May 2023: Selected as an outstanding applicant and awarded a scholarship to attend Contemporary Art Framework course with the European Cultural Academy (ECA) in Venice. Course yet to be attended.
September 2023: Awarded part funding by Cork County Council in association with Culture night for solo exhibition Life is Neon.
