Biography

I was an exhibiting 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). I am currently studying with Ulster University for a Postgraduate Diploma in Museum Practice and Management.
Much of my practice in recent years has involved site specific temporary installation. I am currently in a research period and working on a smaller scale in order to develop my painting as well as boosting sculptural, video and animation elements of my practice. Current studio is Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford but searching for larger premises.

Other Work

I write on art and work as a Visual Arts Technician. I also enjoy researching and I am joint project manager for the Aileen MacKeogh Catalogue Raisonne project.
Publications include an illustrated book on my granddad's time in South Russia with the British Military Mission in 1919 and a series of cartoon books. I also volunteer for the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group strandings scheme and have an interest in nature, wildlife and the environment.

Artist Statement

My practice across all media, explores the diverse ways development can be interrupted or warped and how those interruptions are enfolded into the eventual whole. How these concerns emerge is informed by media used which includes installation, painting, animation and audio/visual elements in tandem or as stand-alone pieces. Video, animation and projection works use interrupted visuals, text and sound, layering them to various degrees. Similarly, my installation practice looks at the process of making by creating temporary works on site in response to a space from constantly recycled and layered materials and processes.
To emphasise the unique adaptations that occur in my projects - particularly in sculptural and installation works - I usually work solo and with only loose planning. However I have an interest in exploring alternative and organic collaborations and audience engagement via creating environments inside and outside the gallery, public material call-outs as well as casual conversation, blogging, artist networks and more structured events and talks.
A connected strand in my practice is dealing with hearing loss and some video and audio works are informed by the experience of it.