I qualified with a B.A. Hons degree in Fine Art, Sculpture in 1989 and exhibited my work both here in Ireland and in the U.K.
I have always been fascinated in the use of photography, especially artists like Man Ray and the Dadaists , Henry Bresson Cartier, and other Magnum photographers and the unique way in which they saw the world around them.
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In 1998 I was no longer able to make sculpture due to ill health and I switched to adding computer software to my 2 dimensional work, by using scanned images, found objects,as well as my drawings, paintings and photographs to make a single image.
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Awards

2011-Arts and Disability Ireland Award(Funded by both Arts Councils of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland) -also received this award in 2006, 2003 and 2001
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Publications

2007
“Face On-Disability Arts In Ireland and Beyond” Work Included in Book Co produced by create and ADI
Featured Artist- RTE 1 Programme-‘Three 60’
Commission for National Pension Fund Yearbook
Irish Tatler

2005
Commissioned Artwork- Health Research Board. Disability Database Report.

2004
Featured Artist ‘Artist and Illustrator’ Magazine, September Issue,
Book Illustration, 'The Gift Giver'. Mercury Print, New York.

2003
Department of An Taoiseach Publications.
Arts and Disability Forum Magazine
Arts Council -‘Towards Inclusion-Widening Access. Special Olympics
Commisioned Artwork- European Year of People with Disabilities Calendar 2002 (Funded by Dept. of Justice and Dept. of Health)

Exhibitions

2007
“What Inspires You?” 4 person exhibition at “The Gallery” Arts and Disability Forum, Belfast.
2006
‘Authentic Voices’ -Group Exhibition Tallaght Community Art Centre, Dublin.

2004
3 Person show at ‘The Gallery’, Arts and Disability Forum, Belfast.
’Beyond Barriers’. Solo Exhibition Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Dublin.
‘Feile’ Belfast, Invited Artist, September.
Castelreagh Visual Arts Festival,
October Group Exhibition at ‘The Gallery’, Belfast.
‘Celtic Spirit’ Group Exhibition- Art@thewaterfront Gallery, Sligo

2003
Solo exhibition. Wexford Opera Festival. October
Group Exhibition to Launch of European Year of People with Disabilities, Belfast
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I have exhibited my large scale digital work-originals and prints, in galleries here in Ireland, both North and South, and my work is in private collections in Ireland, England, France, Germany and the USA and I also have work in public collections here in Ireland.

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