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Education:
BA Hons Fine Art University Ulster Belfast (1997-2000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Exhibitions:
‘The Space Between’, Office of Public Works collection, Stormont Parliament buildings N.I., Backstage Theatre & Centre for the Arts, Longford, Ireland (2018)
‘Embodiment’, Gibbons&Nicholas \/ Bo Lee Gallery, London (2018)
‘Start’, Saatchi Gallery, London (2017)
Boyle Arts Festival, Roscommon, Ireland (2017)
Gibbons&Nicholas, Context Art, Miami (2016)
‘There’ll be no bloody bluebirds’, VUE, RHA, Dublin (2016)
‘Tr\u00ed’, J Cacciola Gallery, New York (2013);
‘Last of the name’ Culture Tech@ city of culture, Derry (2013);
Marty Kelly & Anna Morley, Fabriktheatre, Berlin (2013);
Art Toronto (2013, 12, 11);
Art Miami (2018, 2013, 12, 11);
‘Eastern Standard Time’, Barcelona (2012);
‘Close your Eyes’ Whitespace, The Mordes Collection, Florida (2011);
Art Palm Beach, Miami (2011);
Dublin Contemporary (2011);
Art Chicago (2010);
Dublin v’s New York (2009);
Art London (2009);
Estudio N\u00f3mada, Barcelona (2009);
Expressions & Revelations, Menier gallery London;
Art Edinburgh, Scotland (2008);
Art Dublin, Ireland (2008);
\u2018Artists\u2019 Choice\u2019, John Martin Gallery, London (2008);
\u2018Postmemory\u2019, Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin (2007);
\u2018new paintings\u2019, Blue Leaf Gallery, Dublin (2005);
\u2018Elsewhere Chronicles\u2019, Townhouse Gallery, Belfast (2004);
\u2018Steady Gazing, Outward Looking\u2019 Townhouse Gallery, Belfast (2003);
AAF Paris (2007);
RUA, Belfast (2007, 04, 01, 00);
AAF London (2007, 02-04);
IONTAS, Sligo, Ireland (2007, 01);
Woolf Gallery, London (2003);
Steadiing Gallery, Kirkcudbright, Scotland (2000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Works in collections:
Dept of Environment, N.Ireland;
Irish Contemporary Arts Society, Dublin;
Bank of ireland, Dublin;
Mandate Trade Union;
Lavelle Coleman Solicitors, Dublin;
Wedgewood Inc, Los Angeles, USA.
In private collections in Europe&USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:
Donegal County Council (2006, 2001),
Arts Council N. Ireland (2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications:
Who\u2019s who in Art 33rd edition;
Buyers Guide to Irish Art 2008;
Oxfam Calendar 07 \u2013 09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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