"...a singular voice both locally within the context of the Cork arts field and nationally as a queer, neurodivergent artist exploring underrepresented experiences and offering a unique vision of the world." - Arts Council of Ireland (panel feedback)

A Cork native, my research is rooted in queer ecology. The resulting work explores the subjective impacts of social, cultural, policy and post-colonial legacy structures on Ireland’s resident lifeforms while working through the media of printmaking, installation, co-creation & intervention.

My work has been widely exhibited, from curated to self-curated, DIY to publicly funded, solo to group shows, both in Ireland and internationally. I have also developed and delivered exhibitions and arts festivals in Cork, fostering local engagement with contemporary arts practices.

Artistic achievements of 2024 include:

  • The acceptance of 3 separate works to the RHA Annual Exhibition.

  • Awarded R&D award through the Artist in the Community Scheme funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, managed by Create.

  • Awarded the Triskel/Sample-Studios Project Space residency for 2026

  • Invited to facilitate children's printmaking workshop & exhibition at St. Peter’s Church, Cork City, for Cruinniú na n-Óg

  • Awarded the Creative Communities Grant by Cork City Council to deliver a workshop & exhibition based community art project in partnership with Cork's Gay Project

  • Project managed the Culture Night 2024 event programme for St. Peter's Church

"...guth ar leith, go háitiúil i gcomhthéacs réimse na n-ealaíon i gCorcaigh agus go náisiúnta, mar ealaíontóir a bhfuil féiniúlacht aeraigh agus neamhghnáthshláinte intinne acu, ag fiosrú eispéiris nach léirítear go hiondúil agus ag tairiscint léargas uathúil ar an saol." – Deontas Amharcealaíon na Comhairle Ealaíon (aiseolas an phainéil)

Corcaíoch dúchasach mé, tá mo chuid taighde fréamhaithe in éiceolaíocht aeraigh. Déanann an saothar seo iniúchadh ar na tionchair shubjéachtúla a bhíonn ag struchtúir shóisialta, chultúrtha, beartais agus oidhreachta iar-choilíneach ar fhoirmeacha beatha na hÉireann, trí mheáin an chló-ealaín, na suiteála, an chomhchruthaithe agus na hidirghabhála.

Tá mo shaothar léirithe go forleathan, ó thaispeántais choimeádaithe go taispeántais féin-choimeádaithe, ó thionscadail DIY go taispeántais mhaoinithe go poiblí, agus ó thaispeántais aonair go taispeántais ghrúpa, in Éirinn agus go hidirnáisiúnta. Chomh maith leis sin, tá taispeántais agus féilte ealaíne curtha chun cinn agus á gcur i láthair agam i gCorcaigh, ag cothú rannpháirtíochta áitiúla le cleachtais chomhaimseartha ealaíne.

Gaiscí Ealaíne 2024:

  • Glactar le 3 shaothar ar leith chuig an Taispeántas Bliantúil RHA.

  • Bronnadh gradam T&F trí Scéim Ealaíontóir sa Phobal, arna mhaoiniú ag an gComhairle Ealaíon na hÉireann agus arna bhainistiú ag Create.

  • Bronnadh cónaitheacht Spás Tionscadail Triskel/Sample-Studios dom do 2026.

  • Cuireadh mé chun ceardlann priontála do pháistí agus taispeántas a éascú i Séipéal Naomh Peadar i gCathair Chorcaí do Cruinniú na nÓg.

  • Bronnadh Deontas Pobail Chruthaitheach Chomhairle Cathrach Chorcaí chun tionscadal ealaíne pobail a sheachadadh i gcomhar le Gay Project Chorcaí.

  • Bainistíocht tionscadail ar chlár imeachtaí Oíche Chultúir 2024 do Shéipéal Naomh Peadar.