C.V
Education
2012/2013: MA: Art&Process CIT Crawford College of Art & Design, Sharman Crawford St, Cork
2001-2005: Hons Degree in Fine Art (Painting) from CIT Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork
2000-2001: Art, Craft & Design course in Dungarvan Technical College, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Solo Exhibitions
2009
January/March – Paint Formations, a light box show in Tom Barry’s, Barrack St, of close-up paint pours/flows organised organised by Mick O’Shea, Cork Artist Collective –
2006
July–August – Chaos & Creation, James Barry Exhibition Centre, C.I.T., Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown , Cork.
Group Exhibitions
2015
March – ‘There’s a Ghost in my House 2’ Presentations/Panel discussion & Exhibition with Colin Crotty, Jo Kelly, Maureen O’Connor, Diana Copperwhite, Sharon McCarthy, and Rebecca Bradley in CIT Crawford College of Art & Design.
2014
March – Sulumuc Collaborative Project, Tactic Gallery, Cork
January – Flip, group exhibition curated Feargal Cunningham – Tactic Gallery, Cork
2013
December – Sample Studios Christmas Show, Tactic Cork
2012
November/December – OUTBOX, 9/10 Copley St, Cork
November – Idiomunina, 15 Hughes St, Graiguenamagh, Kilkenny
October/December – IN THE BLACK, The Black Mariah @ The Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
July – (un)doing – Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork
2011
August – On the threshold of everything, inside and out, Sample Studios, Cork
August– Have you seen a monkey??? Contemporary arts festival, Banagher, Co.Offaly
March : OPEN HOUSE 4 – Sirius Arts Centre
Febrary/April : BACKWATER Twenty 10, Group light box, Tom Barry’s, Cork
2010
August : Right Place, Right Space?, The Plastic House, 26 Spencer St, Dublin.
March/April : BACKWATER Twenty 10, Backwater Artist Group 20th year Celebration, Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork.
March : Projected, Space Invader, North Main St, Cork City
2009
October: Waiting in the Wings 2, ARM Artspace Roondeel, Maastricht.
June – iD, Gorzow, Poland.
2008
September – October – When will it all end, Art Trail ’08.
August – ± Plus/Minus, Guesthouse Project Space, Cork.
February/March – ± Plus/Minus, Oland Sweden.
2007
July – POSTED 2 – Yellow Box Art & Music Centre in Oland, Sweden.
February-May – CEAD IN CHINA ,411 galleries, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing
2006
October/ November – Live Art Event, Imagine, Waterford Arts Festival,
September – Fetish in a Box – curated by Sandra Minchin, Art Trail’ 06, Triskel Arts Centre,Cork
September – Cornerfall, Art Trail ‘06, Shandon Craft Centre, Cork
2005
November – December – Open Studios 05, BackWater Artists GroupArt Trail’ 05, Cork
November – 24 hours Art Event, Tigh fili, Cork curated by Angelique dos Santos and Frances Murphy.
July – Forces of Nature two person exhibition with Grainne Ni Chuirrin, Jones Art Gallery, Dungarvan, Co.Waterford
June – Talk Less, Crawford College Honours Degree Show, Crawford College of Art & Design, Sharman Crawford St., Cork.
February- March – Cultural Confinement – curated by UCC Visual Arts Society, O’Rahillig building, U.C.C.
2004
May – June – Lucky Dip, Crawford Diploma Exhibition, Lough Community Centre, Cork.
March – April – Luxury – Towards an exhibition, UCC Visual Arts Society exhibition, O’Rahillig building, U.C.C
Curatorial/Collaborative projects
2009
June – iD, Gorzow, Poland, a collaborative project between Terminal, SKART, and Salon Bruit.
March/April – POSTED 4: Public talk/ Private Space – the renavatation of St. Peter’s Market(Bodega), Cornmarket St, Cork.
2008
September/October – When will it all end, Southern Fruit Warehouse, ArtTrail’08
August – ± Plus/Minus, The Guesthouse Project Space, Cork
February/March – ± Plus/Minus, Oland, Sweden
2007
September – POSTED 3 – Art-Trail’07, North Main st, Cork, and also displayed in Berlin, 19th Oct – 23rd
Nov/ July – Facilitated Auto-Reflex –21 Annmount, Cork.
July – POSTED 2 – Yellow Box Art & Music Centre in Oland, Sweden.
June – POSTED 1 – 12 venues across the world, and hosted online simultaneously.
June – ACD3 – Adviser/ Technician/ Curator – 3rd year Crawford College Degree Show, Old ESB substation, Caroline St. Cork.
2006
September – 3 Vincents Ave House Project, Art-trail’06, Cork
Work Experience
September 2005 – Current: Art Administrator/Technician, CIT Art Office, Cork Institute of Technology.
March 2011 – January 2012: Visual Art Project Assistant, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
October – December 2010 & 2011: Painting & Drawing Tutor St. Johns Central College, Cork City
October – December 2009: Artist in Residence, Carrigaline Community School, Water Park rd, Carrigaline
August 2007 – August 2009: Gallery Facilitator, Glucksman Gallery
July – December 2008 – Co. programme Manager, ArtTrail‘08, Contemporary art festial, Cork City
February 2007 – February 2008 – Gallery Assistant, Lavitt Gallery, Father Matthew St, Cork
Professional affiliations
2013-2016: Studio Member of Sample Studios, O’Sullivans Quay, Cork
2013 -14: Member of Visual Artist Ireland
2008 – 2011 : Member of Board of Directors, Art Trail, Cork
2006 – 2010 : Co-founder & Director of Cork-based-artist-collaboration SKART
Sharon: We wish you every success in China, in Ireland and in the rest of the world.
Best regards
Joan
Sharon
your blazing a trail well done.
Maria Tanner