The Story  
1949 Born Dublin
Education, Sisters of Charity		  
1968-1972 Trinity College Dublin, BA in Philosophy, History and English Literature  
1972-1974   Amsterdam, where I came on clay as a medium of expression in the sculptures of Rosemary Andrews. I worked alongside her in her studio on the Keizersgracht.  
1974-1982   Dublin. Shared workspace in the studio of Anthony O’Brien and Jim Galligan. Mentor, Sonja Landweer. I found a deeper understanding of 3d form through dance with Kalichi.  
1982-1985   Kyoto. Attracted there by Sodeisha Group. Set up a studio on the edge of Kiyomizu. Took classes with Kyo-yaki master Tousai Sawamura , and was inspired by the geometry in the works of Yasuo Hayashi and the impossible balances in the sculptures of Susumu Arioka.  
1985   China - Jingdezhen, Liling, Xian, Dunhuang Caves, Flaming Mountains  
1985-1987   Dublin. Set up a studio in Mountjoy Square. I was encouraged by Michael Robinson then curator in the Ulster Museum and Pat Murphy now of OPW Dublin.  
1988-  

Amsterdam. Galerie Maas under Erik Voorrips, represented my work till his retirement. Since 1999 I’ve been with the Peppercanister Fine Art Gallery in Dublin. I joined the Beeldhouwerscollectief ABK in 1998 which opened up a network of contacts to sculptors and galleries in the Netherlands. The winning of a Westerwald prize in the field of ceramic sculpture brought international attention. The solo show curated in 1993 by Michael Robinson in the Ulster Museum was important in giving my work a place in Ireland. My self portrait is in the National Self Portrait Collection and I was selected for the Artists’ Century 1900-2000 exhibition in the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

 
   
 
    CV  
    Selected Exhibitions  
2010   Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin. Select  
2009   Museum Nagele Kunst & Architectuur. Eenvoud.  
    Ceramics of Europe - Keramik Europas - Westerwaldpreis 2009, Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Germany. catalogue
    2009 International Ceramic Symposium, Indiana State University, USA. Cultural Influence:  From Traditional Expression to Modern Context.  
    15a Galerie & Beeldentuin, Lochem  
    Kunstmaand Ameland. November catalogue
  solo Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht.  
2008 solo Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin  
    15a Galerie & Beeldentuin, Lochem  
    Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin showed Black O, bronze 1/8 in the sculpture exhibition Wall & Plinth. catalogue
    VII Ceramic Congress, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey  
2007   15a Galerie & Beeldentuin, Lochem  
    4th World Ceramic Biennale, Korea catalogue
    Irish Contemporary Ceramics, National Museum of Ireland  
    Galerie De Kapberg, Egmond aan den Hoef, with Mieke Mens and Marian Smit  
    Rondom Frank Steyaert, Ronse, Belgium.  
2006   European Ceramic Context 2006, Denmark
catalogue
    East - West Ceramics Collaboration IV, University of Hawaii at Manoa Art Gallery  
    176th Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, Invited Artist catalogue
    Ten Years in the Making, An Exhibition of Art from State Buildings, Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin  
    MAT, Galerieroute, Den Haag  
    Irish Contemporary Ceramics Touring Exhibition 2006 - 2007  
    Keramuze 5, De Bilt, The Netherlands catalogue
2005   Frank Steyaert Gallery, Ghent, Belgium with Beatrijs van Rheeden and Marieke Pauwels  
    SIAR 50, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin catalogue
    Irish Ceramics of the 21st Century, National Museum of Ireland, Dublin  
    Ruth Duckworth Homage part 2, Garth Clark Gallery, New York  
    175th Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, Dublin catalogue
2004   KERAMIK EUROPAS 2004 WESTERWALDPREIS, Westerwald Museum, Hohr-Grenzhausen
 catalogue
    duet 10, SBK KSMN- eiland, Amsterdam, with Wicher Meursing  
2003 solo Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin  
2002   20 jaar Amsterdam Beeldhouwerscollectief, Kasteel Museum Sypesteyn,
Loosdrecht 		cataloque
2000   Artists’ Century, Irish Self-Portraits and Selected Works, 1900-2000,
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, toured to Belfast and Limerick		 catalogue
    Irish Contemporary Ceramics 2000, Ulster Museum Belfast, toured
Sligo, Limerick and Dumfries - also ICC 1997 		catalogue
    Drie Beeldhouwers, Fort Rammekens, Stedelijk Museum Vlissingen
with Anneke de Witte and Marianne van der Kooij		  
1999 solo Peppercanister Gallery, Dublin  
    Keramuze 1999 Keramische kunst in De Bilt, Bilthoven catalogue
1998   de Hortus als Lusthof, Amsterdam Beeldhouwers Kollektief, Amsterdam catalogue
    Sonsbeek Art and Design,  
1997   Galerie Amphora, Oosterbeek, with Sonja Landweer  
    Craft Council, Showcase, London  
1996   Innovation from Tradition, Irish Art, EU Buildings, Brussels catalogue
  solo Galerie Maas, Rotterdam  
1993 solo RECENT WORKS Ulster Museum, Belfast, travelled to Limerick City Gallery of Art and the Green On Red Gallery, Dublin  
    CIAS members’ collections, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin  
1992 solo Galerie Maas, Rotterdam  
    New Acquisitions, The National Self- Portrait Collection of Ireland, University of Limerick catalogue
1991   CONFIGURA 1, Kunst in Europa, Erfurt ‘91. Erfurt catalogue
    ESPACE, 64 Irish and European Sculptors, catalogue
1990 solo Galerie Ram, Arnhem as part of Iers Theater Festival  
    Contemporary Artists from Ireland, Austin/Desmond Fine Art,
London 		catalogue
1988   Irisches Kunsthandwerk Gestern und Heute, Karlsruhe and Hamburg  
1987   Four Ceramic Artists, Fenderesky Gallery , Belfast catalogue
1986   Sweeney Astray, Cibeal Cincise, Kenmare  
    OB’ART, Paris  
1984 solo Gallery Beni, Kyoto  
    Independent Artists, Municipal Museum Kyoto  
1982   EVA, Limerick catalogue
1974   Living Elements, Neptune Gallery, Dublin  
   
 
    Public Collections  
    Icheon World Ceramic Center, Korea  
    National Museum of Ireland, Dublin  
    Ulster Museum, Belfast  
    Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany  
    Museum het Princessehof, Leeuwarden  
    Frank Steyaert Museum, Gent  
    Arts Council of Ireland, Dublin  
    Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick.  
    St. Patricks Seminary, Carlow  
    Allied Irish Bank  
    National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland, University of Limerick  
    Farmleigh House, Dublin  
    Office of Public Works, Dublin  
   
 
    Teaching opportunities  
2007   Visiting artist, National College of Art and Design, Dublin  
    Visiting artist, Sligo Institute of Technology, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology  
2006   Visiting artist, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology  
2005   Visiting artist, University of Ulster, Belfast  
    Visiting artist, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology  
    Masterclass /Workshop, Fire Station Studios, Dublin  
2004   Visiting artist, Sligo Institute of Technology, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology  
2000   Master Class, Fire Station Studios, Dublin  
1999   Visiting artist, National College of Art and Design, Dublin  
1995   Visiting artist, 2nd year sculpture, Emerson College, Forest Row, Sussex  
1994-1997   External assessor BA degree course in Craft Design with Wendy Ramshaw, National College of Art and Design, Dublin  
   
 
    Awards  
2007   Diploma of Honor, 4th World Ceramic Biennale 2007 Korea  
2004   Westerwaldpreis, Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Hohr-Grenzhausen  
   
 
    Grants  
2009   Indiana State University, funded participation in Symposium  
2008   Afyon Kocatepe University funded participation in congress  
2007   Culture Ireland funded participation in 4th World Ceramic Biennale 2007 Korea  
2006   Culture Ireland and University of Hawaii at Manoa funded participation in East-West Collaboration IV Hawaii  
2000   Alexander Foundation Grant, Switzerland.  
1997   Showcase funded by Craft Council London  
1993   RECENT WORKS an Ulster Museum Travelling Exhibition funded by same, aided by Limerick City Gallery of Art.  
1992   Symposium in Germany grant aided by the Irish Foreign Cultural Affairs Committee.  
1990   Symposium in Finland funded by The Crafts Council of Ireland & the Irish Foreign Cultural Affairs Committee.  
1988   Travel to The Netherlands funded by The Arts Council of Ireland.