Education:

2005-2009     National College of Art and Design, studying for a BA (Hons) History of Art & Design and Craft Design, completed 2009

Exhibitions:

2009 July,       Future Makers Exhibition, group show organised by the Crafts Council of Ireland, National Crafts Gallery, Killkenny

2009, June     NCAD Graduate Exhibition, group show, National College of Art and Design, Dublin

2008, Oct         Why Can't We All Just Get Along?, independent group show, Back Loft, Dublin

2007, July    Fraunau End of Term Exhibition, group show, Fraunau, Germany.

2007, May         Fancy a Blow? An Exhibition of Hand-blown Glass, group show, Piedescalso Art Café, Dublin.

2006, Aug        The Stozan Sundries, group show, Film Base, Dublin

Scholarships and awards:

2009, June      Future Makers Residences and Training Grant, received funding from the Crafts Council of Ireland to assist with costs of attending North Lands Creative Glass.

2009, April        North Lands Creative Glass, received funding from the Friends of North Lands Fund to attend a master class with Meike Groot and Dana Zamecnikova at the facility in Lybster, Scotland.

2008, Aug        Pittsburgh Glass Centre, Pennsylvania, received a half scholarship to attend a hot glass sculpting workshop with Scot Darlington,

2008, June        RDS National Crafts Competition, my submission was selected for the final round for judging in the category of Multimedia Textiles.

2008, Jan-May        Leonardo Scheme, offers students paid work experience in their chosen discipline. I worked at Glasstorm studio in Tain, Scotland with Nicola Burns and Brodie Nairn.


Publications:

2008, Oct 11th        Irish times, Right Here Right Now,  pg4, Catherine Foley