A HOUSE SHAPED WHOLE BY BONE

Molesworth Gallery, Dublin 2, March 2024

A House shaped whole by Bone is a play on a house-shape hole, referring to the phrase used to describe the loss of something important; something that leaves a gap into which only that which is lost will ever fit. Seeing the House as a container for the self, this work draws on elements from the domestic sphere such as furniture, decorative design and childhood motifs to try to describe the very visceral, bittersweet experiences of longing, loss and nostalgia that certain domestic objects and images can provoke, like little holes in the body that we can't quite fill.

ARTEFACTS

Claremorris Gallery, Co. Mayo, Dec 2023

This show presented a diverse range of working practices and imagery as 'artefacts' of my working methods, my collections of materials and the memories and experiences which gave rise to the works. Marks in the works seem haphazard, like scratches on an old object or on the surfaces of an abandoned space. The titles, forms and surfaces in the pieces suggest events in domestic spaces and in some pieces, colour brings the body into those places. Clouds represent certain memories or feelings about those events.

'THIS IS THE POINT OF CONTACT'

Solo Exhibition, Talbot Gallery & Studios, Dublin, 2014

This body of work looked at the contrast between the solidity of objects and places we hold dear versus the intangible nature of feelings such as nostalgia and longing and how we use objects and ritual to create meaning in the stories we tell about ourselves and our origins.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 - 2022

Paintings, Sculpture, Assemblages

A selection of works exhibited as part of group shows in Ireland and abroad.

THE GOOD ROOM

Solo Exhibition
Wexford Arts Centre, 2011 (Award-funded by Wexford County Council)

The 'Good Room' refers to what many Irish people may have commonly called a room in a house, such as a dining room or second sitting room which is reserved for use during special occasions or when important visitors come to call; the room into which, throughout the rest of the year, young children may not be allowed and in which are kept the most treasured items of the house such as collections of dinnerware or expensive furniture. This body of work explores the dual nature of The Home as both a private enclave and a public showcase.

EVERYWHERE THERE ARE PALACES

Solo Exhibition, Stone Gallery, Dublin, 2009

This body of work looks at The Home (and the objects within it) as one's 'castle', a place which protects but also defines. It looks at how we use objects and buildings to project power & prestige.