Breda Lynch - CV
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Born: Kilkenny, Ireland
Education: 2005 University of Wolverhampton, England. MPhil Fine Art/Digital Media 1993 Chelsea School of Art and Design, London. M.A. Degree in Fine Art 1992 Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork B.A. Hons Degree in Fine Art [Print]
Solo Exhibitions:
2020 ‘Blue Dyke’ public artwork part of Feminist Supermarket ongoing project, Ormston House, Limerick 2017 ‘Witch and Lezzie’, Ashford Gallery at the RHA, Dublin 2016 ‘Fragments of a Lost Civilization’, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo 2015 Abhainn Ri - Festival of Inclusion and Participation, Callan, Co Kilkenny 2014 ‘The Pit and Other Stories’, Solo show Siamsa Tire, Tralee, Kerry 2013 ‘Thursday’s Clinic’, 126 Gallery, Galway 2010 ‘Strange Love’, Black Mariah, Triskel off site at ESB Substation, Cork 2009 ‘Song to the Siren’, Galway Arts Centre, Galway 2007 ‘The Place of the Crows’, Context Gallery offsite@ Orchard Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland 2007 ‘Mary Toft’s Children,’ South Tipperary Arts Centre, Clonmel 2007 ‘Fleur Fatales’, Context Gallery offsite@ Prehen House, Derry, Northern Ireland 2006 ‘Dark Brides and Silent Twins’, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick
Selected Group Exhibitions since 2000:
2021 ‘Queer Migrations’, The Luan Gallery, Athlone, (upcoming) ‘I am what I am,’ - Ballina Arts Centre, Ballina (upcoming)
2020 RHA Annual - RHA Gallery, Dublin 'Elliptical Affinities: Irish Women Artists and the Politics of the Body 1985-present' curated by Fionna Barber, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick.
2019 ‘Dynasty’ - PS122 Gallery, New York, U.S.A. 'Elliptical Affinities: Irish Women Artists and the Politics of the Body 1985-present' curated by Fionna Barber, Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, Co Louth ‘Snap to Grid’, LACDA, Los Angelus, U.S. ‘Soul Noir’ - Laragh House, Co. Kildare. ‘Dearly Beloved…’, ARTWORKS 2019, Carlow Arts Festival, VISUAL Carlow ‘Impressions Print Biennial ‘ - Galway International Arts Festival, Galway ‘Homeland: Off Memory’, -in association with Damer House, Dublin ‘In Orbit’ - Catalyst Arts. Belfast ‘The Politics of (In)Visibility’, Centre for Transforming Sexuality & Gender, University of Brighton UK. LACDA 15 year anniversary exhibition, LACDA, Los Angelus, U.S. ‘What Next Festival’, Dance Limerick, Johns Square, Limerick ‘Open Source’, LACDA. Los Angelus, U.S.
2018 ‘LOOP Festival’ - ‘Homeland’ various venues— Barcelona, Spain ‘Snap-to-Grid’, LACDA, Los Angelus, U.S. ‘Homeland: Off Memory’, Damer House, Roscrea ‘But Still, Like Dust, I’ll Rise’, curated by Vivienne Dick, GAC, Galway ‘Soul Noir Festival ‘, The Chocolate Factory, Dublin ‘In Vision: Festival of Video Art and Creative Film, The Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin ‘Programme Your Retroactive Wish’, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
1 LACDA members show, Los Angelus, U.S. ‘Electron Salon - 3’, LACDA, Los Angelus, U.S. ‘Electron Salon - 2’, LACDA, Los Angelus, U.S. ‘Brainchild’ - WCU, Cullowhee, North Carolina, U.S. ‘Electron Salon’, LACDA, Los Angelus, U.S.
2017 ‘The Wounded Deer’, Convent Art Space, Melbourne, Australia ‘Snap-to-Grid’ - LACDA, Los Angelus, U.S. ‘Soul Noir Festival’, Dublin ‘Pink Noise’ - LACDA, Los Angelus, U.S. ‘Queeriosity’ - Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast ‘Nasty Woman’, Pallas Projects, Dublin ‘Impressions Print Biennial - Galway International Arts Festival, Galway ‘Testing’, Catalyst Arts, Belfast ‘Brainchild’ - 126 Gallery, Galway Members Show - LACDA, Los Angelus, U.S. “#Exstrange”, #wishingyouwell - curated by Nora O’Murachu, Online visual art project utilising ebay.
2016 ‘Imago Mundi’ - Contemporary Art from Ireland, Luciano Benetton Collection ‘Snap-to-Grid’, LACDA, Los Angelus
2015 ‘The Future is Self-Organised’, curated by Pallas Projects, LCGA, Limerick ‘Snap-to-Grid’, LACDA, Los Angelus ‘Saloon’, Catalyst Arts, Belfast BEFF - Bangkok Experimental Film Festival 2015, Ferry Gallery, Bangkok ‘Impressions Print Biennial’, Galway Arts Festival ‘Plane Invasion’, LSAD Gallery, Limerick ‘No Time For Hysteria’, 126@BCA, Burren College of Art, Co Clare ‘Electron Salon’, LACDA, Los Angelus
2014 ‘Snap to Grid’, LACDA, Los Angelus ‘Little Kingdoms’, Catalyst Arts, Belfast ‘Glitch’, curated by Nora O’Murachu, Rua Red, Dublin ‘Restless’, 7th 126 Annual Members Show, Galway International Arts Festival, Galway ‘Felt and Fact’, curated by Padraig Robinson, The Malthouse, Stradbally, Co. Laois ‘The Mind in the Flesh: Female Bodies in Contemporary Performance’, Dance Limerick ‘Alye’, SIM Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2013 ‘Afterlife – Festival De Los Muertos’, Pallas Projects, Dublin ‘Forced Exposure, Collapsible You’, Black Mariah, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork Catalyst at the Waterfront –Culture night, Belfast ‘Precursor’, Catalyst Arts, Belfast ‘RHA Annual’, RHA Gallery, Dublin ‘I Heart Catalyst’, Catalyst Arts, Belfast ‘Festival of the Curious Mind’, TomCat Festival, various sites, Limerick
2012 ‘Impressions’, Galway Arts Centre, Galway ‘Reflections’, Faber Studios, Limerick ‘Household’, various sites, Belfast ‘Extinct Are Us’, Ormston House, Limerick ‘Other Drawings’, Ormston House, Limerick 126 Members Show, 126 Gallery, Galway
2011 ‘Sex and Violence-Appropriation in Contemporary Irish Art’, Mina Dresden, San Francisco Live@8-Currency, The Guest House, Cork 2011. A Collection of Lovers Lost Mistakes’, curated by The Black Mariah, Broadstone Studios, Dublin Live@8-Feast of Fools, curated by Vivienne Dick, Trade Club, Sligo ‘Displaying the Other’, Catalyst Arts, Belfast ‘Queer as Political’, The Other Place, Cork ‘The Ponderous Counter Spectacle of Things Ceasing to Be’, Daghdha Space, Limerick Cork Terminal Convention: Art Fair – Black Mariah Gallery, Cork ‘Dark Waters’, curated by Jenny Keane, Platform Arts, Belfast
2 2010 ‘Bizarre Bazaar’, Pallas Projects, Dublin ‘An Eire of the Senses’, 411 Galleries at the Irish Pavilion, World Expo, Shanghai, China ‘Bitter Sweet: Expressions of Love and Hate’, Macroom, Cork ‘Live@8’, curated by Vivienne Dick, Galway ‘A Poem of Friendship’, Occupy Space, Limerick ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’, RHA, Dublin ‘Bitter Sweet: Expressions of Love and Hate’, Doswell Gallery, Rosscarbury, Cork
2009 ‘Darkness Visible’, off site project in The Georgian House, No 2 Pery Sq. in association with The Belltable and L.C.G.A Limerick ‘Human Oddities’, Savoy, Cork ‘Portables – Art/Notart’, IMOCA, Dublin ‘Drawing Eire’, 411 Gallery, Shanghai and Beijing ‘Symmetries’, Black Church Print studio, Dublin ‘Fruitcakes and Furry Collars’, Cork ‘Darkness Visible’, Cavan Literary Festival, various venues, Cavan
2008 ‘Black Mariah in Istanbul’, URA! Space, Istanbul, Turkey ‘Live@8’, curated by George Bolster, Galway ‘Shuffle’, Tulca Arts Festival curated by George Bolster, Galway Live@8, curated by Meave Mulrennan, The Docks, Galway ‘Darkness Visible’, Galway Arts Centre, Galway BEFF5: 5th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival, Bangkok, Thailand ‘Is Mise Ireland’, 411 Gallery, Shanghai, China ‘Transducer’, curated by Daniel Vais, Limerick Printmakers, Limerick ‘Inertia and Beyond’, The Black Mariah, Cork
2007 ‘Everything You Know About Desire Is Dead Wrong’, curated by Gavin Hogg, Think Creative, Limerick ‘Limerick Printmakers Winter Exhibition, Limerick Lorg off site project – Tulca Arts Festival Galway ‘Within and Without’ – Siamsa Tire, Kerry ‘Iontas’ – Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo ‘Soundeye – Poetry Festival’, Cork. ‘SKART’ – International Poster Exhibition, Cork, Glasgow, Belfast, Berlin, Bristol, Melbourne, Oland, Vilnius, (and other venues) ‘Print Open’ – Limerick Printmakers, Limerick ‘Within and Without’, Original Print Gallery, Dublin ‘Cead’- 411 Gallery – Shanghai, Beijing and Hangzhou, China ‘Within and Without’, Limerick Printmakers, Limerick
2006 ‘126- The Greatest Hits’, Galway Arts Centre ‘Impressions Print Biennial’, Galway Arts Centre ‘Within and Without’, White Room Gallery, Tulca Arts Festival, Galway ‘Multiplicity’, The Market House, Monaghan ‘126 - 4’, Laurel Hill, Galway
2005 ‘Limerick Printmakers Winter Exhibition, Limerick ‘6X6XTri Showcase’ – China Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing, China ‘Multiplicity’, Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon ‘6X6XTri Showcase’ – Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai, China ‘Caucus – On art, possibility and democracy,’ National Sculpture Factory, Cork ‘Teenage Flicks’ Galway Film Festival ‘Multiplicity’ Context Gallery, Derry ‘6X6XTri Showcase’ – 411 Gallery, Hanghou City, China ‘RHA Annual’ RHA, Ely Place, Dublin ‘EVA’, curated by Dan Cameron, Limerick ‘Unframed’, Ballina Arts Centre, Co. Mayo ‘Clo in China’, 411 Gallery, Hangzhou City, China ‘Counterparts’, Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick
2004 ’C2 1995-2005’, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork ‘Drawing the Line ’Orleans House, Twickenham, London
3 ‘Multiplicity’ Foto Island House, Foto Island, Cork ‘Impressions’ print exhibition, Galway Arts Centre, Galway ‘Unframed’, Limerick Printmakers Winter Exhibition, Limerick ‘6X6’ 411 Gallery, Hangzhou City, China Eigse, Carlow RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA Gallery, Dublin
2003 ‘Portables’, Art/Not Art collaboration in association with Proto Academy, Edinburgh Art in the Cathedral, St. Finbars Cathedral, Cork Eigse, Carlow RHA Summer Exhibition, RHA Gallery, Dublin Time: 150 years, L.S.A.D. Limerick
2002 ‘EV+A - Heros & Holies’, curated by Apinan Poshyananda, Limerick ‘Impressions’, Galway Arts Centre, Galway
2001 ‘Focus on Drawing’ Limerick City Gallery, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork and N.C.A.D gallery Dublin.
2000 'Straylight' at Temple Bar Galleries - Darklight Film Festival, Dublin. ‘Straylight’, Ennis Arts Festival, Co. Clare 'Salon '99' Pallas Studios, Dublin.
Publications:
2020 RHA Annual, Catalogue RHA Dublin. 2019 Elliptical Affinities, Catalogue by Fionna Barber, Metropolitian Uni. Manchester & Aoife Ruane, Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, 2017 Madder Lake, publication curated and edited by James Merrigan 2017 #exstrange: A Curatorial Intervention on eBay, catalogue by Maize Books, Michigan Publishing 2017 Satan was a Lesbian, printed project with Padraig Robinson and Yin Yin Wang, 2016 ‘Imago Mundi’ - An Image from Ireland, Luciano Benetton Collection Publications. 2013 RHA Annual, Catalogue RHA Dublin. 2010 Eire of the Senses Catalogue, Irish Pavilion, World Expo, Shanghai, China 2009 Drawing Eire, 411 Galleries Shanghai, China. 2008 Darkness Visible, GAC with Galway Internatinal Arts Festival 2007 Fleurs Fatales, artist catalogue, LCGA and Context Gallery Derry, Ireland. 2008 Is Mise Eire Catalogue, 411 Galleries, China 2005 EVA, catalogue, Gandon Editions Ireland. 2005 RHA Annual, Catalogue RHA Dublin. 2005 Cló In China, Contemporary Irish Printmaking Catalogue 2005 ‘Caucus – On art, possibility and democracy,’ National Sculpture Factory, Cork 2004 RHA Annual, Catalogue RHA Dublin. 2004 C2, 1995-2005, Catalogue, Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork, 2002 EVA, catalogue, Gandon Editions Ireland. 1994 Despatches, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery
Curation:
2012 ‘Other Drawings’, Ormston House, Limerick 2010 ‘Excavate’, Cork City Museum in association with Cork Printmakers, Cork 2010 ‘A Poem of Friendship’, Occupy Space, Limerick 2009 ‘Darkness Visible’, co-curated with Ann Mulrooney at the Georgian House, Pery Sq in association with The Belltable Arts Centre and Limerick City Gallery of Art. 2009 ‘Darkness Visible’, co-curated with Ann Mulrooney , various venues in Cavan town for the Cavan Literary Festival. 2008 ‘Darkness Visible’, co-curated with Ann Mulrooney at the Galway Arts Centre, for the Galway Arts Festival 2008 ‘John The Painter’, co-curated with Daniel Vais at Limerick Printmakers as part of the Outsider Arts Festival, Limerick 2006 Limerick Printmakers Winter Exhibition’(invited curator), Limerick 2003 Quadrant Young Contemporaries, (invited curator) at the Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick. 2001 Limerick Small Print Exhibit (invited curator) at Doswell Gallery, Limerick.
4 Public Talks and Seminars:
2020 Invited Speaker, Lunchtime Social - Ormston House, Limerick. 2018 Invited speaker, Invision: Festival of Video Art and Creative Film, Dublin 2017 ’In Conversation’ Breda Lynch with Colin Graham, RHA Gallery, Dublin 2016 Invited chair at Light Moves Festival, Dance Limerick 2016 Deep Seated: Orgy of Naughty- curated by James Merrigan at MAAP, CIT, Sullivan’s Quay, Cork 2016 Deep Seated: Orgy of Scary - curated by James Merrigan at Ormston House, Limerick 2014 ‘Glitch’, DATA, Trinity College, Dublin 2014 ‘Thursday’s Clinic’ at ‘ Mind in the Flesh: Female Bodies in Contemporary Performance’, Dance Limerick, Limerick 2014 ‘The Pit and Other Stories’, SIM Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland 2014 ‘The Pit and Other Stories,’ Siamsa Tire, Tralee, Co Kerry 2013 ‘The Pit and Other Stories’, VAI: Show and Tell, HQ - Occupy, Limerick 2013 ‘Thursday’s Clinic’, 126 Gallery, Galway 2012 ‘The Centre for Studies in Otherness Postgraduate Symposium, ’Hunt Museum, Limerick 2012 Elephant Talks: Other Drawings, Ormston House, Limerick 2011 ‘Displaying the Other- Artist talk’, Catalyst, Belfast 2011 ‘Doubles’, Burren School of Art, Co. Clare 2010 ‘A Poem of Friendship’, public talk at Occupy Space, Limerick 2010 Madchen in Uniform, talk followed by screening at The Guest House, Cork 2009 ‘Song to the Siren’, public talk at The Spirit Store, Limerick 2009 ‘Song to the Siren’, public talk at Galway Arts Centre, Galway 2009 ‘Darkness Visible’, - public talk at The Georgian House, Pery Sq. Limerick 2009 ‘Darkness Visible’, - public talk at Cavan Literary Festival 2008 ‘Darkness Visible’- public talk at Galway Arts Centre 2008 ‘The Message: Art and Occultism’, Outsider Arts Festival, Daghdha Dance Studio, Limerick 2007 ‘Fleurs Fatales’ – Public talk at Prehen House, Derry 2006 ‘Wild Speculation Session’: Invited speaker. Choreographed event part of the ‘Framemakers Conference’ at the Daghdha Dance Space, Limerick 2006 ‘The Future of Print’: Public talk to coincide with ‘Impressions Print Biennial’, Galway 2006 ‘Dark Brides and Silent Twins’: Public talk at Limerick City Gallery. 2005 ‘Collaboration in Contemporary Art Practice’: Guest speaker with Dr Fergal Gaynor (Art/NotArt), part of Tulca Arts Festival, Galway. 2002 ‘Siamese Twins: Digital Reproduction as Art’; presented seminar at Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University and Rangsit University Bangkok, Thailand.
Professional Membership and Committees/Panels:
Artist membership of 126 Gallery, Galway 2006 – ongoing. Artist membership of Catalyst Arts, Belfast - ongoing. Professional membership of Visual Artists Ireland - ongoing. Membership of LACDA, Los Angeles - ongoing. Artist membership of Ormston House, Limerick 2011 - ongoing.
Member of EVA Committee, Limerick, 2001 – 2011 Invited member of Daghdha DMP -Dance Mentoring Programme - panel-Limerick 2009 - 2011 Member of Research and Development Subcommittee at LIT, Limerick 2011 - 2014 Elected member of Academic Council, LIT, Limerick 2007 – 2010 Artist representative on selection panel for Fire Station Studios, Dublin 2007 Artist representative on consultancy panel for Broadstone Studios, Dublin 2007 LSAD Gallery Committee, LIT, Limerick 2001 – 2009 Associate member of Limerick Printmakers 2000 - 2008
Awards and Residencies:
2019 Schloss Solitude Academy - invited short stay residency, Stuttgart, Germany 2019 Recipient of Black Heart award at Soul Noir Festival. 2018 Recipient of Limerick City Council International Mobility Award. 2018 Best in House at Invision: Festival of Video Art and Creative Film, Dublin 2018 Cow House Residency Award, Wexford. 2017 NUIG Purchase prize, Impressions Print Biennale, G.I.A.F.17.
5 2015 Cill Rialaig Artist Residency Award 2014 Arts Council Travel and Training Award 2014 SIM Residency, Reykjavik Iceland 2012 Cill Rialaigs Artist Residency Award. 2008 Commission from the Galway Arts Festival 2007 Iontas, Small Works Exhibition – prize winner 2007 Recipient of a Limerick City Council Visual Arts Bursary 2006 Recipient of a Limerick City Council Visual Arts Bursary 2005 Recipient of an Arts Council Artist Bursary Award
Collections: OPW - Office of Public Works NUIG Collection, Galway Luciano Benetton Collection, Italy TCD Collection - Trinity College Dublin Limerick City Gallery Collection, University of Limerick Collection, Hunt Museum Limerick, NCAD Lib. Collection Dublin Private Collections in Ireland, UK and Thailand
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