Ursula Burke

Born: Tipperary, 1974

Education & Qualifications 2006‐2011 Practice based PhD University of Ulster, 1999‐2000 University of Ulster, Belfast – Masters in Fine Art 1997‐1999 University of Ulster, Belfast – Degree in Fine Art 1993‐1997 Galway RTC ‐ National Diploma in Fine Art

Selected Exhibitions/Projects/Commissions

Upcoming Illuminations – Maynooth College Dublin

Solo exhibition and artist residency in An Galeiri, Donegal

F.E McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge, N. Ireland

2012 SCOPE New York Art Fair, March 2012 – Represented by the Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast

Irish Writers, March 2012; Photography Commission for Cavan County Council, curated by Karen Downey

2011 Hope is a thing with Feathers, The Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast Human Nature, curated by Davey Moore, Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin Co‐Curation of Art‐link New Art Award for Artlink, Donegal I can’t go on. I’ll go on. PS2 Gallery, Belfast The Golden Fleece Award, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin Ciall, An Galeiri, Donegal

2010 New Art Award‐ Solo Exhibition, Artlink, Buncrana, Art Rebels, Catalyst Arts, Belfast Culture Night – Piseog, Black Hole Studios, Roscommon

2009 State of Grace ‐ Catalyst Arts, Belfast RUA Annual Exhibition, Titanic Quarter Drawing Rooms, Belfast

2008 State of Grace ‐ The Third Floor Gallery, Minneapolis, U.S.A

2007 Platform Exhibition – Bailieborough, Cavan, Ireland Group Exhibition, Golden Thread Gallery

2006 Artist in Association commissioned by Art of Regeneration, North Down Borough Council, Belfast Co‐ordinator and c0‐programmer in conjunction with Queen Street Studios and Flax Art Studios, Belfast for FAQS Seminars

2005 Photographer in Association commissioned by Borderscapes, The Cross Border Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology Perspective, The Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast Iontas, Sligo Gallery of Art

2004 Archive‐ Lisburn Road, in conjunction with artist Daniel Jewesbury, at , Belfast Telegraph, Group Exhibition at Galerie Arte, Valencia, Spain Belf+st, Group Exhibition, Celje, Slovenia

2003 The Stars at Noon, The Triskel Arts Centre, Cork The Inheritance, The Context Gallery, , Northern Ireland

2002 Perspective, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast Where to? / Routes, Belfast Exposed, Belfast In the Picture/ Routes, Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast

Collections

My work is part of the Arts Council Northern Ireland Collection, The Office of Public Works Ireland and as part of several private collections nationally and internationally.

Bibliography

2010 Where have all the People Gone, Belfast Exposed Gallery 2008 Circa, Issue 123, Selective memories, collective histories – Declan Long 2004 Image ‐ “Art and the Community”, Grant Kester. 2002 Circa, Issue 102, Perspective, 2002, Review 2002 Circa, Issue 102, The Inheritance, Review 2002 Circa, Issue 101, See 2002 Circa, Issue 101. In the Picture, Routes, Review AN, Strictly Personnel, Review 2001 Circa Issue No. 93, EV+A 2001 Source Magazine, Portfolio pages; I am my mother’s daughter 2000 I am my mother’s daughter, START, reviewed by Brendan Adams I am my mother’s daughter, The Sunday Times

Publications

2007 Art of Regeneration. Published by Bangor Borough Council in association with Art of Regeneration 2006 The Politics of Remembrance. Published by the Cross Border Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology 2004 Archive ‐ Lisburn Road – The material culture of a Belfast Suburb. Published by Belfast Exposed 2003 And the One Doesn’t stir Without the Other. Published by Ursula Burke and Ruth Jones in conjunction with the Arts Council of Ireland

Awards

2010 Nominated for the Golden Fleece Award 2009 Shortlisted for the Gallery of Photography Artist Award 2009 Shortlisted for the British School at Rome Residency 2009 Support for Individual Artist Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland 2008 Support for Individual Artist Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland 2008 Regenerate ‐ Artist in Association, Belfast 2006 Support for Individual Artist Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland 2006 Artist in Association – Art of Regeneration, Bangor Borough Council 2005 Winnipeg Artist’s Exchange Residency, Arts Council of Northern Ireland 2005 Photographer in Association ‐ The Cross Border Centre, Dundalk Institute of Technology 2004 Arts Council of Ireland, Publications Assistance Scheme 2003 Arts Council or Northern Ireland Art Flight 2002 Support for Individual Artist Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland 2001 Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Art Flight Support for Individual Artist Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland Bursary from Belfast Exposed Gallery, Belfast for inclusion in the Routes Project

Employment & Committees

2007‐2009 Board Member of Flax Art Studios, Belfast 2003‐2006 Queen Street Studios, Belfast ‐ Administrator 2003‐2006 Associate Lecturer, University of Ulster, Belfast 2005‐2006 Board Member of Source, Photographic Review 2001‐2003 Associate Lecturer, University of Ulster, Belfast 2001‐2006 Co‐trustee of "In You We Trust" ‐ The Cushendall Tower Residency Programme 2000‐2002 Co‐Director of Catalyst Arts, Belfast

Work and Curation

August ‐ 7th September 2011 Here and There: Artists Selected for Fort Dunree, Artlink, Donegall This annual project features art from recent degree and postgraduate shows selected by a panel of artists who know the unique locale and context of Fort Dunree. For 2011 the selectors were artists Ursula Burke, Sam Keogh, and Jim Ricks, who exhibited at Fort Dunree for Artlink in 2010.

2008 Visiting Lecturer in the Sculpture Department, Chluain Mhuire, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology Invited as part of a Selection panel for New Work funding applications for the Arts Council of Ireland. 2006 Co‐ordinator of FAQS Seminars in conjunction with Queen Street Studios and FlaxArt Studios, Belfast 2003 Guest Co‐curator for And the One Does not Stir without the Other, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast 2002 Project Co‐ordinator and curator of Under Your Skin, Catalyst Arts, Belfast Editor of Skin, a Catalyst Arts publication produced in conjunction with ‘Under your Skin’ exhibition 2001 Project Assistant, Cartography ‐ The City, Catalyst Arts Co‐programmer for the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in conjunction with Catalyst Arts, Belfast 2000 Fundraiser and co‐ordinator for Catalyst Arts at ARCO 2001, Art Fair, Madrid, Spain Selection Panel for Infusion /Fix 2000, a millennium review of live art Project Co‐ordinator for Infusion/Fix 2000 Project Assistant, Catalyst Arts programme for the 1st Belfast Film Festival