Martin Finnin was born in 1968. He lives and works in Cork, Ireland. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015 The Wolf of Eyelash Mountain, John Martin Gallery, London 2013 Renegade Amongst the Dusty Nouns, John Martin Gallery, London 2012 Dust, Dots and a Day in the Maze, John Martin Gallery, London 2011 The Forgotten Art of Floating, Cornexchange Gallery, Edinburgh 2010 49 Oxhides and a Lump of Faith, John Martin Gallery, London 2009 The Moon and the Modern World, Origin Gallery, Dublin 2009 Old Rain, New Eyes, Vangard Gallery, Cork 2008 Turn the Lemon Page, Cill Rialaig Art Centre, Ballinskelligs, Kerry 2007 John Martin Gallery, ART LONDON, Chelsea, London 2007 A Snippet from the Seventh Soup, Vangard Gallery, Cork 2006 The World is Blue like an Orange, Urban Retreat Gallery, Dublin 2006 Stepping out of the Stream of Time, Printmakers Gallery, Limerick 2006 Life Beyond the Hedge, Cill Rialaig Art Centre, Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry 2005 The Miracle Outside the Window, Form Gallery, London 2005 The Marching Hugs, Origin Gallery, Dublin 2005 Meanwhile.. in a Foreign Land, Vangard Gallery, Cork 2003 The Origins of Optimism, Printmakers Gallery, Limerick 2003 Songs of Recluse, Vangard Gallery, Cork 2003 In Fall, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin 2002 Vermont Studio Gallery, Vermont 2001 A Subtle Consolation of Existence, Vangard Gallery, Cork 2001 The Big Picture, Printmakers Gallery, Limerick 1997 Forest of Banquets, Tig Filí Gallery, Cork 1996 Spionza, Blackcombe Gallery, Cork 1996 Gaia, Triskel Art Centre, Cork 1995 Ivory Tower, Cork 1995 Jo Rain Gallery, Dublin 1994 Art Hive, Cork 1993 Blackcombe Gallery, Cork 1993 Lost Boys Coffee Shop, Harlem, Holland 1991 Everyman Palace, Cork 1990 Iveagh Markets, Dublin 1988 La Galleria Lucierna, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Imago Mundi - Fondazione Benetton, Italy 2015 Curator’s Choice, Hunt Museum, Limerick 2011 Office of Public Work, Recent Acquisition Exhibition, Dublin 2009 Jack Donovan & Martin Finnin, Printmakers Gallery, Limerick 2008 Artist Choice, John Martin Gallery, London 2006 Cill Rialaig Arts Centre, Ballinskelligs, Kerry 2006 Tribute to Beckett, Vangard Gallery, Cork 2004/05 The People’s Gallery, Cork 2003 Myth and Magic, Lavit Gallery, Cork 2002 Royal Hibernian Academy, RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin 2001 Íontas 2001, Sligo Art Gallery; Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast; Crawford Art Gallery, Cork 2000 Tom Climent, Martin Finnin, Brian Smyth, Lavit Gallery, Cork 1998 Sense of Cork, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES 2011 Culture Ireland Award - Cornexchange Edinburgh 2009 Dedalo Art Residency, Tuscany, Italy 2008 Cill Rialaig Art Centre Residency, Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry 2004 Dedalo Art Competition, Tuscany (first prize 2004) (Residencies 2005, 2006 & 2007) 2004 Cill Rialaig Art Centre, Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry 2002 Vermont Studio Centre, USA (painting scholarship) 2000 Department of Foreign Affairs ( Cultural Relations Committee award) 2000 Vermont Studio Centre, USA (fellowship award) 1998 Nominated by Crawford Art Gallery for Glen Dimplex Awards 1998 Sense of Cork, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork (prizewinner) BIBLIOGRAPHY 2015 “The Paintings of Martin Finnin”, book published by JM London, 132 pages 2013 Lorenzo Belenguer, “Martin Finnin: Figures in an Abstract World”, Huffington Post, 5 Nov 2013 JM London Artist Film, VisionOn, Cathy Sayers, Length 6.17 min 2010 Mark Ewart, “49 Oxhides and a Lump of Faith”, Irish Arts Review, Spring (March - May 2010) 2007 Vangard I - Martin Finnin, ed. John O’Regan, intro by Peter Murray, Essay by Allanah Hopkin (Gandon Editions, Kinsale) 2006 Louise McBride, “Irish art is centre stage at new Shelbourne Hotel” Sunday Business Post, 15 Oct Interview by Sinéad Crowley, RTÉ TV News, 30 Dec 2005 Joe Jackson, “Out of a great darkness can come great light”, Sunday Independent, 27 Nov Mark Ewart, “Martin Finnin” (Exhibition review), 21 Jan 2002 Interview by Colette Sheridan, Irish Examiner, 27 Apr 2001 Alannah Hopkin, “Martin Finnin: A subtle consolation of existence”, Sunday Times, 4 Mar 1997 “Portrat of the Artist”, Irish Examiner, 29 Nov 1996 Mark Ewart, “Martin Finnin” (Triskel Exhibition review), Circa 76 1994 Kevin Barry, “A herd of friesian fridges”, Irish Examiner, Sept Mark Ewart, “Martin Finnin” (Art Hive exhibition review), Irish Times, 14 Sept COLLECTIONS Imago Mundi, Fondazione Benetton Crawford Art Gallery, Cork Cork Opera House Department of Foreign Affairs The Shelbourne, Dublin Office of Public Works AIB Bank Collection Spazio Tiempo Gallery, Florence University College Cork Vermont Studio Centre, USA Private collections in Ireland, England, Holland, Italy, Lithuania, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Mexico, China and the US. Martin Finnin is represented by the John Martin Gallery London http://www.jmlondon.com/artists/martin-finnin/ Artist Film https://vimeo.com/76345295 Artist Website www.martinfinnin.com .