Education

• Professional Masters in Art and Design Education at the National College of Art & Design (NCAD), 2015-2017 

• Diploma in Online Marketing and Digital Strategy, from Dublin Business School, Distinction (DBS), 2013

• Level 5 Certificate in Bookkeeping Manual and Computerized, 2013

• 2:1 Honours Degree in Fine Art from the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), 2005-2009

• Fetac Level 2 Certificate. 7 Distinctions & 3 Merits in Art, Design and Mixed Media from (BCFE), 2004-2005

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Awards

• Highly Commended in the Zurich Portrait Prize at the National Gallery of Ireland, 2020

• Best Animated Short, L-Dub Film Festival, Florida, USA, 2019

• Shortlisted for the Zurich Portrait Prize at the National Gallery of Ireland, 2018

• The Lorna Brett Jordan Annual Memorial Bursary in Prinkmaking, 2009

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Teaching | Lectures | Workshops | Talks

• Lecturer at Dublin Institute of Design 2017-Present

• Art Teacher at Le Chéile Secondary School 2017-2018

• Development Education Artist Talk to Professional Masters of Education Students at NCAD

• Workshop Facilitator for NCAD Access Day 2017

• Artist facilitator for Irish Film Institute (IFI) mural project with 12 young adults, 2016

• Student teacher at St Mac Dara's Community College, 2016-2017

• Special Educational Needs (SEN) project at St Josephs School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 2016

• Arts and Crafts Teacher at Centre of English Studies (CES), Summer 2016

• Book binding and zine making workshop at Dublin Zine Fair 2011-2015

• Student teacher at Castleknock Community College, 2015-2016

• Craft workshops with staff at Facebook HQ, 2016

• Kids zine-making workshop for Irish Film Institute’s Family Fest, Dublin, 2016

• Artist talk at Science Gallery Dublin, 2015

• Embroidery workshop with Image Magazine, 2015

• Artist talk on artistic entrepreneurship at Champlain College, Leeson St, Dublin, 2015

• Lecture & zine workshop at Limerick International Publishers Salon, Ormston House, 2014

• Artist talk at the Laydeez Do Comics meeting, 2013

• Black Church Print Studio Outreach Programme: teaching print workshops at Griffith Barracks Multi-denominational School, 2011

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Event Management & Curation

• Founder and Organiser of the Dublin Zine Fair -annual independent publishing fair 2011-2017

• Venue & Events Coordinator and Curator at Centre for Creative Practices, May 2013 - February 2015

• Artistic Director and Curator at Ranelagh Arts Centre and Festival 2011-2012

• Publications Intern at Visual Artists Ireland 2011

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Other Education

• Literacy in Art Workshop with UCD in partnership with NCAD

• Profitable Artist Boot Camp with New York Foundation For the Arts (NYFA)

• Advance Web Design | Adobe Illustator | Digital Imaging | Adobe Flash | Adobe InDesign

• Letterpress Workshop at The National Print Museum