Education:
2021 - Present Master in Fine Art, Kunstakademiet i Trondheim, Norway
2007 - 2011 Bachelor in Fine Art (Printmaking), The National College of Art and Design, Ireland
2006 - 2007 Certificate in Art Foundation, Stillorgan College of Further Education, Ireland
Work:
2021 - Present Student Assistent, Printmaking Department, Kunstakademiet i Trondheim, Norway
2019 – Present Art and Craft teacher, Fåset primary school, Norway
2016 – Present Co-Founder and Director, Tynset Grafikkverksted (Rambu), Norway
2016 – Present Visual Art teacher, Tynset Kulturskole, Norway
2011 – Present Self-employed artist/ Freelance Creative Practitioner, Ireland/Norway
Selected Exhibitions:
September 2022 STILE, Galleri KiT, Trondheim, Norway
April 2022 Tangible Traces, K-U-K Popup Gallery, Trondheim, Norway
July 2021 Summer Exhibition, Galleri Tøysentralen, Tolga, Norway
June 2020 Rambu Summer Exhibition, Galleri Elgen, Tynset, Norway
September 2019 The Water Colour Society of Ireland Annual Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
December 2018 Ijzingwekkend 5, Kunsthal 45, The Netherlands
July 2018 Nord Østerdalsutstillinga, Galleri Elgen, Tynset, Norway
May 2018 Råvarer, Esther Breslin and Marius Reed, Galleri Elgen, Tynset, Norway
August 2017 Dronningen Sonja Kunststall, Oslo, Norway
June 2017 Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
February 2016 Enter Into Art 2016, Cologne, Germany
August 2015 Esther Breslin and Marius Reed, Galleri Elgen, Tynset, Norway
June 2015 2nd Global Print, Alijó Printmaking Centre, Douro, Portugal
June 2015 14th Lessedra Print Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria
August 2014 7th International Printmaking Biennial av Douro, (invited artist), Portugal
December 2013 TRØKK, Norske Grafikere Galleri, Oslo, Norway
November 2013 A Natural Selection, Various, Ireland, Sweden
January 2013 Repetition, Monster Truck Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
December2013 Graphic Studio Gallery Winter Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
September 2012 Impressions Galway Arts Centre, Galway, Ireland
August 2012 A4 Printmakers International Print Competition, Various, United Kingdom
November 2011 Unfolding Narratives - Dundrum Open, The Mill Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
June 2011 Degree Show, The National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
Mai 2009 International Miniature Print Competition,Centre for Contemporary Printmaking,USA
Awards:
2011 The Printmakers Gallery Graduate Purchase Award
2011 Graphic Studio Dublin Graduate Award
Galleries:
Norske Grafikere Galleri, Oslo, Norway
SO Fine Art Editions, Dublin, Ireland
Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Public Collections:
National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland
AXA Insurance, Ireland
Public Commisions:
2018 Tynset Council Culture Prize
2018 Tynset Council (Artwork commisioned for the the Director of the National Health Archives)
2016 Tynset Council Culture Prize
Grants:
2018 Project Funding, Norwegian Printmaking Association
2015 Project Funding, Norwegian Printmaking Association
Membership:
2013 – Present: Norwegian Printmaking Association (Norske Grafikere)
2013 – Present: Norwegian Visual Arts Association (Norske Billedkunstnere)
2011 – Present: The Water Colour Society of Ireland
2011 – 2012: Graphic Studio Dublin