In March 2023 I had the pleasure of curating Convergences by the brilliant Serena Caulfield at Ballina Arts Centre. The exhibition featured 12 paintings exploring myths, place and creatures.
I was fortunate enough to curate the first ever solo exhibition in Ireland by the iconic American artist Dan Graham at Sirius Arts Centre featuring two of his earliest film works and a complete edition of Aspen 5+6
take me to the other side Wilhelm Sasnal’s exhibition at Lismore Castle Arts that I curated with him, with works inspired by our shared love of the group Spacemen 3 and the influence of fairy tales on his painting.
Curating eye of shark Dorothy Cross’s seminal exhibition was amazing, especially the way she played with the history of the space as a place of worship to create a congregation with old baths.
From The Mountain, an incredible film about the last wolf in Ireland narrated by Cillian Murphy, was the central work in the Michael John Whelan solo exhibition Lupus that I curated at the Grey Noise gallery in Dubai.
Being selected to curate Corban Walker’s Ireland at Venice Biennale exhibition Please Adjust was an honour and a wonderful experience, as well as the subsequent opportunity to show work in Ireland.
Such a joy to work with Clare Langan one of Ireland’s most important lens based artists on At The Gates Of Silent Memory at Luan Gallery in February 2023 (Image: Louis Haugh)
William McKeown the most poignant exhibition I’ve curated, featuring works made by the late artist when he lived in Lismore shown together, for the first time, at Lismore Castle Arts: St Carthage Hall (image: Paul McAree).
One of the largest shows I have curated to date was Edifice Complex by Tadhg McSweeney at VISUAL featuring a hugely ambitious installation and this rather Heath Robinson contraption that trundled along the gallery floor.
Alexander Hoda’s solo exhibition at The Arts Gallery featured sculptures made from large biomorphic forms, sex toys and weapons, covered in latex, causing the viewer to question what exactly they were witnessing.
On Spin: the art of record design I got the opportunity to collaborate with the legendary designer Peter Saville and the Horrors lead singer Farris Rotter to curate an exhibition of record covers made by UAL alumni artists.