News & The Story So Far

I have just returned home from a month-long residency in Sasama, Japan.

Sasama is a beautiful place in rural Japan. The ethos behind the residency is that the participants experience real life in a rural village and I can vouch for the fact that it was a hugely enriching experience.

The residency was followed by my participation in the International Ceramic Festival which takes place every 2 years...details via the link below..

https://www.icaf-sasama.com/artist2019

Experts Panel - Loewe Craft Prize 2020

I am hugely honoured to return as one of the Experts for the Loewe Craft Prize 2020. Entries are now being accepted. Check out https://craftprize.loewe.com for full details.

NEWS! Ulster Museum - Recent Acquisition

The Ulster Museum in Belfast have recently added these 2 pieces to their permanent collection. The works will be on display in the Museum later in 2019. Purchased through and with the support of Erskine Hall & Coe in London.

Collections:

• The permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Purchase funded by Christopher M. Gorman-Evans
• The Ulster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• The National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, purchased through the Contemporary Collection of Design & Craft, a joint initiative of The National Museum of Ireland and Design & Crafts Council of Ireland
• Loewe
• The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Canada
• The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England, U.K.
• The Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland
• The Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth House, Chatsworth, U.K.
• The Art Institute of Chicago, U.S.A. (Gift of Michael and Tamara Root)
• Shanghai Municipal People's Government, China
• Office of Public Works, Farmleigh House, Dublin, Ireland
• National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
• Columbus State University, Georgia, U.S.A.
• Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
• Irish Department of Foreign Affairs - Foreign Embassies Collection - Canberra, Australia (2005); Madrid, Spain and The Hague, The Netherlands (2007); Beijing, China (2013)

Panels:

• Member of the Experts Panel - Loewe Craft Prize - 2018, 2019 and am honoured to serve on the Panel again in 2020
• Member of the Judging Panel - RDS Craft Awards - 2018, 2019 and am honoured to serve on the Panel again in 2020

Awards:

• Golden Fleece Award - Merit - 2019
• Loewe Craft Prize Finalist 2017
• Golden Fleece Award - Merit - 2016
• Peter Brennan Pioneering Potter Award, Ceramics Ireland, 2010
• C.C.O.I. Travel Bursary Award 2006, 2007
• Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (D.C.C.O.I). Research and Development Award 2005

International Residencies:

It is my pleasure to have been awarded the opportunity to work on three International residencies...

• 2019 - Koryu Centre Sasama, Japan. A month-long residency in rural Japan. Generously supported by The Golden Fleece Award.
• 2013 - Liverpool (U.K.), undertaking a 6-week residency at Hope University in partnership with the Bluecoat Display Centre and supported by The Crafts Council of Ireland.
• 2011 - I was one of 13 Irish Makers selected to participate in a month-long residency in FULE International Ceramic Art Museums, Fuping, China