News & The Story So Far

In November 2019 I 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. We will gather in Madrid later this month to agree on the list of this year's Finalists. https://craftprize.loewe.com

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