I'm up Here

The year 2010 was a good one for me. I participated in 11 group exhibitions in North Ireland, Belgium, Wales, USA, England, Canada, Poland and Ireland. I have started my PhD studies in the University of Wales, Newport and I just want to use  this opportunity to thank everyone there for being so helpful.

I received the Arts Council Ireland Travel and Training Award. As well as that I was selected as a finalist in The Julia Margaret Cameron Award (a worldwide competition for women photographers), shortlisted for the The European Women's Lobby Photography Prize, Arts Council of Ireland Project Award, Salon Contemporary's Artist Award, number of public art commissions and residencies, The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize (National Portrait Gallery, London), got an Honorable Mention in London International Creative Competition. One of my works from 'Fairy Fort' series was acquired by the Irish State Art Collection.

I have also published a book Seeing Things that can be purchased on: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1462585

In 2011 I will have a solo show in Droichead Arts Centre, Ireland (June). My work will also be shown in The Julia Margaret Cameron Award Exhibition, The Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires, Argentina (August) and Disruptive Stillness in Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan (January).

I worked hard and planing to continue doing the same, while focusing more on my new project in 2011.

This all would not have been possible without the support of my friends, my partner and family, The Little Immigrant Club, the staff at the University of Wales, Newport, and all the other people I worked with and shared ideas that are in all honesty too numerous to mention... you know who you are, so thank you.

The video above is a random compilation of the PhotoBooth self portraits taken over the last 5 years. It's just a reminder to myself of a roller-coster my life has been. Also that if you just work and wait and are persistent, good things will come.

Happy and Successful New Year!