About
Born and brought up in Dublin, Ireland, I now live near Cardiff, Wales.
Taking up and finding a passion for photography in recent years my style seeks to be engaging and quirky, bringing a playfulness to much of my work.
Influenced by surrealism, my artwork attempts to be provocative and playful and questions the viewer’s preconceptions they bring to the viewing experience and how they perceive and ultimately judge the work.
Exhibitions for ‘Babble’
July 2016 – Cardiff M.A.D.E. as pick of the best work from the year’s Arts degree shows in South Wales.
September 2016 – 2016 Pingyao International Photography Festival (PIP) in China. UK photography graduates selected and curated by Sian Bonnell.
November 2016 – Cream 2016 in Brighton. London and Brighton based gallery Crane Kalman selection from the year’s photography graduates in the UK.
November 2016 – BBC permanent art collection – on the official opening of the Atrium, the new Cardiff campus of the University of South Wales, selected prints of ‘Babble’ were presented to the Director General of the BBC Sir Tony Hall.
May to July 2017 – Oriel CRiC Gallery, Crickhowell, South Wales – Crickhowell Open Art Competition
November 2017 – Arts on the Hill, Newport, South Wales, St. Mark’s Church exhibition
August 2018 – Penarth Open Art Exhibition, Penarth Pavilion, Penarth, South Wales. Winner of Chairman’s Award
November 2018 – Arts on the Hill, Newport, South Wales, St. Mark’s Church exhibition
April to May 2019 – Babble, Solo exhibition, Cwtsh Community & Arts Centre, Newport, South Wales
May to July 2019 – Oriel CRiC Gallery, Crickhowell, South Wales – Crickhowell Open Art Competition
October 2019 to March 2020 – Solo exhibition, Cellar Door, Newport, South Wales
October 2019 to March 2020 – Barnabas Arts House, Newport, South Wales – Open Art Exhibition
Lockdown 2020
August 2020 – Commissioned by Arts and Health Charity for the NHS in the Vale of Glamorgan to create giant mosaics comprised of window art in the community made, dedicated and presented to NHS Wales. They are now installed in Barry Hospital and Llandough Hospital, in South Wales. For more details read the story and see more photos of the finished mosaics and some of the hundreds of photos that created them on my Blog (above)