Cliona Harmey
Biography
Born in Ireland.
Lives and works in Dublin
EDUCATION
2006
MA in Visual Practices at IADT.
2003
Higher Diploma in Computer Science at UCD
1992
B.A Honours in Fine Art Sculpture, National College of Art Dublin
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007
Timeline g126, Galway
2000
'Sequent', Arthouse Multimedia Centre, Dublin.
1995
'Flutter', The Arts Council HQ, Dublin
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
'Unbuilding' various sites in Wicklow, curator Cliodhna Shaffrey
'Killruddery Film Festival', Ireland
'Invisible', Blackchurch Print Studio, Dublin, curated by Margaret O’Brien with artists John Graham and Oliver Dowling
2009
'eMobilart' Thessaloniki Biennale, Greece and Rondo Sztuki, Katowice, Poland.
'The Elephant in the Room', IMOCA, Dublin.
'Wiener Luft' with composer Barry L Roshto, Tonspur passage, Cultural Quarter, Vienna.
2008
'Take me back to Trinidad', CommonPlace, Dublin.
'Intimacies', Context Gallery Derry.
'Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible', Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok
'Flicker', Burren College of Art, Co. Clare
2007
The Last Blue Sky, Mothers Tankstation, Dublin.
2006
'Seconds the Imperfect Artwork' Wexford Arts Centre, Ireland.
'Volume III', Temple Bar Gallery and Studios Dublin,
'Sense in Place', Site-ations International, Zaragosa, Spain,
2004
'Unifiction', Electrofringe Festival, Rocket Art Gallery, Newcastle Australia
2003
VMO1, Hoxton Distillery, London curated by Simon Goodwin and Michelle Deignan
2002
'Iontas Award Winners Show', Sligo Art Gallery & Draiocht Art Centre Dublin, Ireland.
2001
'T’is', State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, New York.
'Thaw 01', The Institute of Communication and Culture, Iowa.
'Vdor Break 21', Llubijana, Slovenia.
'Art and the Everyday', Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.
ONLINE PROJECTS
2006-2008
Blackletter.ie, Collaborative online publishing project developed during a project studio residency at Temple Bar Gallery and Studios with Niall Flaherty and Alan Butler.
2004
'Twinned with' for London based Variablemedia.org
http://www.twinnedwith.net/
2002
'SeaPoint' collaborative project with sound artist/musician
on Rhizome’s Artbase Archive at http://rhizome.org/artbase/7110/index.html
AWARDS
2009
Culture Ireland Award for exhibitions at Thessaloniki Biennale and Rondo Sztuki, Katowice, Poland.
2008
Arts Council of Ireland Travel Award
2007
Arts Council of Ireland Visual Arts Bursary
2006
Arts Council of Ireland Commission Award (Context Gallery)
Once-off project grant with Blackletter group.
2001
Artist in Residence, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, New York.
2000
Artist in residence, Arthouse Multimedia Centre, Dublin
1995
Open Award winner at EV+A, Limerick, selector Maria de Corral