Education 2011 MFA, The National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland
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2009 BFA (Hons), The National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland ____________________________________________________________________
Solo Exhibitions 2019 Now Islands, Ashford Gallery, RHA, Dublin ____________________________________________________________________
2017 Subliminal, Easter Snow Gallery, TSEAC, Naul, Co. Dublin
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2014 Learning to Fly, Eight Gallery, Dawson St., Dublin &
Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, Co. Mayo, Ireland
This, Somewhere Else, DeAppendix Medical Practice, Blackrock, Dublin
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Group Exhibitions 2021 Royal Hibernian Academy 191st Annual Exhibition, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin
(selected)
Royal Ulster Academy 140th Annual Exhibition, Alpha House, Belfast
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2020 190th Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin
Covid Stories, Lismore Castle Arts, County Waterford
Celebrating Eva Gore Booth, Museum of Literature of Ireland (MoLI), Dublin
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2019 Rua Red Winter Open, Rua Red Gallery, Tallaght, Dublin
Utopia / Dystopia, Lexicon Municipal Gallery, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
189th Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin
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2018 188th Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin
Rua Red Winter Open, Rua Red Gallery, Tallaght, Dublin
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2017 The Hennessy Portrait Award 2017, The National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
136th Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition, Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland
187th Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin
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2016 135th Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition, Ulster Museum, Belfast
186th Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin
The Interaction Project, Eblana House, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Window to Eden, St. Monica's Community Council, Edenmore, Dublin 5
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2015 Cover to Canvas, Honourable Society of The Kings Inn Law Library, Dublin
185th Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin
Imirt le do Thoil, Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery, Co.Clare, Ireland
AAF, Hong Kong Convention Centre, China
Illuminations, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
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2014 184th Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin
VUE, Royal Hibernian Academy, Ely Place, Dublin
Imirt le do Thoil, Yeats Society Gallery, Sligo
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2013 Copy.right:, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, USA
Rua Red Winter Exhibition, South Dublin Arts Centre, Tallaght, Dublin
University of the Air: A Thousand Words, Ulster Hall, Belfast
Art in the Eastside, Outdoor Art Billboard, 356 Woodstock Rd., Belfast
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2012 Future Perfect, The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin
Austerity/Binge with 5 On a Day Out (5OADO), Talbot Gallery, Dublin
Éigse Festival, Visual Centre for Contemporary Art, Co. Carlow
Art and Style, Brown Thomas Store, Grafton St., Dublin
Art’n Bloom! On The Cover, Brussels, Belgium
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2011 ArtNow, Dublin Contemporary Circle Event, KT Contemporary, Dublin
MA Show, NCAD, Thomas St., The Liberties, Dublin
RDS Student Awards, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 and Farmleigh House, Co. Dublin
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2010 R.D.S. Student Awards and Travelling Exhibition, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Autumn Collective, Clyne Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin
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2009 Autumn Exhibition, The Central Bank and Financial Centre, Dublin
Wake Up! You’re in a Meadow, Barnardo Square, Dame Street, Dublin
Graduate Show, National College of Art and Design, Dublin
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2008 ELIA Bloom Project, Brussels, Belgium
RDS Student Awards & Travelling Exhibition, Dublin
5 On A Day Out, (5OADO) Thisisnotashop, Dublin
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2007 The Art of Nurture, The Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
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Awards 2021 Arts Council of Ireland Professional Development Support Grant
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2017 Highly Commended Award, Hennessy Portrait Prize, National Gallery
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2015 RHA School Studio Award, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
Professional Development Grant, Dún Laoghaire CoCo, 2011, 2012, 2015
Residency and exhibition, De-Appendix, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, 2013
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2009 Project Grant, Dublin City Council, for Absolut Fringe Festival Installation
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2008 The European League of Institutes of the Arts Bloom! Award,
Residency & Commission
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Public Collections Northern Ireland Civil Service Collection
Business to Arts
The Deloitte Art Collection
Central Bank and FSAI Collection
The Irish State Art Collection
Scor Global Ireland
Kildare County Council Collection
Hotel Bloom Belgium
Green8 Tokyo
Publications | Articles
• A Moment in Time, by Jennette Donnelly on This, Somewhere Else, Myra Jago's solo exhibition at AMNCH, VAI News Sheet, Sept-Oct 2014, p 25.
• ‘Learning to Fly’ short story by Brendan McLoughlin in response to the solo exhibition: Learning to Fly, 2014.
‘• Back the Way I Came’ short story by Brendan McLoughlin in response to a billboard painting reproduction of All this has happened before and it will All happen again, 2013.
• Future Perfect, The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin
• Sarah Reilly: Who knew ’50 Shades of Grey’ had anything to do with laundry colour-catchers? http://thecity.ie/2012/12/07/who-knew-50-shades-of-grey-had-anything-to-do-with-laundry-colour-catchers/
• Art & Style Brown Thomas issuu: http://issuu.com/brownthomasmenswear/docs/art___style/1
• Vernon Steel: Le Cool online arts and culture magazine review of Austerity/Binge at Talbot Gallery: http://dublin.lecool.com/dublin/en/issue/1098/event/29964
• Monika Heck: How young Irish artists are fighting the recession (posted Feb 21, 2012) https://monicaheck.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/how-young-irish-artists-are-fighting-the-recession/
• 5OADO and other stories..., Exhibition Catalogues 2012 and 2008
• Absolut Fringe Catalogue, 2009
• Oh Francis Oh Fringe, Wake Up! You've Been Colonised Season 1: Issue 3.1 http://www.ohfrancis.com
• Evening Herald, Katie Byrne: This is Fringe, Sept 3rd, 2009
• Art of Nurture Exhibition Catalogue, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, 2007