Awards / Residencies 2008 Artist Residency, Center for Icelandic Art, Reykjavík 2008 Artist-in-Residence, Kilkenny County Arts Office 2007 Presidents’ Award, Burren College of Art 2006 MFA Tuition Fees Bursary, Clare County Arts Office 2005 MFA Tuition Fees Bursary, Clare County Arts Office 2004 BCA Residency, Clare County Arts Office 2003 Student of Art 2003, Spiresart Gallery, Co. Tyrone

Training 2005–2007 Master of Fine Art National University of Ireland Galway/Burren College of Art 2004-2005 Diploma in Bookselling, Dubray Books 1999–2003 B.A.in History of Art & Fine Art Joint Course National College of Art & Design, Dublin.

Exhibitions 2010 'Blackboard', The Handheld Gallery, Melbourne, Australia 'Cruciverbal', The Space Gallery, Cork Contemporary Projects Inverlocky Art School, Wellington, New Zealand 2009 Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand 'The habit of remembering', Draiocht Arts Centre, Blanchardstown - Featuring Marie Connole and Mary Noonan 2008 'Hems', Center for Icelandic Art, Reykjavík – Group exhibition G126 Members Show, Catalyst Arts, Belfast – Group exhibition 'Across the floor of my mind', The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon – Solo exhibition 2007 'The Wrong Way Home', DeValera Gallery, Ennis – Exhibition by Hungry Magpie 'U Complete Me', G126, Galway – Juried exhibition of four selected artists 'Fear Not - Iontas', Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo – Juried small works exhibition Graduates ‘07, Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare – Juried group exhibition 'Elements', The Loft Gallery, Dublin – Group exhibition 'Even Odd', Burren College of Art, Co. Clare – MFA graduate exhibition 'Bodies in Transit', Muscailt Fleadh Imboilg, NUI Galway, Galway – Group exhibition

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Marie Connole