2005–2007 Master of Fine Art
National University of Ireland Galway/
Burren College of Art
1999–2003 B.A. in History of Art & Fine Art Joint Course
National College of Art & Design, Dublin
Education
2012 Object/ive Obsessions, Limerick Printmakers
The 5th Annual 126 Members Show, 126, Galway
I had forgotten you existed, Faber Studios, Limerick
2011 The Tales are True, Galway Arts Centre/Eight BAR, Galway
Trasna II, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon
Shorelines Arts Festival, Portumna, Co. Galway
Printmakers Open Submission, Limerick Printmakers
Links, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon
2010 Has been + is going, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon
Aughty Public Art Projects, Woodford Heritage Centre, Co. Galway
TULCA, The Fairgreen Building, Galway
Blackboard, Hand Held Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Cruciverbal, The Space Gallery, Cork Contemporary Projects
Collective, Inverlochy Art School, Wellington, New Zealand
2009 Buy Enjoy, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
The habit of remembering, Draiocht Arts Centre, Blanchardstown
Migraine Association of Ireland, Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin
2008 Hems, Center for Icelandic Art, Reykjavík
126 Members Show, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
Across the floor of my mind, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon
2007 The Wrong Way Home, DeValera Gallery, Ennis
U Complete Me, 126, Galway
Iontas Small Works Competition, Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo
Graduates ‘07, Glór, Ennis
Elements, The Loft Gallery, Dublin
Even Odd, Burren College of Art, Co. Clare
Bodies in Transit, Muscailt Fleadh Imboilg, NUI Galway, Galway
Exhibitions
2011 Tyrone Guthrie Residency Award, Clare County Arts Office
2010 Arts Council of Ireland, Galway County Council, Clare County Arts Office
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
Life on the Edge gives the best view. Irish Times 17th November,
Aidan Dunne, 2010
TULCA Visual Arts Festival. Living on the Edge Exhibition Catalogue, 2010
Abridged 0-17, Time, Maria Campbell and Gregory McCartney,
Verbal Arts Centre, 2009
Across the floor of my mind, Marie Connole, Blurb, 2009
The habit of remembering, Draiocht Season Brochure, April - August 2009
Kilkenny People, April, Tess Felder, 2008
Metro Herald, Dublin, May, 2008
To the Waters and the Wild, Eimear McKeith, Circa 121, Autumn 2007
Burren College of Art MFA Degree Show, Niall Moore, April 2007
Burren College of Art Postgraduate Yearbook, BCA, 2007
Iontas Small Works Competition exhibition catalogue, Sligo Art Gallery, 2007
Blinkzine, Muscailt Boirne, 2006
NCAD graduate exhibition catalogue, NCAD, 2003
Awards
Selected Publication/Bibliography
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Projects
Curator Rianta, GUAC Art Event, Various locations in Ennis.
Supported by Clare Co. Arts Office, National Heritage Week,
Ennis Town Council and GUAC. riantatracks.blogspot.com
Organiser The Midnight Court, a participatory event by Marie Connole and
Maeve Collins based on the old Irish Poem by Brian Merriman.
Festivals 2011: Oct- Limerick Language Alive Week
Sept- Culture Night Ennis
Aug - The Power of Local Arts Festival,Ennistymon
Co-Curator 'Trasna'/'Has been + is going', Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery, Clare
Artist Aughty Public Art Projects, Supported by Arts Council of Ireland,
Galway Co. Co., Clare Co. Arts Office and GUAC.
aughtyprojects.blogspot.com
Marie Connole 2012 All rights reserved Email: marieconnole@yahoo.com
Collections
Axa Insurance, Galway County Council, Clare County Arts Office,
Kilkenny County Arts Office, Kultivator Archive - Sweden,
Wesley College Dublin, Private Collections
Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Clare VEC, Adult Education Service
IMMA
Clare County Arts Office
Burren College of Art
Faber Studios
Visual Artists Ireland
Ground Up Artists Collective
IVARO
Training
2010 Family Learning Tutor Training, Clare VEC
2008 Certificate in Theory and Practice of Adult Education, Clare VEC
2008 Certificate in Child Protection, HSE
2004-05 Diploma in Bookselling - Dubray Books