CV

Name:        Betty Gannon

Address:     Liscarney, Westport, Co Mayo

Email:         gannonbetty@gmail.com

Website:     www.bettygannon.com

Solo Exhibitions selected

2013          The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Co. Armagh. (forthcoming)

2013       Iontas Arts Centre, Castleblayney  Co Monaghan, (forthcoming)

2012          Watergate Theatre’s Upstairs Gallery, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny.

2011          Fray and Fragment, Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo        

2010          Restless Structures, The Alley Arts Centre, Strabane, Co Tyrone  

2009          States of Flux, The Linenhall Arts centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo

Solo Exhibitions

2012         Remnants On The Verge (Photography) Michael Gannon Photography Gallery, Westport

                 Co. Mayo. Westport Arts Festival

Selected Exhibitions

2012       Eigse, Carlow Arts Festival, Co Carlow

2011          Rua Red, Winter Open Exhibnition, Tallagh, Dublin 24

2011,10     Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Winter Open Exhibition, Leitrim

2011,10     Custom House Studios  Winter Open Exhibition, Co Mayo  

2011          Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris, Co Mayo, Curator: Chris Hammond

2011          Things That Matter, McGings, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo

2010          Structure Series Drawings, BOI, Westport, Co Mayo. (2 person  exhibition)

2010          Open Submission, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Co Laois

2010          Bellacorick Impressions of a Place, Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, Co Mayo.

                  (3 person exhibition)

2010          Seen/Unseen, John McGing’s High Street, Westport, Co Mayo

2009,08,07  Boyle Arts Festival Open Exhibition, Co Roscommon 

2008          Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris, Co Mayo, Curator: Lizzie Carey Thomas

2007           RDS Students Art Awards, RDS Concert Hall, Dublin        

2011,09,07,05, 03    Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo  

Group Exhibitions

2012          G126, Members Show, Galway

2011,10     Trasna  ll,Trasna, The Court House Gallery and Studios, Ennistymon, Co Clare  

2011          Drawing Connections, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy

2011          The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, New York, USA

2011          Greenway Artists Group Expo 2011. Mulranny Park Hotel, Co Mayo

2011          Ultramarine, Wright Artists, The Marine Gallery, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo

2010          Postcards To the G8, Ontario, Canada                

2010          Happy Place Exhibition, ArtMart Studios, 7 Lower  the Mall, Sligo

2010          Ballyhaunis Art Exhibition, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo

2010          The Wright Artists Collective, Westport, Co Mayo

2010          Double Vision-GMIT, Custom House Studios, Westport, CoMayo

2010          Eye Candy, Wright Gallery, Westport, Co mayo

2009           G126, Galway and Belfast        

2009          Traces, Spectrum Art Group, Castlebar Library, Co Mayo

2009          What Is Europe?, Kornhauschen, Aschaffenburg, Germany

2009          Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo

2008          Spectrum, Claremorris Town Hall Gallery, Claremorris Co. Mayo 

2008           Inspiring Words,  Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo        

2008          Mantua Badge Art Show, Mantua Arts Project, Mantua, Co Roscommon

 2007          Ulster Bank Art Exhibition, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo

2007          Art Trail Exhibition, Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo        

2007          First Fix, the Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo

2007          Claremorris Art Exhibition, Claremorris, Co Mayo

2006          Ballyhaunis Art Exhibition, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo

 Education

2008          BA in Fine Art, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology

1989          National Certificate in Design, in Communications, Athlone Institute of Technology        

1986          Certificate in Visual Education, Sligo Institute of Technology

 Grants / Awards

2011         Exhibition Assistance Award, Mayo County Council       

2010         Exhibition Assistance Award, Stranbane District Council, Co Tyrone

2009         Exhibition Assistance Award, Mayo County Council

 Studio

2009-2010     Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo 

 Membership

Visual Arts Ireland

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Ormston House, Limerick

126, Artist-run Gallery, Galway

C4RD Community, London

 

 

 

                           

 

 

 

 

                           

 

© Betty Gannon