Emma Finucane develops artwork through dialogue, process based, participatory and collaborative practice. A founder member of Outpost Studios in Bray Co.Wicklow Emma completed a BFA at NCAD in 1997 and an MFA in 2006. She has been commissioned and supported by the Arts Council Ireland, CREATE, Wicklow, Carlow, Cavan and Kildare County Councils. Her work has been shown in Ireland, the UK, Germany, Denmark and the US and can be found in many private and public collections including: OPW, AIB, DIT, and UCD.
CV : Emma Finucane
Born: 1975, Dublin Ireland //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Education \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 2006 ::MFA, NCAD, Dublin 8 1999 ::Cert. New Media Project management, Arthouse, Dublin 1997 ::BA Fine Art, 1st Class Honours, NCAD Dublin 8 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Solo Exhibitions \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 2017/18 Solo Exhibition, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray 2014 Loud Silence, UCD Science Centre 2003 Emerging Artist, New Work, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray Co.Wicklow New Work, Mezzanine Area, National Concert Hall, Dublin 1999 Fusions, Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co.Wicklow ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Selected Group Exhibitions \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 2017 INTERGENFEM at FiLiArt, Institute of Education, London T’ART, Bones and Pearl Gallery, London (PIMP) 2017 Attitude Precedes Form, curated by Hilary Murray 2016 Outpost Studios, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray Co.WIcklow Rosebud, The Library Project, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 2015 ProCreate Project, Womens Art Library, Goldsmiths University, London Welcome Disturbances, The Lab, Foley St. Dublin 1 2014 Ile Seguin, The Library Project, 4 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 2013 Panchaea: Denis Roche, Emma Finucane, Brian Maguire, VISUAL Carlow WWAR - 24hr Perofrmance, Vacant Building, Main St. Bray Co.Wicklow Curiosity Cabinet, 4,Temple Bar, Dublin 2 2012 Production, Monster Truck Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin Irish/Colombian Print Exchange, Centre for Creative Practices, Dublin 2011 20/20 portfolio exchange. Hotbed Press, Salford, Manchester, England 'Box-id', Blackchurch Print studio @ No Grants gallery, Temple Bar Dublin. Curiosity Cabinet, 4,Temple Bar, Dublin 2 2010 From Dublin to LA and Back, Saddleback Gallery, L.A. 2009 Tomorrow is Today, Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar. 2008 The Open Window Project, St. James Hospital, Dublin 2007 Salon Show, Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar. Ballyhaise Framed, Invited Artist, Farnham House Cavan Amnesty International, Voice Our Concern, Axis Arts Centre, Ballymun Mermaid Greenstar Open Submission, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray Reflect, Blackchurch Print Studio 25 years, Grattan Bridge Kiosks Portraits of Pain, Commision, Filmbase Temple Bar Postcards from the Edge, performance and video Back Loft, Dublin 8 2006 More Often Sensed than Understood, OPG Gallery, Two person show NCAD MFA Show, Digital Hub, Dublin 8 Foreign, Utopian Art Award, Wurzburg, Germany 2005 ENSO Live Art Event, Tulca Festival, Galway, invited artist Perspective 05, Belfast, selected by Tony Atkinson& Ariella Azoulay Claremorris Open 05, selected by Andrea Schleiker Fra Irland, Danske Grafikeres Hus, Copenhagen 2004 Disasters of War, Original Print Gallery, Dublin 2 Impressions 04, Galway Arts Centre, selected by Mick Moon Group Feature, Lemon Street Gallery 2003 50:50, Temple Bar Galleries Open Submission, Wicklow County Buildings Print Portraits, Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar BCPS Group Show, Courthouse Centre, Tinahely 42 Wicklow Artists Exhibit, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co.Wicklow 2000 BCPS, Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 BCPS, Tallaght Civic Arts Centre Wall to Wall, Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 1999 Absolute Pavement Art, Sandymount Strand,Absolute Secrets, RHA 1998 Back to Print, Garter Lane, Waterford, BCPS Show, Original Print Gallery 1997 Bank of Ireland, Selected Pieces, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin NCAD Degree Show, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin 1996 Impressions, Galway Arts Centre, Eigse, Carlow Arts Festival |
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Conferences & Artist Talks \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 2018 Artist Talk - Ormond Studios 2018 Artist Talk - Salon Night, Outpost Studios, Bray, Co.WIcklow 2017 Presented at Art&Health Check Up, Check In, The Model Sligo 2016 Artist Talk - Fine Art Lecture Series, NCAD 2015 Artist Talk - UCD School of Nursing and Midwifery 2015 Presented at Motherhood&Creative Practice, London Southbank University 2015 Artist Talk, with Fred Cummins, UCD, O'Brien Science Centre //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Awards & Achievements \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \ 2017 PIMP Zine (Pff Publications with Eleanor Philips and Rachel Fallon) is added to the Wellcome Collection Library, Feminist Library London and Platform Arts Belfast Zine Collection 2014 UCD Health Sciences, Artist in Residence Arts and Health Creative Practitioner Panel, DLR Co.Co. 2013 Elected Board Member, Director (2014) Blackchurch Print Studio Wicklow Artists Rese (WWAR) curated by Eilis Lavelle and Cliodhna Shaffery Arts Funding Wicklow Co.CO. RAFT Artists Collective 2012 UCD School of Science Artist in Residence 2011 Invited Artist Per Cent for Art Commission Carlow 2010 Baby Boy, 8lb 11oz 2008 Baby Girl, 8lb 1oz 2007 Bursary Award, Arts Council Ireland Arts Funding Award Wicklow County Council 2006 Research and Development Grant, Phase One, CREATE International Utopian Art Prize, Wurzburg, Germany Artist in Residence Scheme Wicklow, St. Fergal’s Boxing Club 2004 Art Funding Award, Bray Town Council Published Feature Article, Vol3, Issue 1, Contexts, CREATE 2003 Materials Grant Award, Wicklow County Council Front and Back Cover PREVIEW of the Visual Arts Ireland 1998 Studio Rental Assistance Award, Arts Council Ireland Printmaking Award, Dakota Packaging Ltd. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Projects and Work \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 2017 - DLR, OPEN STUDIO, The Lexicon, 2015-present Part-time Lecturer, NCAD, Fine Print (ended dec 2017) Lecturer, Arts and Health Elective Module UCD 2014-present Invited Artist, Lecture 4th yr Midwifery UCD 2011-present Project Artist, The Creative Well, Kildare County Arts Office 2010-14 Lecturer, NCAD/TCD Arts in Health Module 2012 Facilitator Sharing Space Ballyfermot Open Window Installation Management, Nursing Homes, Kildare 2011-13 Artist, Per Cent for Art Commission, Carlow Digital Photography Teacher, CDVEC, Killester College of Further Education 2007 -10 Artist, The Open Window Project, St.James Hospital, Dublin 8 Artist & Coordinator, Portraits of Pain, research project , Pfizer Artist, Amnesty, Voice Our Concern, Artists in Schools 07-10 Photography Lecturer, CDVEC, Killester College of Further Education, 07/08 Part Time Assistant Lecturer IADT, BA Visual Art Practice Yr 1 06-08 NCAD Lecturer and Researcher- The Role of Artists in Learning Communities Grundtvig EU SOCRATES. Luxemburg 06,Dublin 07, Finland 08. 06/07 Outreach Artist, Hugh Lane, Dublin // NGI, Dublin // Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray 2005 Evaluating a Social Project through Art, Irish Wheelchair Association ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Memberships \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ OUTPOST Studios, Southern Cross Business Park, Bray,Co.Wicklow Blackchurch Print Studio, 4 Temple Bar CREATE Dublin 8 Visual Artists Ireland |