CURRICULUM VITAE
Caroline Conway
Coagh,
Killyon,
Birr,
Offaly 087 6482072 / 05791 33964
carolinefconway@gmail.com
Website carolinefconway.com
EDUCATION
Heriot Watt University 1982-85 - Architecture
Edinburgh College of Art - 1986 - 90 BA Hons 1st Class, Printed Textiles and Printmaking
Watt Medal for best Graduating Design Student
1990 - 91 Post Graduate Diploma Edinburgh College of Art
Continuing Professional Development
2018 -Arts Council Creative Associates Training
2018 -CRAFTed CPD day at the Ark
2018 - Child Protection Training, delivered by DCCoI, Collins Barracks
2017, 2016 -Arts in Education Portal National Day
2016 -"Exploring Teacher/Artist Partnership in Arts Education", Laois Education Centre
COMMISSIONS
2018 Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny, Nano Nagle 300
2018 - Laois Youth Dance - animator for Arts Council Youth Ensemble project.
2018 - Offline Film Festival -Vintage Luminaries
2018 -Presentation College Kilkenny -Nano Nagle 300 years.
2017 Illuminate Herstory Projection at Birr Castle Courtyard
2017 Creative Ireland Community Project - Mary Ward’s Amazing World of Wonder, with Tina Claffey, photographer, Clare Anne Kearns, composer ,inaugural performance with High Street Drama, Gallan Community School, Ferbane
2017 “One Hundred Snow White Horses” Animation for Criunniú na Cásca, with John Spillane and Paddock NS, commissioned by Laois Conty Coucil, funded through Creative Ireland
2015 Scoil Bhride, Kilcullen, Kildare, Per Cent for Art Commission -"Failte"
2013 Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise, Per Cent for Art -”All that We Are”, ”Meditation Room”, ”Ceist”, “The Power of Words”
2012 Abbeyliex South National School, Laois, Per Cent for Art “Welcome to Our World”
2012 Tullamore Library, Offaly, PerCent for Art “I Love Books”
2011 Emo NS - Per Cent for Art - ”Places we love to be, Things we love to do”.
2009 Public Art Commission, Belfast Healthcare Trust - children’s and adolescent Mental Health Units
2009 Work selected for Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore
2008 Durrow Tri-Centenary on Badminton Hall, Cork Road, Durrow
2002 Hand-made Paper Quilt for Laois County Council - 400 children from 30 primary schools produced a 20ft x 10ft wall hanging, displayed in the County Library, Portlaoise
2000 Percent for Art Halting Site Project, Oakpark, Portlaoise - photo-montage and mixed media panels.
1999 Millennium Banners for Church of the Sacred Heart, Stradbally
SHORTLISTED PROPOSALS
2015 Newbridge Educate Together NS
2015 St Anne’s NS, Ardclough, Kildare
2012 Kildare Community School, Kildare Town
2012 Caragh National School, KiLdare
2012 Scoil Bhride, Kill, Naas
2009 Mountmellick Library
ARTIST IN SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY.
2018 – Moate Library, Science Week
2018 – Our Ladies Bower, Athlone, Maths Week
2018 – St Joseph’s Primary School, Templemore, A History of Lost Things
2018 -Mercy Primary Birr -Famous Fashionistas of Birr
2018 -Cruinniu na nOg - film project with four Offaly schools
2018 DCCoI Panel
2018 CRAFTed Project Athlone Arcadia
2017 Anam Beo, IWA, Ballinagar, Offaly
2017 Creative Engagements, Birr Community School
2017 Banagher College -Science Week
2017 Killeen NS Artist in Primary Schools, Tipperary Co Co
2017 Borris in Ossory Artist in Primary Schools, Laois Co Co
2017 Tutor for CDP “ Exploring Teacher Artist Partnership”, Tullamore
2016 Continuing Professional Development - "Exploring Teacher/Artist Partnership in Arts Education, Laois Education Centre
2016 Holy Family Senior School, Portlaoise, Artist, Teacher Partnership, Arts in Education, residency.
2016 - Dunamaise Theatre Portlaoise, adult and children’s printmaking including St Francis Special School
2016 National Learning Network ,Tullamore, animation workshops for adults with mental health issues, with Anam Beo,Arts and Health
2016 Culture Night Tullamore, 1916-2016 Schools workshops.
2016 Kyle Park NS and Eglish NS, Artist in Schools Tipperary
2015 The Amazing Sporting Zoetrope Culture Night and Hullaballoo, Birr
2015 Artist in Primary Schools, Castlecuffe NS, Laois Co Co.
2014 Artist in Schools, Templemore NS, N Tipp Co Co
2011 Art@work, Ulster Bank, Roscommon, Roscommon Co Co
2011 Artist in Primary Schools, Scoil Eoin,Roscrea, N. Tipp Co Co
2011 Artist in Primary Schools Castlecuffe NS, Laois County Council
2010 Artist in Primary Schools, Centenary Project, St Mary’s Convent Nenagh, N.Tipp. Co. Co.
2009 Artist in Primary Schools Two Mile Borris, Thurles, N. Tipp Co. Co.
2009 -2010 Belmont Mill Bealtaine
2008 Paper Quilt, Oxmantown NS, Birr
2003 - 2011 Adult Painting and Printing Classes - Busherstown Creative Centre, N.Tipp. - ,Cloughan Offaly, - Rath, Offaly, - Belmont Mill Studio
2005 Ballinakill Wheel chair Association - Mixed media collage project.
2004 - 2005 Seminars and classes for Laois VEC and Enterprise Board on mixed media.
2004 - 2006 National Children’s Strategy Project for Laois County Enterprise Board
1997 - 2011 Murals in Schools and Community Fields
1997-2004 Children’s Summer Art Workshops for Laois County Council
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2017 "Remember Camping", Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival
2016 Nation 1916-2016, Zoetrope -Birr Vintage Week, The Electric Picnic, Culture Night, Tullamore, Dunamaise Theatre Portlaoise -James Fintan Lalor School, Offline Film Festival.
2015 The Amazing Sporting Zoetrope Culture Night, Hullabaloo Children’s Arts Festival, Birr Vintage Week
2014 “Cabinets of Curiosity” – Travelling exhibition, Abbeyleix, Mountmellick Library Gallery, The Maltings, Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival
2011 Birr Theatre and Arts Centre
2009 Grennan Mill, Thomastown, Kilkenny Arts Week
2009 Belmont Mill Studio
2008 The Gallery@ Abbeyliex Library
2007 Synesthesia Sat, Birr Union Workhouse, Solo Show as part of exhibition curated by Paul Murnaghan,
2007 Aras an Chontae, Tullamore
Curated Exhibitions
2016 "Homeland -A Terrible Beauty is Born" - videos from Ireland and Barcelona at Damer House Gallery, Roscrea
2015 Saibhreas - Touring exhibition curated by Muireann Ni Chonaill -Damer House Gallery, Roscrea, Dunamaise , Portlaoise.
2010 Common Ground, Birr Theatre and Arts Centre
2009 Art Across Cultures, Parish Centre, Portlaoise
2009 The Source Theatre Thurles, Christmas Exhibition
2008 Durrow Arts Week 2008, invited artist
2008 The Flat Lake Festival , Clones - Das Boot group show.
2008 Aras an Chontae, Tullamore - Open Submission Drawing Exhibition , curated by Mary Cremin
2008 Almond Tree Gallery, Roscrea, Summer Exhibition
2007 Aras an Chontae, Tullamore- Open Submission, Curated by Paul Murnaghan
2006 Belmont Mill Studio Show with Mark McGreavy and Jorn Ronnau -
2005 Birr Vintage Week - 3 Person Show
2004 Oxmantown Theatre, Birr - Group Show
2003 Tin Jug Studio, Birr - Group Show
1995 The Market House, Bailieboro - 2 Person Show
1994 County Hall, Portlaoise - 2 Person Show
1993 Dolan Moore Gallery, Athlone - Group Show
1993 Wellspring Gallery, Tralee - 2 Person Show
1992 The Collective Gallery Edinburgh
1991, 1992 Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop - Group Show
1991 Taipei Fine Art Museum - 5th International Print Biennial
1990, 1991 The New Designers - Business Design Centre, Islington, London
Work in the collections of :
Offaly County Council, Laois County Council, OPW, Shannon Development , HSE., Belfast Healthcare Trust, Birr Castle Demesne Science Centre, University of Edinburgh
Selection Panels
2014 Selection Panel for Athlone Town Council, Public Sculpture Commission
2010 Selection panel for Gallen Community School, Ferbane Offaly -percent for art
2010 Selection panel for Belmont Mill artists bursaries
2009 Selection panel for Portarlington Convent NS, percent for art
2007 Selection panel for Belmont Mill artists bursaries
2006 Studio Bursary from Offaly County Council for Belmont Mill
2007 Child Protection Training
2008 Panel of Annam Beo, Offaly Artists in Healthcare
Caroline Conway
Coagh,
Killyon,
Birr,
Offaly 087 6482072 / 05791 33964
carolinefconway@gmail.com
Website carolinefconway.com
EDUCATION
Heriot Watt University 1982-85 - Architecture
Edinburgh College of Art - 1986 - 90 BA Hons 1st Class, Printed Textiles and Printmaking
Watt Medal for best Graduating Design Student
1990 - 91 Post Graduate Diploma Edinburgh College of Art
Continuing Professional Development
2018 -Arts Council Creative Associates Training
2018 -CRAFTed CPD day at the Ark
2018 - Child Protection Training, delivered by DCCoI, Collins Barracks
2017, 2016 -Arts in Education Portal National Day
2016 -"Exploring Teacher/Artist Partnership in Arts Education", Laois Education Centre
COMMISSIONS
2018 Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny, Nano Nagle 300
2018 - Laois Youth Dance - animator for Arts Council Youth Ensemble project.
2018 - Offline Film Festival -Vintage Luminaries
2018 -Presentation College Kilkenny -Nano Nagle 300 years.
2017 Illuminate Herstory Projection at Birr Castle Courtyard
2017 Creative Ireland Community Project - Mary Ward’s Amazing World of Wonder, with Tina Claffey, photographer, Clare Anne Kearns, composer ,inaugural performance with High Street Drama, Gallan Community School, Ferbane
2017 “One Hundred Snow White Horses” Animation for Criunniú na Cásca, with John Spillane and Paddock NS, commissioned by Laois Conty Coucil, funded through Creative Ireland
2015 Scoil Bhride, Kilcullen, Kildare, Per Cent for Art Commission -"Failte"
2013 Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise, Per Cent for Art -”All that We Are”, ”Meditation Room”, ”Ceist”, “The Power of Words”
2012 Abbeyliex South National School, Laois, Per Cent for Art “Welcome to Our World”
2012 Tullamore Library, Offaly, PerCent for Art “I Love Books”
2011 Emo NS - Per Cent for Art - ”Places we love to be, Things we love to do”.
2009 Public Art Commission, Belfast Healthcare Trust - children’s and adolescent Mental Health Units
2009 Work selected for Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore
2008 Durrow Tri-Centenary on Badminton Hall, Cork Road, Durrow
2002 Hand-made Paper Quilt for Laois County Council - 400 children from 30 primary schools produced a 20ft x 10ft wall hanging, displayed in the County Library, Portlaoise
2000 Percent for Art Halting Site Project, Oakpark, Portlaoise - photo-montage and mixed media panels.
1999 Millennium Banners for Church of the Sacred Heart, Stradbally
SHORTLISTED PROPOSALS
2015 Newbridge Educate Together NS
2015 St Anne’s NS, Ardclough, Kildare
2012 Kildare Community School, Kildare Town
2012 Caragh National School, KiLdare
2012 Scoil Bhride, Kill, Naas
2009 Mountmellick Library
ARTIST IN SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY.
2018 – Moate Library, Science Week
2018 – Our Ladies Bower, Athlone, Maths Week
2018 – St Joseph’s Primary School, Templemore, A History of Lost Things
2018 -Mercy Primary Birr -Famous Fashionistas of Birr
2018 -Cruinniu na nOg - film project with four Offaly schools
2018 DCCoI Panel
2018 CRAFTed Project Athlone Arcadia
2017 Anam Beo, IWA, Ballinagar, Offaly
2017 Creative Engagements, Birr Community School
2017 Banagher College -Science Week
2017 Killeen NS Artist in Primary Schools, Tipperary Co Co
2017 Borris in Ossory Artist in Primary Schools, Laois Co Co
2017 Tutor for CDP “ Exploring Teacher Artist Partnership”, Tullamore
2016 Continuing Professional Development - "Exploring Teacher/Artist Partnership in Arts Education, Laois Education Centre
2016 Holy Family Senior School, Portlaoise, Artist, Teacher Partnership, Arts in Education, residency.
2016 - Dunamaise Theatre Portlaoise, adult and children’s printmaking including St Francis Special School
2016 National Learning Network ,Tullamore, animation workshops for adults with mental health issues, with Anam Beo,Arts and Health
2016 Culture Night Tullamore, 1916-2016 Schools workshops.
2016 Kyle Park NS and Eglish NS, Artist in Schools Tipperary
2015 The Amazing Sporting Zoetrope Culture Night and Hullaballoo, Birr
2015 Artist in Primary Schools, Castlecuffe NS, Laois Co Co.
2014 Artist in Schools, Templemore NS, N Tipp Co Co
2011 Art@work, Ulster Bank, Roscommon, Roscommon Co Co
2011 Artist in Primary Schools, Scoil Eoin,Roscrea, N. Tipp Co Co
2011 Artist in Primary Schools Castlecuffe NS, Laois County Council
2010 Artist in Primary Schools, Centenary Project, St Mary’s Convent Nenagh, N.Tipp. Co. Co.
2009 Artist in Primary Schools Two Mile Borris, Thurles, N. Tipp Co. Co.
2009 -2010 Belmont Mill Bealtaine
2008 Paper Quilt, Oxmantown NS, Birr
2003 - 2011 Adult Painting and Printing Classes - Busherstown Creative Centre, N.Tipp. - ,Cloughan Offaly, - Rath, Offaly, - Belmont Mill Studio
2005 Ballinakill Wheel chair Association - Mixed media collage project.
2004 - 2005 Seminars and classes for Laois VEC and Enterprise Board on mixed media.
2004 - 2006 National Children’s Strategy Project for Laois County Enterprise Board
1997 - 2011 Murals in Schools and Community Fields
1997-2004 Children’s Summer Art Workshops for Laois County Council
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2017 "Remember Camping", Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival
2016 Nation 1916-2016, Zoetrope -Birr Vintage Week, The Electric Picnic, Culture Night, Tullamore, Dunamaise Theatre Portlaoise -James Fintan Lalor School, Offline Film Festival.
2015 The Amazing Sporting Zoetrope Culture Night, Hullabaloo Children’s Arts Festival, Birr Vintage Week
2014 “Cabinets of Curiosity” – Travelling exhibition, Abbeyleix, Mountmellick Library Gallery, The Maltings, Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival
2011 Birr Theatre and Arts Centre
2009 Grennan Mill, Thomastown, Kilkenny Arts Week
2009 Belmont Mill Studio
2008 The Gallery@ Abbeyliex Library
2007 Synesthesia Sat, Birr Union Workhouse, Solo Show as part of exhibition curated by Paul Murnaghan,
2007 Aras an Chontae, Tullamore
Curated Exhibitions
2016 "Homeland -A Terrible Beauty is Born" - videos from Ireland and Barcelona at Damer House Gallery, Roscrea
2015 Saibhreas - Touring exhibition curated by Muireann Ni Chonaill -Damer House Gallery, Roscrea, Dunamaise , Portlaoise.
2010 Common Ground, Birr Theatre and Arts Centre
2009 Art Across Cultures, Parish Centre, Portlaoise
2009 The Source Theatre Thurles, Christmas Exhibition
2008 Durrow Arts Week 2008, invited artist
2008 The Flat Lake Festival , Clones - Das Boot group show.
2008 Aras an Chontae, Tullamore - Open Submission Drawing Exhibition , curated by Mary Cremin
2008 Almond Tree Gallery, Roscrea, Summer Exhibition
2007 Aras an Chontae, Tullamore- Open Submission, Curated by Paul Murnaghan
2006 Belmont Mill Studio Show with Mark McGreavy and Jorn Ronnau -
2005 Birr Vintage Week - 3 Person Show
2004 Oxmantown Theatre, Birr - Group Show
2003 Tin Jug Studio, Birr - Group Show
1995 The Market House, Bailieboro - 2 Person Show
1994 County Hall, Portlaoise - 2 Person Show
1993 Dolan Moore Gallery, Athlone - Group Show
1993 Wellspring Gallery, Tralee - 2 Person Show
1992 The Collective Gallery Edinburgh
1991, 1992 Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop - Group Show
1991 Taipei Fine Art Museum - 5th International Print Biennial
1990, 1991 The New Designers - Business Design Centre, Islington, London
Work in the collections of :
Offaly County Council, Laois County Council, OPW, Shannon Development , HSE., Belfast Healthcare Trust, Birr Castle Demesne Science Centre, University of Edinburgh
Selection Panels
2014 Selection Panel for Athlone Town Council, Public Sculpture Commission
2010 Selection panel for Gallen Community School, Ferbane Offaly -percent for art
2010 Selection panel for Belmont Mill artists bursaries
2009 Selection panel for Portarlington Convent NS, percent for art
2007 Selection panel for Belmont Mill artists bursaries
2006 Studio Bursary from Offaly County Council for Belmont Mill
2007 Child Protection Training
2008 Panel of Annam Beo, Offaly Artists in Healthcare
