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Séamus McCormack
Artist CV

b.1983, Mullingar, Ireland

mccormack.seamus [at] gmail.com

Education

BA Hons. Degree, Fine Art, Dublin Institute of Technology - First Class Honours (1:1)
Post Graduate Diploma, Art Education, Limerick School of Art & Design - Second Class Honours - Upper (2:1)

Solo Exhibitions

April 2008 - I'm Crying & Everything, Signal Arts Centre, Bray
November 2010 - Ballina Arts Centre, Mayo

Group Exhibitions

March 2010 - Askew in The Garden of Desire, The Castle, Commercial Road, London
Nov 2009 - Hoverville, Sycamore Arts Club
June 2009 - Éigse, Carlow Arts Festival
Feb 2009 - Symmetry, Black Church Print Gallery, Dublin curated by Rhona Byrne & Oran Day 
Nov 2008 - Live at No.8, Tulca, Galway
Sept 2008 - Made on Monday, Broadstone XL, Dublin
June 2008 - Éigse, Carlow Arts Festival
June 2008  - My Space - Breaking Ground, Axis Centre, Ballymun 
Dec 2007 - European Meetings, Filmbase, Templebar
March 2007 - Emerging Artist Awards, Mullingar Arts Centre.
Feb 2007 - Exordia, Ritz Gallery, Mullingar
Oct 2006 - RDS Travelling Exhibition, Main Guard Arts Centre, Tipperary
Sept 2006 - RDS Travelling Exhibition, Island Arts Centre, Antrim 
Sept 2006 - Emerging Artist Show, Mullingar Arts Centre
Aug 2006 -  Being & Becoming, Stone Gallery, Dublin
July 2006 - RDS Student Exhibition, RDS Dublin
June 2006 - DIT Fine Art Graduate Exhibition, Portland Row Studios
Jan 2006 -  Annual Student Show, Catalyst Arts Centre, Belfast

Awards/Grants

Artist Bursary 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Westmeath County Council
Best Fine Art Student 2006, DIT
Gold Medal, Academic Excellence Award 2006, DIT
Emerging Artist Award, 2006, Westmeath County Council

Employment

April 09 - Current - Assistant Curator, Collection, IMMA
April 08 - Jan 09 - Assistant Curator: Education & Community Programmes, IMMA
Nov 07 - April 10 - Information Mediator, IMMA

Projects/Groups

Arts in Context, Larkin Adult Education Centre
Spirit of Place, Mayo, Collaboration DIT – Sculpture Students & Catholic University of America Architecture Students
Assistant Artist, Site-ations International, Model & Niland Gallery Sligo