Biography

EXHIBITIONS

2018-2019

Armistice Centenary Public Art Exhibition , Aras Chill Dara, Naas, Co Kildare

2018

KAC Group show in Newbridge, Co Kildare as part of June Fest

2017

NORDART International Art Exhibition, Budelsdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, June - Oct
Maynooth University, Annual Art Show, Feb

2016

The LUAN Gallery, Athlone, The People, The Land, April – June, 1916 Centerary Duo show with Tom Byrne
Aras Chill Dara, Naas - Revolution!1916, public art trail as part of 1916 Rising Commemoration Programme, Kildare County Council Arts Service, June - Dec
Maynooth University Library, Annual Art Exhibition, Feb, group show
The Basement Gallery, An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk, Oradour, Elegy for a Town, Jan-Feb solo show, paintings and multimedia

2015

Castletown House, Celbridge, Kildare Portait Artist of the Year, Sep - Oct, group show
Leixlip Library Gallery, Kildare, Gallipoli and the Great War, April-May, solo show
Tipperary Excel Arts Centre, Fields of War, Feb- April, solo show
Illuminations Gallery, Maynooth, Artist Notebook Project, Feb-March, group show

2014

Artlink, Fort Dunree, "No Jury No Prize 2014", (group) Sept - Dec
Farmleigh - Motorhouse, Dublin, "The Iron Harvest - Contemporary Approaches to Painting WW1", solo show, Oct - Nov
Athy Heritage Centre-Museum, "Visual Encounters with the Great War", solo show, Sept - Oct
NUI Maynooth, "The Notebook Project" (group), April

2013

KRF:1 2013 Artist Notebook Project (group), October 2013, Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.

2011

International Exhibition Centre in Boleslawiec, Poland, Dec 2010-Jan 2011 – “Stories about History”, solo show, by invitation

2010

Galeria Legnica, Legnica, Poland, Nov- Dec, “Stories about History”, solo show, by invitation
Galeria BWA, Jelenia Gora, Poland, Sept-Oct -“Stories about History”, solo show, by invitation
Art at the Ivy House, Dublin, May-July – “Perspective” group show, curated by Claire Halpin
Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, May-June –“Military Zones”, two artists show, curated by Una Collins
IMOCA, Moxie Studios - Dublin, April – “Blasphemous”, group show, curated by Bear K Koss
Birr Theatre and Arts Centre, Co. Offaly, Feb-March - “The Fallen”, solo show

2009

The Alley Arts Centre, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Oct-Nov -“Visions of War”, solo show
Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin, June-July - “Exploring Irish and Polish connections through Art” - group show
The Phoenix Gallery, The Grand Opera House, Belfast, May-June -“The Fallen“, solo show

2008

The Basement Gallery, Dundalk, March-April - “Art of War”, solo show

EDUCATION

2015 / 2017 - NUI Maynooth

Qualification: M.A. in Military History and Strategic Studies

2007 - D.K.I.T Dundalk

Qualification: Certificate in I-Media, Multimedia course

2004 / May 2005 - O` Fiaich College of Further Education

Qualification: F.E.T.A.C. Certificate in Applied Psychology and Social Studies

1994 / 1995 - Limerick College of Art and Design

Qualification: B.A. Degree with Honours in Fine Art Painting

1991 / 1994 - Limerick College of Art and Design

Qualification: Higher National Diploma with Merit in Fine Art Painting

1990 / 1991 - O` Fiaich College of Further Education

Qualification: Certificate in Art, Craft and Design

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2018

KCC Creative Ireland Bursary Award 2018

2017

Creative Ireland Bursary Award 2017

2017

KCC Artist in Schools Residency Bursary Award

2016

KCC Creative Ireland Grant

2016

Artist in school residency award

2016

NUI Maynooth, Annual Show Merit Award

2015

Westmeath County Coucil, 1916 Commemoration Grant

2015

KCC 1916 Commemoration Art Award

2014

Create Louth Art Grant

2011

Kildare County Council Arts Services - Arts Act Award 2011

October 2009

Shortlisted for the Emerging Visual Artist Award 2009, The Arts Council and Wexford Arts Office

2009

The Arts Council - Travel and Training Award (towards research in France)

2008 / 2009

Dundalk Arts Office - Arts Acts Award 2009

2008

Dundalk Arts Office - Arts Acts Award 2008

1995

“Abhainn” - Revenue Commissioners, Limerick - Overall Prize Winner for Submitted Painting

COMMUNITY & SCHOOLS

2019 : Creative Engagement with the Curragh Post-Primary school

2019 : Creative Ireland Project, Monasterevin Community Centre public art commission

2019 : Understarters - public art commission

2018 : National Drawing Day, Castletown House

2018 : Creative Engagement with Naas Community School

2017 : Creative Ireland Project – War Art in Context (Kildare and Monasterevin)

2017 : Primary school Residency - Patrician Primary School, Newbridge, exhibition Beat!Beat!Drum! at Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge

2017 : "Home is where the Art is" - Primary school project and exhibition for JuneFest and Riverbank Arts Centre

2014 - 2016 : "If I had an Artist for a Day” - art workshops in primary school, in association with Kildare County Council Arts Services

2005 - 2006 : Youtreach Dundalk - art workshops

LINKS

COLLECTIONS

Paul's paintings are in private collections in Ireland and abroad and in public collections in Ireland (Kildare County Coucil, Taisce Lu - Louth).