Education & Qualifications
 

2011 Currently studying MA Fine Art Painting, Royal College of Art London
2007 BA (Hons) Fine Art National College of Art & Design Award: 1st

Thesis: Quantum Physics and the Art of Matthew Ritchie – Commendation
2006 Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig Erasmus Program
2002 Parson’s School of Design New York

Exhibitions

2011 Another Little Land, (with Laura Byrne), Siamsa Tire, The National Folk Theatre, Tralee County Kerry
2009 Once Upon a Time, Waterford Healing Arts Trust and Index Gallery Waterford City Library
2008 For our House is our Corner of the World, The Talbot Gallery

Group (Selected)

2011 Claremorris Open Exhibition
2011 Three Colours/Yellow SOMA Contemporary Waterford
2010 VII.International Biennial of Drawing, Pilsen CZ
2010 Salon Art Prize Matt Roberts  Arts, London
2010 A tourist in Reality, Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare
2010 Holding Together, the Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College Dublin
2010 Everybody is an audience, SOMA Gallery Waterford
2009 Preponderance of the Small, The Douglas Hyde Gallery 3, Trinity College, Dublin
2009 Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition, invited artist
2009 Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition
2008 Another Piece of the Puzzle, South Tipperary Arts Centre, Clonmel
2008 Lens, The Stone Gallery, Dublin
2008 Hypothetical Realties, Excel Gallery Tipperary
2007 On Reflection, curated by Caroline Cowley and Cleo Fagan
2007 Three Perspectives Works on Paper The Talbot Gallery Dublin.
2007 Art trail SKART Posted 3 - Future World
2007 Artisit Galway Supported by the Irish Arts Council
2006 National Rose Project Exhibition The Lab Dublin
2006 Royal Society of Graphic Fine Art Exhibition London
2005 Portrait Ireland Newtownbarry House Gallery
2002 RDS Travelling Exhibition.

Projects

2010 25/25 Arts & Culture in Local Development, University of Limerick
2009 Memory Drawing Project, Waterford Healing Arts Trust, Waterford Regional Hospital
2009 Memory Project with Respond! Housing Association
2007 Travelling Tea Chest of Secrets, Boomerang
2007 24 Hour Art
2007 Hotel Bloom! Belgium

Awards

2011 Travel and Training Award, The Arts Council
2011 Travel and Training Award, The Arts Council
2011 Kerry County Council Artist Bursary
2010 Kerry County Council Dingle Hoarding Commission
2010 Percent for Art Commission, Scoil Diarmada, Castledermot, Co. Kildare
2010 Percent for Art Commission, Presentation Primary School, Portarlington Co.Laois
2009 CREATE Artist in the Community Research Award
2009 Emerging Visual Artist Award Short-listed
2008 Sculpture in Context Award, Award for a Large Work of Distinction
2008 Kerry County Council, Artist attending a residency bursary 
2008 Belmont Mills Studio National Bursary
2007Commendation Fine Art Thesis
2006 Nominated for student of the year NCAD
2005 Markievicz Medal in Painting Short-listed
2005 RDS Freyer Award
2004 Markievicz Medal in Painting Short-listed
2003 Further Arts Education Award Kerry Arts Council

Residencies

2011 Art House Stradbally
2011 Siamsa Tire The National Folk Theatre
2009 Vital Signs Arts in Health Conference
2009 Waterford Healing Arts Trust Artist in Residence
2008 Belmont Mills Artist Studios National Bursary

Lecturing

2011 Guest Lecturer Institue of Technology Tallaght
2009 Guest Lecturer Waterford Institute of Technology
2009 Waterford Healing Arts Trust

Collections

Kerry County Council
Waterford Healing Arts Trust
Axa Insurance Ireland
Grant Thornton Ireland

Reviews and Publications

2011 Saunter, The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin
2010 Dunne, Aidan, 2010, The Irish Times, October 7th The Arts
2010 Paper Visual Art Journal, focus http://papervisualart.com/?page_id=2828
2008 Dunne, Aidan, 2008, The Irish Times, The Arts, P16
2008 Evening Herald HQ, 25 September 2008, p9
2008 The Sunday Business Post 14 September 2008, Agenda Magazine.
2008 The Evening Herald, 8th September 2008
2007 A Buyer’s Guide to Irish Art 5th Edition
2007 Dunne, Aidan, 2007, 15th Oct The Irish Times, The Arts p12.
2007 White Lucy, 2007 Nov 1st METRO, METROLife, p15.
2007 Dunne Aidan, 2007, 16th June The Irish Times, The Arts p13.