Fiona Whitty

Education:

2006
BA Fine Art (First Class Hons), Dublin Institute of Technology

Solo Exhibitions:

2007
Waiting Room, Four Gallery, Dublin

Selected Exhibitions:

2007
Destinations, Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, Co. Wicklow, collaborating with Charlotte Murray

2006
LAUNCH/Making Do, The Lab, organized by Four, Dublin
Curated by Paul O'Neill
Artisit? Festival, Galway
Darklight Touring Programme
Darklight Film Festival
Dublin Institute of Technology graduate exhibition
Hands, Courthouse Arts Centre

2005
Le Chéile multi-cultural event. Collaboration with Sarah Brown

Projects, Seminars, Awards & Residences:

2007
Residential Studio Award with Fire Station Artist’s Studios
Facilitated “Art as a Medium for Change” workshop for Bannúlacht International Women’s Day Conference
Invited speaker at “Art and Possibility” seminar at NCAD

2006
LAUNCH/Emerging Artist Award, organised by Four Gallery, Dublin
Assisted and co-ordinated a book titled HANDS with a group of Nigerian women seeking asylum in Dublin, in collaboration with Tinahely Women’s network.
Organised Nigerian meal followed by focused group discussion with Nigerian people seeking asylum in Ireland, in collaboration with Adis Annale Iroh, Pan Africa, Dominick Street, Dublin.

2005
Created and organised Le Chéile multi-cultural event, Wicklow, in collaboration with artist, Sarah Browne. Funded by Wicklow Rural Partnership Limited under the European Union Leader + / National Development Plan 2002 – 2006.
Participated in Spirit Of Place, Carataigh, Belmullet, Co. Mayo: collaboration between D.I.T. Fine Art students in collaboration with Architecture students from The Catholic University of America