Priscila Fernandes as Ana Garcini

Education:

2006
Graduate with First Honours in B.A. Fine Art Painting, National College of Art and Design, Dublin.

2003
2nd Year of Sculpture, Fine Art Faculty of Porto University, Portugal.

1999
Soares dos Reis Secondary School – Specialized in Artistic Education, Visual Arts Course, Porto, Portugal.

Solo Exhibitions:

2007
Drosophila Melanogaster, Four, Dublin, Ireland.

2006
A Causa Secreta das Coisas , Maria vai com as Outras, Porto, Portugal.

2003
supercalifragilistichespiralidoso, Galeria Espaços JUP, Porto, Portugal.

2002
Noites da Lua II, Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo, Porto, Portugal.

2001
Noites da Lua I, Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo, Porto, Portugal.

Group Exhibitions:

2007
Céad in China, 411 Galleries, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing, China.
Curator: Karen Loughrey Director: James Ryan
Projected Weekends, Digital Hub, Dublin

2006
LAUNCH/Making Do, The Lab, organized by Four, Dublin.
Curated by Paul O'Neill
Ashford Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Degree Show Exhibition, National College of Art & Design, Dublin.

2005
New Irish Painting, Context Galleries, Derry, Northern Ireland
Sofa-So-Good, Film Base, Dublin

2004
Group Exhibition, 137 Rathmines, Dublin

2003
Aveiro Jovem Criador, Centro Cultural de Aveiro, Portugal
Ponto Zero, Associação Humana, Porto, Portugal
Humaniarte, Mercado Ferreira Borges, Porto, Portugal.

2002
9arte, Matosinhos, Portugal
7th Award Fidelidade Jovens Pintores, Culturgest (Lisbon), Fundação da Juventude (Porto) and Abrantes Gallery, Portugal

2001
New Talents, Galeria Torres Bárbara, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Public Works:

2004
Mural at Philips Electronic Ireland, Dublin.
Mural at Child & Family Centre, Blanchardstown

2003
Mural at Galeria Espaços JUP, Porto, Portugal

Awards:

2002
2nd prize Prémio Fidelidade Jovens Pintores, Portugal

Selected Reviews & Catalogues :

2005
Aidan Dunne, Art Students Pile the metaphors high, Irish Times, 8th June 2005, Ireland.
New Irish Painting, Exhibition Catalogue, Derry, Northern Ireland.

2003
Jovem Criador 2003, Exhibition Catalogue, Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal.
7º Prémio Fidelidade Jovens Pintores, Exhibition Catalogue, Portugal.
Luisa Marinho, Cresci a matar escaravelhos, O Comercio do Porto, 8th June 2003, Portugal.
Luisa Marinho, Galeria Espaços JUP inaugura hoje exposição de Priscila Fernandes, O Comércio do Porto, 7th June 2003, Portugal.
Ana Sofia Rosado, As osgas também dançam, O Primeiro de Janeiro, 6th June 2003, Portugal.
Arte para os sem-abrigo. Público, 17th May 2003, Portugal.

Awards :

2007
Honorable Mention - Photography , Concurso "Aveiro Jovem Criador 2006", Portugal

Honorable Mention - Painting, Concurso "Aveiro Jovem Criador 2006", Portugal

2006
Henry Higgins Travelling Scholarship , RDS Student Art Awards, Ireland

2002
2nd Award Fidelidade Jovens Pintores, Portugal

Supported by Visual Artists Ireland.