imPRESSions Printmaking Biennial,
Ann Kavanagh visual artist originally from Kilkenny, now living in Dublin. Works across the mediums of printmaking and photography and is both a studio and board member of the Black Church Print Studio, Temple Bar, Dublin. Ann has participated at residencies in other print studios namely Mi-Lab, Kawaguchico, Japan, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, Druckstella Printmaking Studio, Berlin and has exhibited nationally and internationally.
Education:
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Fine Art 2.1 - Photography and Fine Art Printmaking - 1999-2004
Achievements:
2023 received the The Céide Ladle Award at the First International Biennial Exhibition at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation and Museum of Art.
2022 received an Arts Council Agility award for practice development and collobration.
2021 received a dlr Arts Grant Scheme to develop my professional practice in book binding with Sandi Sexton.
2019 selected to be a participant on the Skills transfer programme at the National Print Museum.
2016 and 2018 selected to participate at MI-LAB, Lake Kawaguchico, Japan. MI-LAB (Mokuhanga Innovation Lab) is an artist-in-residence program designed to provide extensive knowledge of mokuhanga (water-based woodblock printmaking) and its techniques to international artists, printmakers and teachers of printmaking, as well as to enable them to make use of traditional tools and materials.
2004 Prize winner at Impressions Print open submission, Galway Arts Centre
2003 Received a graduate award to Graphic Print Studios, Dublin.
Exhibitions include:
2023
The Ballinglen Arts Foundation and Museum of Art - First International Biennial Exhibition selected by Mick O’Dea PPRHA, artist and Ballinglen Arts Foundation board member, Carol Robertson and Rachelle Puryear.
Mór - Graphic Gallery, Dublin
Expanded curated by Andrew Folan and Peter Brennan- Graphic Gallery, Dublin
Line in Landscape - dlrMill Theatre, Dundrum
Transience curated by Carmel Benson - Artnetdlr
The Ballinglen Arts Foundation and Museum of Art First Biennial Exhibition
2022
Woolwich Print Fair, London
“New Prints Off the Block” mokuhanga exhibition - Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, Canton NY - September
“Emerging Practice”, curated by Donna Romano for Blackchurch Print Studio 40th anniversity
Graphic Print Gallery - Summer Show
“Open Book” curatored by Ann Kenny at the Blue Egg Gallery, Wexford
2021
Graphic Print Gallery – Summer and Winter Shows
The Art of Home Exhibition in a collaboration between the Simon Communities of Ireland and Graphic Studio, Dublin, supported by HLB Sheehan
International Mokuhanga Conference IMC2021 Nara, Japan – Sumi Fusion and Kanreki
Halftone Print Fair at the Library Project, Temple Bar, Dublin
Discover Print 2021, Greenacres, Wexford
2020
Diamond Point - Graphic Print Gallery
Kanreki - The Model Sligo and Nara, Japan
Black Church Editions at The Library Project, Temple Bar, Dublin
Discover Print 2020, Greenacres, Wexford
In Confinement, Mokuhanga
60 Years of Graphic Print Studio, Dublin at Lexicon Dun Laoghaire
Earth - ArtNetDLR online
2019
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.
imPRESSions Printmaking Biennial, Galway.
Cairde Visual, The Model, Sligo.
Hinterland Collaboration - ArtNetdlr, Eblana House, Dun Laoghaire.
2018
CfSHE Gallery (in 3331 Arts Chiyoda) Tokyo.
INPRINT BCPS members show Greenacres, Wexford.
137 Royal Ulster Academy - Annual exhibition, Belfast
VUE – National Contemporary Art Fair, RHA, Dublin.
Black Church Print Studio - Curiosity Cabinet.
Halftone Print Fair at the Library Project, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Winter Print Fair – National Print Museum, Dublin 4.
2017
Halftone Print Fair at the Library Project, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
VUE – National Contemporary Art Fair, RHA, Dublin.
Art Source - RDS Dublin.
Unframed - Pier Printers, Filmbase, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
CfSHE Gallery (in 3331 Arts Chiyoda) Tokyo.
IMC2017 Hawaii's "Beauty of Mokuhanga: Discipline & Sensibility".
imPRESSions Open Printmaking Biennial – Galway.
2016
Halftone Print Fair at the Library Project, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
135 Royal Ulster Academy - Annual exhibition, Belfast.
Art Source - RDS Dublin.
Winter Fair, National Print Museum, Haddington Road, Dublin 4.
Dun Laoghaire Art Gallery - New prints.
2015
Winter Fair, National Print Museum, Haddington Road, Dublin 4,
"Home" open submission at dlrLexicon, Dun Laogharie, Co Dublin.
2014
Dun Laoghaire Art Gallery
"Art on the Hill" Galerie Lisette, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow
2013
Botanic Gardens Dublin - "A Natural Selection".
Concourse, Dún Laoghaire “Pressed” contemporary printmaking, curated by Graphic Studio Dublin.
Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s 9th International Miniature Print Biennial Norwalk CT USA.
2012
Galerie Lisette, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow.
2011
Galerie Lisette, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow.
Mini Print International of Cadaqués, Spain.
Black Church Print Studio - Curiosity Cabinet.
“Draw the Line” – curated by Dr Ruth Pelzer-Montada - Monster Truck Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin.
2011 Guanlan International Print Biennial China.
Belfast Print Workshop Gallery – Relief Technique Group Exhibition
2009
Courtyard Printmakers at Airfield House, Dundrum, Co. Dublin
2008
"Node" - Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
National Print Studio Network Exhibition, curated by Raymond Henshaw.
Defining Space - Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 - Curated by Dr. Hugh Campbell and Felicity Clear.
2007
Courtyard Printmakers at Airfield, Airfield House, Dundrum, Co. Dublin
Black Church Print Studio – The Salon Show - Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 |Selected by Ann Hodge, Curator of Prints and Drawings from the National Gallery of Ireland and Jan de Fouw, founder member of the Black Church Print Studio.
Éigse Carlow Arts Festival – Open Selection
Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
2006
Group Show - Airfield House, Dundrum, Co. Dublin.
2005
EV+A Limerick City Gallery of Art - Curated by Dan Cameron – Senior Curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York.
BOXiD - Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Kilkenny Arts Week Fringe Festival
Iontas 16th National Small Works Art Exhibition -Sligo Art Gallery, Hyde Bridge, Sligo -Selector: Dr. Teresa Millet
Éigse Carlow Arts Festival – Open Selection - Carlow Institute of Technology - Curator Tim Goulding
Danske Grafikere - Danish Association of Printmaking Artists Gallery Copenhagen
2004
"Avent" - Showcase for emerging artists, Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Impressions - Galway Arts Centre, Galway, Curated by Mick Moon
RDS Art Student Award Scheme & Travelling Exhibition, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin and venues countrywide
Éigse Carlow Arts Festival – Open Selection, Carlow Institute of Technology - Selector Peter Fitzgerald, editor CIRCA Art Magazine
Graduate Exhibition (Degree) Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
2003
RDS Art Student Award Scheme & Travelling Exhibition - Royal Dublin Society, Dublin and venues countrywide
Graduate Exhibition - Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
"hungryangrysexy" at Concourse, Town Hall, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Collections:
Office of Public Works
IADT Dun Laoghaire Permanent Art Collection
AIB
Ulster Bank
Private collection in Ireland and abroad.