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OLIVER
WHELAN
BIOGRAPHY
1973 to
1974 Regional Technical College, Waterford. -Pre Diploma in Fine
Art, Design & History of Art. 1974 to 1978 National College
of Art & Design, Dublin. First Class Honors in
Painting. 1978 to 1979 Post Graduate study R.M.I.T. Melbourne
Australia 2000 to 2002 Masters in Multi-Media Fine
Art
EXHIBITIONS / GROUP SHOWS
Retrospective
Show, Project Arts Centre, Dublin Solo Show, Royal Melbourne
Institute, Australia Three Artists Exhibition, Projects Arts
Centre, Dublin Irish Exhibition of Living Art, Dublin The
Fruit Market Gallery, Edinburgh Four Artists at the Project,
Dublin Guinness Peat Aviation Exhibition, Royal Hibernian
Gallery, Dublin Edinburgh Festival / Group Show – invited
artist EVA, Limerick Solo Show, Project Arts Centre
Dublin A Collectors Show, Kilkenny Solo Show, Realities
Gallery, Melbourne, Australia Skibbereen Arts Centre, West
Cork Three in a Landscape, Guinness Hop Store, Dublin, Travelled
to 7 venues in Ireland, including Sligo, Butler Gallery Kilkenny,
and the Wexford Arts Centre Banquet Show, Royal Hibernian
Academy, Dublin Two pages for “The Great Book of Ireland. Solo
Show, RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin National Maternity Hospital
Centenary Exhibition, RHA Gallagher Gallery The OPW State art
collection travelling exhibition to European capitals Solo Show,
Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin Solo Show, Marie de France Gallery
Xalapa Mexico Municipal gallery Dublin, group show
AWARDS /
SCHOLARSHIPS /
Richard Demarco
Travelling Scholarship throughout Europe Australian European
Award, one year studying in Australia Independents Bursary
Award Department of Foreign Affairs Travel Award, Australian
Bicentennial Exhibition Travelling scholarship from the
department of foreign Affairs to exhibit in Mexico
Memberships
Founder Member of
the Visual Arts Centre, Dublin Founder Director of the Dun
Laoghaire Arts Studios Committee member for Irish Exhibition of
Living Art Board member and Chairperson of CIRCA, an Irish &
International arts magazine Associate member of Temple Bar
Studios and Galleries.
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