Education:
September ’05 – June ‘06: BA (Honours) Fine Art, Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire
September ’04 – June ’05: BA (Ordinary) Photography, IADT,
September ’02 – June ’04: Certificate in Photography, IADT
Awards:
‘Rex Roberts Medal’ awarded by the Irish Professional Photography Association, 2004.
Fuji Students Award: 2nd place in the Student Awards Category, 2003
Exhibitions:
2007
January: Moxie Dublin - ‘Without a Parachute’ - The Back Loft, St. Augustine Street, Dublin 8
2006
December 2006 – 20th January 2007: ‘Launch’ (A group show of 9 graduate students selected from 2006 Graduation show in IADT, DIT and NCAD by Paul O’Neill, curator. An initiative of ‘Gallery 4’, Burgh Quay, Dublin) The Lab, Dublin,
November: Tulca, Galway Arts Centre
October: Artisit?, NUIG, Galway
June: IADT Graduate Exhibition, (Degree Level), IADT, Dun Laoghiare
January 19th – 26th 2006: ‘Deep End’ – a group exhibition by BA Fine Art Students in Concourse, Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council Buildings, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
6x6 Exhibition, 411 Gallery, China
2005
26th August – 23rd September: ‘Iontas, Small Works Exhibition’, Sligo Arts Centre,
June 2nd – 9th: IADT Graduation Show, (Diploma Level), DLIADT, Kill Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
May 12th – 18th: The ‘Lodz Fotofestiwal’, Poland
March: Epoch 5: ‘The Urban Condition’ – an evening of large scale photographic projections at Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin
2004
June 3rd – 10th: Dun Laoghaire Institiute of Art, Design and Technology, Graduation Show 2004, Certificate Level, DLIADT, Kill Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin.
February: Group Photographic Exhibition, Powerscourt Town Centre, Georges Street, Dublin
2003
May: Fuji Student Photographic Exhibition, The Helix Complex, in D.C.U.
Bibliography:
‘Stars Shine in Student Design. The Graduation Shows now exhibit a high degree of professionalism’, by Aidan Dunne, Art Critic, The Irish Times, Monday, June 13th 2005.
(mentioned in above article, re: Graduation Show 2005. Quote: ‘Fiona O’Connor’s wonderful text and photographic sequence Making a world of a Difference is a gem.’)
‘A Challenge to the conventional’ by Aidan Dunne, Art Critic, The Irish Times, Wednesday 20th December, 2006 : ‘Fiona O’Connor’s elegantly designed video installation… is beautifully contained and a metaphorically rich piece.’ (piece in question = 1+1+1 = A Latent Landscape)
Professional Affiliation:
Member of the Visual Arts Ireland
