Angela Duignan
No.4 The Pines, Ardnanagh. Roscommon Town. Co. Roscommon.
angieduignan@gmail.com
Tel. 0874121644
www.angieduignan.com
Born in Roscommon in 1973, she received a Diploma in fine art ’94 and BFA ’95 from LSAD, Post grad
Cert in psychology from NUI Maynooth ’09 and is currently studying for an MA- Art in The Digital World
at NCAD. Her work encompasses photography, video and audio instillations. She has exhibited both
nationally and internationally, is a freelance curator, project/ workshop facilitator and has been on the
panel of Artists for the Arts Council of Ireland funded Artist-in-Prison residency programme since 2000.
She has facilitated Artist-in-Schools programmes, Selected for the Art@Work residency programme,
Joint-arts initiative programme and TRADE International Residency Programme. She was the founding
member of Art Lane Artists studios and is the Mid - Western Regional Representative for Artist Studio
Network Ireland (ASNI). She has been awarded funding from the Arts Council of Ireland and Culture
Ireland.
Group shows
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2007
2006
2004
2003
1998
1996
1995
1994
1993
Dublin Mini Maker Faire. The science Gallery.TCD.
MA-Art in The Digital World graduate exhibition NCAD.
Excess Baggage, The Estonian Acadamy of Arts, Tallinn. Estonia.
The GoggleWorks, Reading PA. U.S
Interchange, CFEVA, Philadelphia.
In-terim, IMOCA. Dublin.
The Imagination of Children, V&A Museum of Childhood. London.
Culture Night 2011. Roscommon.
PhotoIreland Festival. Dublin.
RLF. Roscommon.
RED DOT Pop-Up exhibition. Roscommon.
Show 2010. Culture Night 2010. Roscommon.
RLF. Roscommon.
alter/native project. Bolye Arts Festival, Boyle.
Open Eyes. Roscommon Fringe Festival.
Mantua Project. Mantua, Co. Roscommon.
Art Lane Studios. Roscommon.
Art@Work. Roscommon Arts Centre.
Sue Hill Charity Exhibition. Boyle. Co. Roscommon.
Roscommon Arts Week. Roscommon.
Anti-War Exhibition. Ballyfermot Civic Offices. Dublin.
Home. Roscommon Arts Centre.
Images of India. Roscommon County library.
Waiting Spaces. Critical Access Art Project. St. Loman’s Psychiatric Hospital, Dublin.
Local Artists Exhibition. Boyle Arts Festival.
The Open Frame. Roscommon.
Expo ’94. Street Performance. Limerick.
Roscommon Arts Week.
Performance. Triskel Arts Week. Triskel Art Gallery. Cork.
The Dream Factory. Street Performance. Limerick.
Curated Shows
2014
2012
2011
2010
Mediated Realities. The Freedman gallery.Albright College. Reading. PA. USA.
Interchange. Group show 8 Irish Artists. CFEVA. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. USA.
Adapt. co curated with Amy Stevens. Group show 7 US artists. Broadstone Studios. Dublin.
Culture Night 2011. 20 artists. Commissioned by Arts Office, Roscommon Co.Co.
REDDOT. Group show 13 artists. Pop-Up Exhibition. Roscommon.
2009
Show 2010. Group show 56 artists. Culture Night 2010, For Roscommon Co. Co. Arts Office.
What Makes Me Happy? Foroige Castlerea Youth Project. 9 students.
The Bigger Picture. 3 artists. Roscommon.
2009
2007
2003
Whatcha Lukin At ?!. 8 students from The RAD Project. Roscommon Arts Centre.
Open Eyes. 60 artists. Roscommon Fringe Festival
HOME. 20 artists. Roscommon Arts Centre.
Projects/Workshops
2010
2009 - 08
2008
2006
2002
2001
1998
Joint Arts Initiative- Roscommon Co. Co. & VEC. Foroige Castlerea Youth Project.
Joint Arts Initiative- Roscommon Co. Co. & VEC. RAD Youth Project.
Mural project. Roscommon Community Play School.
Photography project. Roscommon Community College.
Photography project. Scoil Mhuire Secondary school, Roscommon.
Photography project. The RAD Youth Project. Roscommon.
Photography project. Roscommon Community College.
Mural Project. The RAD Youth Project. Roscommon.
Lollypops. Children’s workshop. Roscommon Arts Centre.
Arts Days. Scoil Mhuire Primary School. Roscommon.
Photography and darkroom workshop. Roscommon Community College.
Arts/Crafts workshops. Dublin Simon Community, Education Unit. Dublin.
Arts/Crafts workshops. Hill St. Community Resource Centre. Dublin.
Print workshop. St. Patrick's Juvenile Detention Centre. NCR, Dublin.
Residencies
2010
2008
2007
2006
2004
2003-‘00
Artist-in-Prison. The Grove. Castlerea Prison.
Artist-in School. Ballyleague National School.
TRADE International Residency. Boyle.
Artist-in-School. Croghan National School.
Artist-in-Prison. The Grove. Castlerea Prison.
Artist-in-Prison. The Education Unit. Castlerea Prison.
Art@Work. Molloy’s Bakery. Roscommon.
Artist-in-Prison. St. Patrick's Juvenile centre. NCR. Dublin.
Keeping The Faith. Dance festival Ireland. Dochas Centre. Dublin.
Artist-in-Prison. St. Patrick's Juvenile Detention Centre. NCR. Dublin.
Teaching Experience
2011-07
2010
2009-07
2007
2004
1999
Temp/part-time Art teacher, Castlerea Prison.
Part-time Art& Crafts Facilitator. Oakwood Retirement Home. Roscommon.
Full-Time Summer School, Castlerea Prison.
Temp / Part-time. Roscommon School of Art.
Part-Time Adult Art classes. Vita House. Roscommon.
Substitute photography Tutor. FAS Training Centre, Jervis St. Dublin.
Full-Time, Maternity leave cover. Art teacher. Castlerea Prison.
Awards / Bursaries
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Individual artist bursary, Roscommon Arts Office. 2013
Culture Ireland Funding Excess Baggage, Estonian Academy of Arts. Tallinn 2013.
Culture Ireland funding for Interchange show Philadelphia April 2012.
Culture Ireland funding for The Imagination of Children exhibition 2011.
Joint Arts Initiative Bursary Roscommon Co. Co. Arts Office 2010
Artist-in-Prison Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland 2000,’01,’02,’03,’04,’07,’07,’10.
Individual Artists Bursary, Roscommon Co. Co. Arts Office .2007,’08,’09.’10
Artist Bursary. Roscommon Arts Centre 2008
Artist-in-Schools Bursary. Roscommon Co. Co. 2007
TRADE Artists Bursary. Roscommon & Leitrim Co. Co. Arts Office 2007
Art@Work Bursary. Roscommon Co, Council Arts Office 2006
Arts Council of Ireland Travel Award 1997
Eillesh Kilgallen Award. Boyle Arts Festival 1996
Reviews
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VAI printed news sheet, March/April 2008, page 28. Resistance & Inquiry by Cliodhna
Shaffrey. TRADE International Residency Seminar.
See www.roscommonarts.com/trade/2007/speakers.htm
Art@work residency programme.
See www.roscommonarts.com/artsoffice/programmes/docs/art@work2006.pdf
CIRCA spring 1996. Page 51. Waiting spaces by Marian Lovett.
Achievements
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I have fundraised over €10,000 for Dublin Simon Community and completed a 150km trek along The Great
Wall of China in 2002. And a 250km trek in the inner Arctic Circle for Dublin Simon Community 2003.
Awarded City & Guilds Cert Level 2 Progression award in Photography and Information Technology 2004.
Completed the ASIST Suicide intervention skills training programme 2007.
Awarded 1st class Hons. Certificate in Psychology from NUI, Maynooth 2009.
Attended The Cork Art Therapy Summer School at the Crawford College of Art & Design 2009.
Completed ‘Children First’, The National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children Keeping Safe
Training 2007 & 2010.