KATE WILSON
CURRICULUM VITAE
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Kate Wilson
52 Station Road, Raheny, Dublin 5
01 8329584
tulipsandoysters@eircom.net
Education
Fine Art
1991-1995
B.A.(Hon) Fine Art, Slade School of Art, University
College London.
Dance/Performance
2001
2003-5
2004-6
2006
2007
Laban Guild Dance Leader Cert, Belfast & London
Training and collaborative work, contact improvisation & dance
composition with Echo Echo Dance Theatre, Derry.
Training and research, improvisation, & dance composition with Gill
Clarke, Independent Dance, Siobhan Davis Studios, London,UK.
Training in performance and Alexander Technique with
Eva Karczag, Siobhan Davies Studios, London, UK.
Collaboration with scientists at Warwick University,UK,
Hypercube; The Use of Multicamera Motion Capture in the
Performing Arts.
Solo Exhibitions
2006(November)
2003
1999
1999
1997
"Portrait", Lemon Street Gallery, City Quay, Dublin 2.
"Ma", Tipperary Arts Centre, Tipperary
"New Works", Sligo Arts Festival ’99.
Glens Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim.
Devenish Gallery, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh.
Performances and related work
2005
2005
2004
2004
'Landscapes Series', The Factory Performance Space, Sligo.
Invited artist in week of dance research with Gill Clarke,
Chisenhale Dance Space, London.
Solo performance of 'Sequenza', Visualise Performance Festival,
Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo.
Performance, choreography and direction of 'Relating Two'. In
collaboration with Echo Echo Dance Theatre this project involved
improvised music from local musicians.
Work in Education(selection)
2007
'Painted Glass Project', St Patrick's National School, Donabate,
Co.Dublin. Six weeks of art workshops with 6th class, culminating
in painted glass mural. Students studied working from life,
charcoal drawing, proportioning and perspective, how to use
a view frame, looking at paintings (from Rennaissance to
contemporary), mixing colour with oil pastels and acrylic paints,
design and mural painting.Funded by Fingal County Council.
2007
'Let the Wild Rumpus Begin', art and movement workshops for
3-5 year olds, Church Hall, Raheny, Dublin 5.
2005
'Art Trap' workshops, Model and Niland Gallery, Sligo
2005
2004
'Self Portrait Project', workshops in four south Sligo
national schools over a two month period. Students studied
working from life using grid view frame, 'learning to look',
proportions and basic anatomy of head and shoulders, a view of
portraiture through art history from Rennaisance to today, copying
a 'master's' work of there choice, mixing colours pastel and oils
paints and collage. Funded by Sligo VEC this project culminated in
a joint exhibition of self portraits in charcoal,oil pastel, collage and
oils, touring the participating schools.
Choreography and dance theatre tuition ,with students from north
Sligo national schools for 'Magical Musical Minds', Hawkswell
Theatre, Sligo. Also direction and filming of 'Beach', screened at
the Hawkswell to live improvised music by the Vogler Quartet.
This project was funded by Sligo County Council.
Aug 2004,5&6
'Action Gallery Summer School'. Direction and tuition for this
week long school in art and creative movement for 8-11yr/olds.
Gleann, Co. Sligo. Sponsored by Sligo County Council and
CLASP, Gleann Hall.
2004
Mixed ability dance workshops for youth, Cuisle Centre, Derrane,
Roscommon. Funded by Roscommon County Council.
2004
Dance workshops, French Park Youth Group. Funded by
Roscommon County Council.
2004
Dance theatre workshops, Sligo Academy of Music Summer
School.
2003
Dance theatre workshops, Childhood Days, after school centre for
children with special needs. Drumshanbo, Co.Leitrim. Funded by
Leitrim County Coucil.
2002
Dance theatre workshops in collaboration with Echo Echo Dance
Theatre, for Lilliput. Lilliput are a performance group of individuals
with learning difficulties. The Play House, Derry. Funded by
Northern Ireland Lottery.
2000
1999-2001
1998
Dance Theatre workshops for 7-11 year olds. Glens Centre,
Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim.
Community dance project 'De-Facto Dance'. Direction of
community dance group with an emphasis on cross arts
performance.
Dance theatre workshops, Drumlease National School, Dromahair,
Co. Leitrim. Culminating in 1798 commemorative performance.
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2006
2006
2005
2005
2005
Group Show, Tram Yard Gallery, Dalkey, Dublin.
Group Show, Lemon Street Gallery, City Quay, Dublin 2.
Christmas Show, The Green Gallery, Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.
Christmas Show, Leinster Gallery, South Frederick St., Dublin.
Christmas Show, The Bridge Gallery, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1.
2005
2005
2005
2005
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2003
2003
2003
2002
2002
2001
2001
2000
2000
2000
1999
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
Tsunami Art Auction, RHA, Ely Place, Dublin.
Boyle Arts Festival, (invited artist), King House, Boyle, Co.
Roscommon.
Summer Show, Devinish Gallery, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
Summer Show, Worth a Gander, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim.
Artist as Traveller, King House, Boyle, & touring.
R.H.A. Annual Show, Ely Place, Dublin.
Summer Show, Bold Art, Merchant Sq, Galway
Summer Show, Tram Yard Gallery, Dalkey, Dublin
Christmas Show, Bold Art, Merchant Sq, Galway
Christmas Show, Devenish Gallery, Enniskillen,Co.Fermanagh
Christmas Show, Tram Yard Gallery, Dalkey, Dublin
James Adam Salerooms, Stephens Green, Dublin.
Summer Show, Art Select, Temple Bar, Dublin
Group Show, Bold Art, Merchant Sq, Galway
Summer Show, Hallward Gallery, Merrion Sq, Dublin
Christmas Show, Cross Gallery, Fancis St, Dublin 8
Visual Leitrim, Lagan Valley Arts Centre, Lisburn, N. Ireland.
Group Show, Grafton Gallery, Grafton Street, Dublin.
3 Painters – 3 Visions, Wexford Opera Festival 2000, Wexford Arts
Centre
Group Show, Grafton Gallery, Grafton Street, Dublin.
R.H.A. Annual Show 2000, (Award of Distinction),Ely Place, Dublin.
R.H.A. Annual Show 1999, (invited artist), Ely Place, Dublin.
Boyle Arts Festival, (invited artist), Boyle, Co. Roscommon.
Visual Leitrim, R.H.A. Gallery, Ely Place, Dublin.
EXPO, four person show, the Castle Gallery, Sligo.
Grey Ridge Artists, the Glens Centre, Manorhamilton,
Co. Leitrim.
Looking at Fascism, Riverside Studios, Hammersmith,
London.
Awards and Commissions
2006
2005
2004
2001
Community Arts Act Award, Sligo County Council.
Bursary Award, Sligo County Council, for further training.
Bursary Award, Sligo County Council, for ’Action Gallery’.
Portrait of the writer John McGahern, commissioned by Leitrim
County Council, for the Council’s collection.
2000
Award of Distinction for an Artist Showing Promise, R.H.A. Annual
Show
Collections
A.I.B. Bank Collection, Ballsbridge, Dublin.
Leitrim County Council Collection.
Boyle Civic Collection, Co. Roscommon.
Private collections in Ireland, N. Ireland, U.K., and Germany.