Gillian Lawler
Gillian Lawler is an Irish artist based in Dublin. She received a BA in Fine Art Painting from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin in 2000. She has had over 17 solo exhibitions throughout Ireland and has had international exhibitions in North America, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Croatia, Poland, Spain, Holland and Italy.
She has won numerous awards including the Hennessy Craig Scholarship, RHA Gallery Annual exhibition in 2007, the Whytes Award, RHA Gallagher Gallery in 2007, the Parenting Residency Award at the Cow House Studios 2022, the Graphic Studio Dublin Print Award 2019, the Winner of the Open Selection Exhibition Award at the Eigse Arts Festival in 2009. Other awards include an Arts Council Bursary Award 2022/2020/2009, a Kildare Arts Services Award
2015/2013/2011/2009, Culture Ireland Awards 2021/2018/2017/2011 and a studio residency at the RHA Gallery in 2009. She was shortlisted for the Beers Lambert Contemporary, Thames and Hudson publication, 100 Painters of Tomorrow in 2013, the Celeste International Art Prize in 2012 and a Merit prize from the Golden Fleece Award in 2013.
Recent solo shows include Edgelands at the Weber and Weber Gallery, Turin, curated by Valeria Ceregini (2022), the Molesworth Gallery, Dublin (2020), the Weber and Weber Gallery, Turin curated by Valeria Ceregini (2018), The Molesworth Gallery (2018) and Pallas Projects, Dublin (2015).
Group shows include:192nd RHA Annual Exhibition (2022), The Golden Fleece Award 21 Years Exhibition curated by Aisling Prior at the Solstice Arts Centre, Cavan, 189th Annual Exhibition, RHA Gallery (2020), Difference Engine, Altern_nator, HDLU Centre for the Association of Artists, Zagreb, (2018), House Taken Over curated by Hickey + Hickey, The Sonorities Festival, Belfast (2018), Resort Revelations, Lynders Mobile Home Park, Portrane, Dublin (2018), MAD Art Fair Madrid, curated by Jim Ricks (2014), Lacuna [02],Taylor Gallery, curated by David Quinn and Sabina McMahon (2014), 40/40/40 Exhibition of Contemporary Art celebrating Ireland’s 40 years in the European Union, Office of Public Works, exhibition touring to Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Madrid (March – April) Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Warsaw, (May – June) and Palazzo Della Farnesina, Rome, (June – July) (2014), Difference Engine, Accumulator, Limerick City Gallery (2013), Black Country, Lion and Lamb Gallery, London, curated by Nancy Cogswell (2013), Difference Engine, Accumulator II, The Oriel Myrrdin Gallery, Wales (2013), Pallas Periodical Review, Pallas Projects (2011), Systems Beyond Certainty, Beers Lambert Contemporary, London, (2011), Difference Engine, Manifestation III, CSV Cultural Center, New York (2011), Preponderance of the Small, Douglas Hyde Gallery, (2009) and No Soul For Sale: A Festival for Independents, X-Initiative New York City, (2009).
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