VICKY SMITH

Vicky Smith

Vicky Smith is an Irish artist from Galway, Ireland. Influenced by the writings of Sylvia Plath, Edna O’Brien and Emilie Pine and drawing on a history of feminist artists and performance in feminist art practice. Smith explores female domesticity as a metaphor for female struggle using film, painting, photography and ceramics and domestic objects as sculptural forms. Smith founded Galway Arts Education Agency in 2015, a mobile art school and is currently developing a Gallery of Children's Art in Galway city. In 2019 she was appointed Engage Art Studios Education Coordinator and designed the activity area for curator Kerry Guinan as part of 'Tactical Magic', Tulca 2019. Smith was recipient of the
Artist in School Residency from Galway County Council in 2017 and 2016. She was awarded the Individual artist Award from Galway City Council in 2012, 2014 and 2017.

Recent exhibitions include; BENCHMARK, Linenhall Arts Centre, 10 artists from Engage Art Studios and 11 writers in collaboration (Jan 2020), Drawing on Don Quixote, National Opera House, Wexford (Oct), VUE Art Fair, Dublin (Nov 2019), The Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin (Jan to Feb 2020), Hiatus, members exhibition,126 Gallery (2019), PERMISSION, group show, Cuirt International Writers Festival (2019). In 2011 she received her MA, Art in the Contemporary World theory pathway, with honours from NCAD. In 2006-2007 she completed her Diploma in the History of European Painting & Irish Art history, with honours from Trinity College, Dublin. She received her MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy with honours from Goldsmiths College, University College of London in 2004. In 1999 she successful achieved her Higher Diploma for Art and Design Teachers
and a BA Fine Art Degree in Printmaking with distinction from Crawford College of Art & Design.
Art Education         

MA Art in the Contemporary World, NCAD, Dublin 2011 with honors 
Diploma in the History of European Painting, Trinity College, Dublin, 2007 MA Arts Administration and Cultural Policy, Goldsmiths College, London, 2004 with honors 
H.Dip for Art and Design Teachers, Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork,1999 with distinction 
BA Fine Art, Printmaking, Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork, 1998 with distinction 
Solo exhibitions
2015

A Final Soar Into Orbit, The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Mayo 
2014

House of Blindness, PS2 and Paragon Studios, Belfast 
2013

Megga Bubble Space Burbs, Galway
Arts Centre 
Group Exhibitions
2022
'Memento, Looking back, Looking forward', Winter show curated with Jordan Farrelly, Olivier Cornet Gallery. 

2021 
'On Paper', a Winter show co-curated with Jackie Ryan, Olivier Cornet Gallery.

2020
'Resurfacing', end of Summer group show, Olivier Cornet Gallery.
The Morphing Feminine, Bloomsday group show, Olivier Cornet Gallery. BENCHMARK, Linenhall Arts centre, Castlebar. 10 Artists and 11 Writers in collaboration
2019
‘Drawing on Don Quixote', group show curated by Olivier Cornet at National Opera House (Oct 2019, Opera Festival Wexford), VUE Contemporary Art Fair (Nov 2019, RHA Dublin), Olivier Cornet Gallery (Jan to Mar 2020). Hiatus, members exhibition, 126 Artist-run Gallery, Galway. PERMISSION, group show, Cuirt International Writers Festival, Galway.
2018
‘Somewhere between perception and reality', group show at VUE Contemporary Art Fair (Nov 2018, RHA Dublin) with Olivier Cornet Gallery (later shown at Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dec to Feb 2019). Narrating Self, Translating the Other, Galway Arts Centre, Galway.
2017
 ‘2° C’, group show at VUE Contemporary Art Fair (November 2017, RHA Dublin) with Olivier Cornet Gallery (later shown at Olivier Cornet Gallery, December to February 2018). Material Conditions, Engage Art Studios collaborative exchange with Platform Arts (curators Hayley Gault & Alex Brunt Platform Arts), Belfast. Nasty Women, Pallas/Project Studios, Dublin (Curator Eve Woods). The Meeting, Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin & Laois Arthouse & Library, Stradbally, Co. laois (Curators Muireann Ni Chonaill & Olivier Cornet). Impressions Printmaking Show, Galway International Arts festival, Centre for Creative Arts & media, GMIT, Galway (Curator Jason Hicklin). Incognito, a public art initiative in aid of the Jack & Jill charity, Solomon Gallery, Dublin.
2016
Impressions Book Art, Galway International Art Festival 
2014
Little Kingdoms, Catalyst Members Show, Belfast. Engage Art Studios Members Show at 126 artist-run space, Galway.
2013

RUA RED Winter Open Submission Exhibition selected by Paul McAree (Director & Curator FLOOD), Grace McEvoy (Visual Arts Coordinator, BLOCK T) and Claire McAree (independent curator), Gallery 2. PACE, Engage Arts Studios Member show curated by Shelley McDonnell, Clifden Arts Festival.
Too Many Dinner Parties, curated by PS2 Belfast, The Shed, Galway. Drawing on the Back of an Envelope invited curator Linenhall Arts Centre, Mayo. 
2012
Annual Members Show, 126 artist-run Gallery, Galway. Under-the-Counter Poster Manifestation, curated exhibition featuring Ruby Wallis, Ben Geoghegan,Eimear-Jean McCormack, Tim Acheson, Roisin Coyle, Gerald Glynn, Galway. Chemist Service, Annual Brigit’s Gardens Exhibition, Galway. 
50-50 @ Bar 8,126 Artist Run Gallery.
#008000 Engage Arts Studios member show at the Shed, Docks, Galway curated by Grace McEvoy.
Latency Engage Arts Studios member show, Linenhall Arts Centre, curated by Michaele Cutalya. Drawing Exhibition at Bar 8 Galway City.
2011

Perambulatory Rhetoric’s two person show with Lisa Sweeney at The Niland Gallery, Merchants Road, Galway. Spectrum of Activity Group Exhibition curated by Padraic E Moore and The Black Mariah,Triskel Arts Centre, Cork. Fragmentary sites ‘Influx artist led Fair’ Occupy Space, Limerick.
Awards & Academics awards
2017 Individual Arts Bursary Galway City Council
2017 Galway County Council Artist in School Scheme. Tynagh National School, Loughrea, Co. Galway
2016  Galway County Council Artist in School Scheme 
2014  Galway City Council Individual Arts Award 
2012  Winner of the adjudicator prize for work in the annual Brigit's Garden's exhibition 
2011  Galway City Council Individual Arts Award
1999  H.Dip Student of the Year Award 
1999  BA Fine Art Student of the year, Crawford College of Art and Design 
1998  Barry Malone Award, Diploma in painting, Crawford College of Art and Design

Residences

2012  Selected and awarded the Visual Arts Residency at Galway Arts Centre 
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