Elaine McGinn
visual artist
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C.V.
Elaine Mcginn
EDUCATION
2001- 2004 B.A Hons in Fine and Applied Arts. U.U. Belfast.
2004 – 2006 Advanced Certificate in Education. MSC Art Therapy Queens. Belfast
2002 – 2025 Master of Fine Art. U.U. Belfast.
PROFFESSIONAL
2003 – 2018 Lecturer /Technician. South Eastern Regional College. Bangor Co.Down.
2018- Present Community Art/various Groups.
WORKSHOPS
2016 Linda Mary Montano: Interbeing. Ulster Museum Belfast.
2018 Marylin Arsem. MOBIUS. Catalyst Arts Belfast.
2019 Steve Batts. Presence Space and Time. The Southbank theatre Belfast.
2019 Monica Mayer, El Tendoro: Feminist Art and Action. Cathedral Quarter, Belfast
2020 Boris Nieslony. On the Way. Glass House, Derry/Londonderry
2021 Alastair Maclennan, James King. Realising Freedom, The Mac Gallery, Belfast
2022 Tomaz Szrama BIFPA: University of Atypical, Belfast
2023 Sandra Johnston: Residential Armagh N.I.
EXHIBITIONS
2010 Solo painting exhibition Tidelands, Ards Art Centre
2010 – 2014 Annual group exhibitions in Creative Peninsula Event.
2011 – 2014 Annual, Women’s international day. Andrews Gallery, Titanic Building, Belfast
2021 Artlink Online group exhibition.
2021 FUSE. Queens Street Studios, Belfast
2022 Cohere: Queens Street Studios, Belfast.
GROUP PERFORMANCE
2016 – Present. Bbeyond Monthly Meetings
2017. PAB. Bergen, Norway
2018 Jelilli Atiku. Venice Biennale
2018 – Present. Equinox
2018 About Time. Warwick, UK
2019 Busan, korea
2022 Convergence. Tipperary, Ireland
2022 Earth Rising. IMMA Dublin.
2023 PODO. Berlin, Germany
SOLO PERFORMANCE
2014 Seven for a Secret. Bangor. Co. Down N.I.
2016 We are Fluid. Atypical Gallery Belfast
2018 Berries and Bowls. Glasshouse. Derry/Londonderry
2019 Kissing the Cloth. Pollen Studios. Belfast
2019 Rebel Action. Bangkok, Thailand and Busan, Korea.
2019 Clouded Senses. BIFPA University Ulster, Belfast.
2020 On the Way. Glasshouse Derry/Londonderry
2022 Sharp Words. The Mac Gallery, Belfast.
2023 Trinity BIFPA. University Ulster, Belfast.
2023 Roots. PODO, Berlin, Germany
2024 No Daughter. University Ulster, Belfast.
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2018 She Said. Atypical Gallery
2019 Game of Thrones. Public commission Sculptures.
2019 Headpeace Community project exhibition.
2021 Community Workshops: Artlink Fort Dunree. Donegal.
2022 In Between. Film Project with Benjamin Rupprecht
2022 The Queens Jubilee. Community project exhibition PS2 gallery Belfast.
2023 Maker Mall. Assisted Studios project. Castle Court Belfast.
2023 Bug Parade. Community project exhibition, Platform Arts. Belfast
REMOTE PERFORMANCE ONLINE
2019 Arts and Minds. Lead Curator in Bbeyond’s first online Performance Project.
2020- Present. Bedeebebee weekly sessions.
2020 Lockdown. Remote Performance meet
2021 Grace Exhibition Space, New York.
2021 Online Discussion panel with Suzanne Lacy.
2022 Konstenopidemin Gallery, Gothenburg Sweden.
I have studied fine art in the University of Ulster in Belfast 2000-4 and onto the MSC Art therapy Course in Queens University Belfast in 2006. I continued to develop my solo performance practice alongside teaching life class in South-eastern Regional college from 2006 – 2016. I have also been active in the arts sector and across multiple boards and involved with Pace Bene campaign for non – violence since 2020.More recently have taken on the role of secretary within the Performance Art organisation Bbeyond. Where I am consistently gaining new skills in admin, social media, website building and safeguarding policies, procedures, and practices.
My background in art as therapy has led to my engagement and with various Health, community, and social groups, collaborating with and leading workshops and projects across various charities and arts organisations, including Artlink - Fort Dunree Head peace charity, Charter for N.I. the Diamond Project, with Groups in East Belfast. Also working with Ps2 gallery, towards provision of assisted workspaces in Belfast for disabled artists.
My continued, mostly volunteer roles in the community have brought me into contact and collaborations with other artists, including Bronagh Lawson and Ngaire Jackson, where we continue to engage with residents and build practice in and around socially neglected areas of Belfast.
