Elaine McGinn visual artist
C.V.
EDUCATION
2001 – 2004 B.A. Hons in Fine and Applied Arts. University Ulster.
2004 – 2006 Advanced Certificate in Education. Art Therapy MSC. Queens University Belfast.
2022 – Present. M. F. A. University Ulster.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 – 2018 Lecturer/Technician in Art. South-Eastern Regional College Bangor.
2018 – Present. Community artist working with 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. 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
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.
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Photo Credits: Courtesy of Bbeyond - Enniskillen 2020
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with a background of fine art, art therapy and performance art. I am currently studying on the MFA course, in the University Ulster, Belfast. My performance, drawings and video respond from an embodied art practice, engaging with connections between inner transformation and societal change. My aims are to expand awareness of the crucial and complex role of the body in making and experiencing art.
McGinn casts a net over an ocean of experience and extracts her truths through variegated metaphor..
J Anderson
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