b. 1964 in Portlaoise. Lives and works in Dublin
EDUCATION
1988 Graduated from National College of Art and Design, Dublin, B.A Fine Art
EXHIBITIONS
Solo & Two-Person
2023 Near and Far Away, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
2016 Through the Undergrowth, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
2011 Parallel Lines, Michael Boran & Igor Eskinja, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
2010 Michael Boran & Ethna O’Regan, PhotoIreland Festival, Monster Truck|Temple Bar, Dublin
2008 Voyager, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
2005 The Sun Propeller, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
2003 Grasping the Sparrow’s Tail, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
2001 Peak, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
1999 Palace of Bubbles, Gallery of Photography, Dublin
1994 Works on Film, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
1992 Nature Morte, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin
Group (Selected)
2024 Magic and Loss, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
2021 Galleries With[out] Walls, Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny and Gallery of Photography, Dublin.
2019 Silver, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
2015 Schrift in Der Kunst, Kunstverein Bamberg, Germany
Dublin Art Book Fair, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin
Art Brussels, with Kevin Kavanagh, Brussels, Belgium
2014 Instant Crush, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
2013 False Memory Syndrome, Temple Bar gallery, Dublin
2011 Human/Nature, Landscape Photography from The State Collection
Curated by Davey Moor
2009 Snakes and Ladders, (video work),
Wexford Opera House, Wexford
National Concert Hall, Dublin
Bubbles, Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin
RHA Annual Exhibition, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin
2008 30 Contemporary Collection, Gallery of Photography, Dublin
Winter Salon, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
Group Therapy, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
RHA Annual Exhibition, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin
European Night, Rencontres d’Arles, Parc des Ateliers, Arles, France
2006 The Bank, (w/ David Farrell & Michael Durrand) commissioned by Central Bank of Ireland Art Projects,
Gallery of Photography, Dublin
Cityscapes, ARCO06, Madrid (curated by Rachael Thomas, Senior Curator, Irish Museum of Modern Art)
Ten years in the Making, An Exhibition of Art from State Buildings, Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin
2005 A Moment in Time, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin (Curated by Noel Kelly)
Across Boundaries, Office of Public Works Touring Exhibition
Four Now, A joint exhibition from the collections of the Arts Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Glucksman Gallery, Cork (Curated by Sarah Glennie)
Forty Shades of Green, Glucksman Gallery, Cork (Curated by Brian Kennedy)
2004 RHA Annual Exhibition, Invited Artist, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin
2003 En direct de Dublin, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris (Curated by Helen Carey, Director)
2001 On Main Street, Laois Arts Festival
2000 d-sixteen, Static Gallery, Liverpool
Vivid, Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin
Lightning Strikes, The Osman Collection, Gallery of Photography, Dublin
1999 Outdoor Images @ Meetinghouse Square, Dublin, (Curated by Aileen Corkery)
1998 New Still Life, Jo Rain Gallery, Dublin
1997 Digital Dimensions, Arthouse, Dublin
Awards
2006 AIB Bank Here and Now Photography Prize
1992 Bank of Ireland Emerging Artist Award
BP Young European Artists, Brussels
1990 Shortlisted for Victor Treacy Award
Shortlisted for GPA Art Award
Collections
The Arts Council of Ireland
AIB Bank
Bank of Ireland
National Self-Portrait Collection
Trinity College Dublin
The Hunt Collection
The Osman Collection
AXA Ireland
BP Oil Europe
The Office of Public Works
Fidelity (USA)
Arthur Cox
& private collections in Ireland, Spain and the UK