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