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CONOR KELLY
 
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Conor Kelly
1980 born in Cork, Ireland
Lives in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Education

2008 MFA, Glasgow School of Art
2002 BA Fine & Applied Arts, University of Ulster, Belfast.

Grants

2013 Artist Development Bursary, Creative Scotland
2010 Creative Development Grant, Creative Scotland
2010 Culture & Sport Glasgow Visual Arts Grant Scheme
2009 Culture & Sport Glasgow Visual Arts Grant Scheme
2006 Mackendrick Scholarship (Glasgow School of Art)
2003 Arts Council of Northern Ireland Individual Artist Award

Solo Exhibitions

2014 'Do U Feel Like We Do?, Intermedia, CCA, Glasgow.
2013 'Pentimentos and Soda', Collective, Edinburgh.
2012 'Conor Kelly's Golden Years', Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow.
2011 'Lampara Descomunal/The Monstrous Lamp, Kunstverein Arnsberg.
2009 'The Revolutionary Haircut', Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow.
2007 ‘A Brief History Of Wormroot’, Engine Room Gallery, Belfast.

Group Exhibitions

2014
True Places Never Are, Youghal, Cork. (Aug 14)
Cryptids, Glasgow Project Room (with Liam Allan, Amelia Bywater, Luke Collins, Nick Evans and Shireen Taylor) (curator).
Vision & Values / Member’s Show, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.
Things go Dark (with Fiona Burke, Michael Canning, David Godbold, Conor Kelly, Elizabeth Magill, Eoin McHugh, Stephen McKenna, Alison Pilkington, Jennifer Trouton.) The Model, Sligo.

2013
Nuggets, Voidoid Archive, Glasgow.
Prismism / Member’s Show, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.

2012
'P.D.A Curtain Showroom', The Telfer Gallery, Glasgow.
'The Beast That Shouted Love At The Heart Of The World' +44 141 Gallery, SWG3, Glasgow. (with Mark Briggs and Jim Colquhoun)

2011
'Haunt', The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow.
'Overseas – Jahresgaben 2011', Kunstverein Arnsberg.
'SAM DEROUNIAN ALEX IMPEY FLORRIE JAMES CONOR KELLY
GRAHAM KELLY KARI ROBERTSON TESSA LYNCH CHARLOTTE
PRODGER MICHAEL SMITH', Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.
'Exeter Contemporary Open 2011', Phoenix Gallery, Exeter.
'Members' Show', Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.

2010
'muhl-tuh-fair-ee-uhs', SunBear Gallery, Edinburgh.
'Shall I Paint You A Picture?' Members Show, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.
'Turn It On Again' SWG3 Projects, Glasgow International 2010.
'Saltwater' The Pumphouse, Glasgow Harbour, Glasgow International 2010.
'Say What What Way' Shop at 34 Artist-run-space, London.
'Open West 2010' Summerfield Gallery, University of Cheltenham.

2009
'Posthumous Hummus', A.Vermin, Glasgow.
'Arts Council of Northern Ireland - Recent Acquisitions',
The Braid Mid-Antrim Museum, Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
'Disparition', Zero Station, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
'How to Manage When Everything is a Priority', The Grace and Clark Fyfe Gallery, Glasgow School of Art.

2008
'Jahresgaben 2008', Kunstverein Arnsberg, Arnsberg.
'And So It Goes', Artnews Projects, Berlin.
‘MFA Degree Show’, Tramway, Glasgow.
‘Flock GLASGOW-TLV’, Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv.
‘Arts Council of Northern Ireland - Recent Acquisitions’ The Carnegie Centre, Larne.

2007
‘The Weirding and the Uncanny’, Glasgow School of Art.
‘MFA Interim Show’, Glasgow School of Art.
'Student Exhibition', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

2006
‘Group Show’, Engine Room Gallery, Belfast.

2005
‘Group Show’, Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim.
‘Group Show’, Engine Room Gallery, Belfast.

2004
‘Group Show’, Church Lane Gallery, Belfast.
‘Drawing Conclusions’, Waterfront Hall, Belfast.

2003
‘Trust in Art’, Hillsborough Castle, Hillsborough.
'no distance’, Space Gallery, Belfast.
‘Integrating 4’, Engine Room Gallery, Belfast.

2002
‘Group Show’, Gallerie Zurich, Belfast.
‘RDS Travelling Exhibition’, RDS Dublin, Church Gallery, Limerick, University of Ulster, Belfast.
‘Summer Show’, Engine Room Gallery, Belfast.
‘Degree Show’, University of Ulster, Belfast.

Projects

2011 Artist Talk at University of Ulster, Belfast.
2010 Artist Talk with Anna Tanner at Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.
2009 Void Gallery Artist's Residency at Curfew Tower, Cushendall,
Northern Ireland.
2009 ‘Euphoric Economies’, i Quarterly Magazine Volume 1 Issue 1, i Publications.
2007 ‘An Adventurer’s Guide To The Subjugation Of The Island Of
Sapouti’ Artists' Book with Emmett Walsh in cahoots with A
Shoal Of Mackerel.

Collections

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland
The Carvill Group

Bibliography

Mareike Maack ‘Abstrakte Malerei und Kunst aus dem Scanner’ Westfälische Rundschau, Nr 275, 25/11/2011.
Gaby Decker ‘Schichten eines Künstlers’ Sauerland Kurier, 27/11/2011.
Talitha Kotzé ‘Must I Paint You A Picture ?’ The List (Issue 660), 2 July 2010.
Sean P Feeny ‘Memorializing Roger Casement’ Donegal News, No144, Monday, August 31st, 2009.
Liz Shannon ‘Glasgow School of Art MFA Degree Show’ The List, Issue 605, Jun-Jul 2008.
Slavka Sverakova ‘Belfast 3-13 September 2007’ Circa 122, Winter 2007.
Jenny Lee ‘Distance wins the day’ The Irish News, 23rd August 2003.

Links

www.gsamfa.com
www.glasgowinternational.org
www.re-title.com/artists/conor-kelly.asp

Contact
Ground Right,
11 Nairn Street,
Glasgow,
G3 8SE.
Phone: 0141 5869461
Email: conorjkelly@hotmail.com