Curriculum vitae
Irish, born 1971
Lives and works in Athens, Greece
(Previously worked under the name 'Motorboy')
Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2016 - Too Much Too Young. Spike Print Studio, Bristol
2015 - Cultural Debris. Presented by Smithson Galley and hosted at Jealous Gallery, London (two-person show with Adam Koukoudakis)
2012 - There’s No Emoticon For What I’m Feeling. Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (intervention throughout the public areas of the building)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 - The Age of Collage 3. The Curve, Berlin, Germany
2019 - The Age of Collage 2. Feinkunst Krüger Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2018 - Tribute to Viborg, 1018 – 2018. Contemporary Collage Art Museum, Viborg, Denmark
2018 - International Weird Collage Show. Jealous Gallery, London
2015 - Moniker Art Fair. Smithson Galley. London
2015 - The Other Art Fair. Smithson Galley. Bristol
2015 - Art Car Boot Fair. Smithson Galley. London
2014 - Moniker Art Fair. Smithson Galley. London
2014 - Greg Wilson’s Super Weird Happening. Bristol
2013 - Go Hard Or Go Home. Lyes & Jones, London
2013 - Roll Over Play Dead. Stour Space, London
2013 - Salon Des Refusés V. London
2012 - See No Evil. Bristol
2012 - Jack in the Box. Spike Island, Bristol
2012 - No One In Dallas Really Cares About Me. Neon Contemporary. Bristol
2011 - Urban Art. The Old Firestation, Oxford
2010 - Press and Release. High Roller Society, London
2010 - Urban & Contemporary Auction. Dreweatts Bloomsbury, London
2009 - Open Impact: UK Print Studios Exhibition. Spike Island, Bristol
2009 - Crimes of Passion. Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2008 - 12 Days of Xmas. Bristol
2008 - Dreweatts Urban Art Auction. Bristol & London
2008 - Lord Mayor of London’s Climate Change Exhibition. London
2008 - Not A Penny Off The Pay, Not A Second On The Day. Bristol
2007 - 12 Days of Xmas. Bristol
2007 - Vetomat. Berlin, Germany
Curatorial Exhibitions
2013 - Go Hard Or Go Home. Lyes & Jones, London
2012 - See No Evil. Bristol (joint curator of the street art project)
2012 - No One In Dallas Really Cares About Me. Neon Contemporary. Bristol
2009 - Crimes of Passion. Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2008 - 12 Days of Xmas. Bristol
2008 - Graffle Urban Art Auction. London & Bristol
2008 - Not A Penny Off The Pay, Not A Second On The Day. Bristol
2007 - 12 Days of Xmas. Bristol
Steal From Work (2007-2011)
I was a founding member and curator of Steal From Work, a self-funded 3 person artist collective that curated and produced exhibitions and projects in Bristol, UK. Selected exhibitions and projects include:
2011 - Flogging A Dead Horse
2009 - Street Art Dealer
2009 - Long Arm Gallery
2009 - Crimes of Passion
2008 - Not A Penny Off The Pay, Not A Second On The Day
2008 & 2007 - 12 Days of Xmas
Commissions
2018 - Contemporary Collage Art Museum, Viborg, Denmark
2012 - Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, UK
2010 - M-Shed, Bristol, UK
Public Collections
Contemporary Collage Art Museum, Viborg, Denmark
V&A Museum, London, UK
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol, UK
M-Shed, Bristol, UK
Publications
The Age of Collage 3: Contemporary Collage in Modern Art (Gestalten, 2020)
Collage Meets Design: Cut and Paste in Graphic Design and Art (Hoaki, 2023)
Education
Self-taught