CV
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Betty Gannon
Solo Exhibitions
2024. Filtering Forests, Hyde Bridge Gallery, O’Connell St, Sligo(selected)
2022. Reassemblies, solo Drawing exhibition alongside Lower Austria Artists Awards, NOEDOK, St Polten, Austria (invited)
2022. Wild Wood Drawings, Town Hall Theatre, Westport, Co Mayo
2014. The Market Place Arts Centre, Armagh, Co Armagh (selected)
2014. Shrouded Spirits, John McGing’s Bar, Westport, Co Mayo, Curated by Ian Wieczorek
2013. Iontas Arts Centre, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan (selected)
2012. Watergate Theatre’s Upstairs Gallery, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny (selected)
2012. Remnants on the Verge, Westport Arts Festival,
Michael Gannon Photography Gallery, Westport, Co Mayo
2011. Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo (selected)
2010. The Alley Arts Centre, Strabane, Co Tyrone (selected)
2009. The Linenhall Arts centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo (selected)
Awards / Residencies
2025. Wilderland Sustainable Arts Bursary award
2022. AIR-Artist in Residence, Krems, Austria
2021. Agility Award round 3, Arts Council of Ireland
2019. Art Materials Funding Award, Mayo County Council
2018. Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Prize Winner (use of studio) North West Summer Open, Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim
2014. GMIT CCAM (Mayo Campus) Summer Residency Programme
2011. Exhibition Assistance Award, Mayo County Council
2010. Exhibition Assistance Award, Strabane District Council, Co Tyrone
2009. Exhibition Assistance Award, Mayo County Council
Group Exhibitions (selected/Invited)
2025. (Forthcoming 2 person show)Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, Co Mayo
2025. Capturing Nature, Cultural Centre of Jelgave, Latvia
2025. Bloodroot, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
2025. Bloodroot, Pulchri Studios, The Hague, The Neatherlands
2024. Winter Exhibition, Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2024. Europe in the Heart of Ireland, Hamilton Gallery, 4 Castle St, Sligo
2024. Borders: Rua Red Annual Group Exhibition, South Dublin Arts Centre, Tallaght, Dublin
2024. Europe in the Heart of Ireland, Europa Gallery, Chatham St, Dublin
2024. Intentional Selection, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2023. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo, Selected by Ian Wieczorek
2023. Winter Exhibition, Customer House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2023. Imposed Geometries, Esker Arts Centre, Tullamore, Co Offaly, 3 person exhibition curated by Ian Wieczorek
2022. Imposed Geometries, Ballina Fringe Festival, Ballina, Co Mayo exhibition
curated by Ian Wieczorek
2022. INTERFACE Inagh, Falling in Love Outwards Plus, Clifden Arts Festival
2022. With Other Matter, Roscommon Arts Centre, Curated by Naomi Draper
2021. Mayo Artists Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, selected by Eamon Maxwell
2020. The Westival Virtual Gallery, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2019. Summer Exhibition, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co Clare
2019. Cairde Visual, The Model, Co Sligo
2019. Brittle/Fragile, Westival, Westport, Co Mayo
2019. Mayo Day 2019, National Museum of Ireland-Country Life in Turlough, Castlebar
selected by Emer McGarry
2018. Incomplete Nature, Interface, The Hatchery Building, Inagh Valley, Co Galway
2018. Drawing exhibition,(3 artists) Ballina Arts Centre, Ballina, Co Mayo
2018. North West Summer Open, Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Co Leitrim
2018. Cairde Visual, The Model, Co Sligo
2018. Identity, Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo
2018. I Am, John Mcgings, WestportArts Festival, Co Mayo
2018. Mayo Day, Ballinrobe Racecourse, Co Mayo selected by Patrick T Murphy
2017. Mayo Artist Show, The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo,
selected by Catherine Marshall
2017. DRAW, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2017. Cairde Visual, The Model, Co Sligo
2017. Larroque Arts Festival, Tarn, France
2016. Earth is Our Chrysalis, 126 Artist-RunGallery, 15 St Bridget’s Place, Galway
2016. Larroque Arts Festival, Tarn, France
2016. Matchbox, Westport Arts Festival, Westport Co Mayo
2015. Westport Town Hall Inaugural Exhibition, Westport, Co Mayo
2015. Life Begins, John McGings, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2014. IN-SITU, GMIT, Castlebar Co Mayo
2014. Shrouded Spirits, Larroque Arts Festival, Tarn, France
2014. Exploring Spaces, The Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, Limavady, Co Derry
curated by Marianne O’Kane Boal
2014. Fictitious Realities, Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery, Co Clare
2014. Exploring Spaces, The Braid, Mid-Antrim Meseum, Ballymena, Co Armagh
Curated by Marianne O’Kane Boal
2014. Fly by Night, John McGings, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2014. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar,Co Mayo
2013. Drawing On The Back Of An Envelope, National Drawing Day, Linenhall Arts Centre,
Castlebar, Co Mayo (invited artist)
2013. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2013. Small Talk, John McGings, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2012. Between Lines, Signal Arts Centre, Bray Co Wicklow
2012. Eigse, Carlow Arts Festival, Visual Centre, Co Carlow
2011. Rua Red, Winter Open Exhibition, Tallagh, Dublin 24
2011. Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Winter Open Exhibition, Leitrim
2011. Custom House Studios, Winter Exhibition, Co Mayo
2011. Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris, Co Mayo, Curator: Chris Hammond
2011. Things That Matter, McGings, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2011. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2010. Structure Series Drawings, BOI, Westport, Co Mayo.
2010. Open Submission, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Co Laois, curator Geraldine O.Neill
2010. Bellacorick Impressions of a Place, Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, Co Mayo.
2010. Seen/Unseen, John McGing’s High Street, Westport, Co Mayo
2010. Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Winter Open Exhibition, Leitrim
2009. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2009. Boyle Arts Festival Open Exhibition, Co Roscommon
2008. Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris, Co Mayo, Curator: Lizzie Carey Thomas
2008. Boyle Arts Festival Open Exhibition, Co Roscommon
2007. RDS Students Art Awards, RDS Concert Hall, Dublin
2007. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
2007. Boyle Arts Festival Open Exhibition, Co Roscommon
2005. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
2003. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Group Exhibitions
2023. WRACK, two person exhibition for Westival, Westport, Co Mayo
2023. All The 7’s, Wright Artists, Clewbay Hotel,Westport, Co Mayo
2022. Summer Group Exhibition, Custom Houes Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2020. Winter Exhibition, Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2019. Winter Exhibition, Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2019. Wright Artists Winter Exhibition, Clewbay Hotel, Westport, Co Mayo
2018. Wright Mix, Wright Artists, Clew Bay Hotel, Westport, Co Mayo
2018. GMIT, past and present student exhibition, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2017. Winter Group Exhibition, Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2017. Birds of Prey, Wright Artists, Clewbay Hotel, Westport, Co Mayo
2016. Copyright, Wright Artists, Clewbay Hotel, Westport, Co Mayo
2015. Landscape In Line, National Drawing Day, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2014. Unplugged, 3 person show, Clifden Arts Festival, Clifden, Co Galway
2012. G126, Members Show, Galway
2011. Trasna ll,Trasna, The Court House Gallery and Studios, Ennistymon, Co Clare
2011. Drawing Connections, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
2011. The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, New York, USA
2011. Greenway Artists Group Expo 2011. Mulranny Park Hotel, Co Mayo
2011. Ultramarine, Wright Artists, The Marine Gallery, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2010. Postcards To the G8, Ontario, Canada
2010. Happy Place Exhibition, ArtMart Studios, 7 Lower the Mall, Sligo
2010. Ballyhaunis Art Exhibition, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo
2010. The Wright Artists Collective, Westport, Co Mayo
2010. Double Vision-GMIT, Custom House Studios, Westport, CoMayo
2010. Eye Candy, Wright Gallery, Westport, Co mayo
2009. G126, Galway and Belfast
2009. Traces, Spectrum Art Group, Castlebar Library, Co Mayo
2009. What Is Europe?, Kornhauschen, Aschaffenburg, Germany
2009. Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo
2008. Spectrum, Claremorris Town Hall Gallery, Claremorris Co. Mayo
2008. Inspiring Words, Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo
2008. Mantua Badge Art Show, Mantua Arts Project, Mantua, Co Roscommon
2007. Ulster Bank Art Exhibition, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo
2007. Art Trail Exhibition, Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo
2007. First Fix, the Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2007. Claremorris Art Exhibition, Claremorris, Co Mayo
2006. Ballyhaunis Art Exhibition, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo
Workshop Facilitating
2023. Drawing Workshop for Heritage Week, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2023. Life Drawing workshop for Cruinniú na nÓg, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2022 Drawing workshop and visit to my studio with Mayo ATU students
2021. Online Drawing Workshop for Adults, Linenhall Arts Centre,Castlebar, Co Mayo
2020. Creative Schools Project, St Patrick”s NS, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2019. Large Scale Drawing Workshop, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2019/18/17. Painting Workshops for adults, Aras inis Gluaire, Belmullet, Co Mayo
2017/16. Drawing Workshop for adults, The Quay Community Centre, Westport, Co Mayo
2016/15/14/13. Drawing Workshops for adults, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2013. Drawing Workshop for children, International Drawing Day, Linenhall Arts Centre,
Castlebar, Co Mayo
2013. Drawing Workshops, Cuilmore National School, Newport, Co Mayo
2013./12 Drawing Workshops, Knockrooskey National School, Westport, Co Mayo
Board Member
Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
Education
2008. BA in Fine Art, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
1989. National Certificate in Graphic Design, Athlone Institute of Technology
1986. Certificate in Visual Education, Sligo Institute of Technology
Studio
2009-2010. Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
Membership
Visual Arts Ireland
Name: Betty Gannon
Solo Exhibitions
2024. Filtering Forests, Hyde Bridge Gallery, O’Connell St, Sligo(selected)
2022. Reassemblies, solo Drawing exhibition alongside Lower Austria Artists Awards, NOEDOK, St Polten, Austria (invited)
2022. Wild Wood Drawings, Town Hall Theatre, Westport, Co Mayo
2014. The Market Place Arts Centre, Armagh, Co Armagh (selected)
2014. Shrouded Spirits, John McGing’s Bar, Westport, Co Mayo, Curated by Ian Wieczorek
2013. Iontas Arts Centre, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan (selected)
2012. Watergate Theatre’s Upstairs Gallery, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny (selected)
2012. Remnants on the Verge, Westport Arts Festival,
Michael Gannon Photography Gallery, Westport, Co Mayo
2011. Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo (selected)
2010. The Alley Arts Centre, Strabane, Co Tyrone (selected)
2009. The Linenhall Arts centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo (selected)
Awards / Residencies
2025. Wilderland Sustainable Arts Bursary award
2022. AIR-Artist in Residence, Krems, Austria
2021. Agility Award round 3, Arts Council of Ireland
2019. Art Materials Funding Award, Mayo County Council
2018. Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Prize Winner (use of studio) North West Summer Open, Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim
2014. GMIT CCAM (Mayo Campus) Summer Residency Programme
2011. Exhibition Assistance Award, Mayo County Council
2010. Exhibition Assistance Award, Strabane District Council, Co Tyrone
2009. Exhibition Assistance Award, Mayo County Council
Group Exhibitions (selected/Invited)
2025. (Forthcoming 2 person show)Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, Co Mayo
2025. Capturing Nature, Cultural Centre of Jelgave, Latvia
2025. Bloodroot, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
2025. Bloodroot, Pulchri Studios, The Hague, The Neatherlands
2024. Winter Exhibition, Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2024. Europe in the Heart of Ireland, Hamilton Gallery, 4 Castle St, Sligo
2024. Borders: Rua Red Annual Group Exhibition, South Dublin Arts Centre, Tallaght, Dublin
2024. Europe in the Heart of Ireland, Europa Gallery, Chatham St, Dublin
2024. Intentional Selection, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2023. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo, Selected by Ian Wieczorek
2023. Winter Exhibition, Customer House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2023. Imposed Geometries, Esker Arts Centre, Tullamore, Co Offaly, 3 person exhibition curated by Ian Wieczorek
2022. Imposed Geometries, Ballina Fringe Festival, Ballina, Co Mayo exhibition
curated by Ian Wieczorek
2022. INTERFACE Inagh, Falling in Love Outwards Plus, Clifden Arts Festival
2022. With Other Matter, Roscommon Arts Centre, Curated by Naomi Draper
2021. Mayo Artists Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, selected by Eamon Maxwell
2020. The Westival Virtual Gallery, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2019. Summer Exhibition, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co Clare
2019. Cairde Visual, The Model, Co Sligo
2019. Brittle/Fragile, Westival, Westport, Co Mayo
2019. Mayo Day 2019, National Museum of Ireland-Country Life in Turlough, Castlebar
selected by Emer McGarry
2018. Incomplete Nature, Interface, The Hatchery Building, Inagh Valley, Co Galway
2018. Drawing exhibition,(3 artists) Ballina Arts Centre, Ballina, Co Mayo
2018. North West Summer Open, Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Co Leitrim
2018. Cairde Visual, The Model, Co Sligo
2018. Identity, Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo
2018. I Am, John Mcgings, WestportArts Festival, Co Mayo
2018. Mayo Day, Ballinrobe Racecourse, Co Mayo selected by Patrick T Murphy
2017. Mayo Artist Show, The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo,
selected by Catherine Marshall
2017. DRAW, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2017. Cairde Visual, The Model, Co Sligo
2017. Larroque Arts Festival, Tarn, France
2016. Earth is Our Chrysalis, 126 Artist-RunGallery, 15 St Bridget’s Place, Galway
2016. Larroque Arts Festival, Tarn, France
2016. Matchbox, Westport Arts Festival, Westport Co Mayo
2015. Westport Town Hall Inaugural Exhibition, Westport, Co Mayo
2015. Life Begins, John McGings, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2014. IN-SITU, GMIT, Castlebar Co Mayo
2014. Shrouded Spirits, Larroque Arts Festival, Tarn, France
2014. Exploring Spaces, The Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, Limavady, Co Derry
curated by Marianne O’Kane Boal
2014. Fictitious Realities, Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery, Co Clare
2014. Exploring Spaces, The Braid, Mid-Antrim Meseum, Ballymena, Co Armagh
Curated by Marianne O’Kane Boal
2014. Fly by Night, John McGings, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2014. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar,Co Mayo
2013. Drawing On The Back Of An Envelope, National Drawing Day, Linenhall Arts Centre,
Castlebar, Co Mayo (invited artist)
2013. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2013. Small Talk, John McGings, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2012. Between Lines, Signal Arts Centre, Bray Co Wicklow
2012. Eigse, Carlow Arts Festival, Visual Centre, Co Carlow
2011. Rua Red, Winter Open Exhibition, Tallagh, Dublin 24
2011. Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Winter Open Exhibition, Leitrim
2011. Custom House Studios, Winter Exhibition, Co Mayo
2011. Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris, Co Mayo, Curator: Chris Hammond
2011. Things That Matter, McGings, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2011. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2010. Structure Series Drawings, BOI, Westport, Co Mayo.
2010. Open Submission, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Co Laois, curator Geraldine O.Neill
2010. Bellacorick Impressions of a Place, Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, Co Mayo.
2010. Seen/Unseen, John McGing’s High Street, Westport, Co Mayo
2010. Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Winter Open Exhibition, Leitrim
2009. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2009. Boyle Arts Festival Open Exhibition, Co Roscommon
2008. Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris, Co Mayo, Curator: Lizzie Carey Thomas
2008. Boyle Arts Festival Open Exhibition, Co Roscommon
2007. RDS Students Art Awards, RDS Concert Hall, Dublin
2007. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
2007. Boyle Arts Festival Open Exhibition, Co Roscommon
2005. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
2003. Mayo Artist Show, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Group Exhibitions
2023. WRACK, two person exhibition for Westival, Westport, Co Mayo
2023. All The 7’s, Wright Artists, Clewbay Hotel,Westport, Co Mayo
2022. Summer Group Exhibition, Custom Houes Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2020. Winter Exhibition, Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2019. Winter Exhibition, Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2019. Wright Artists Winter Exhibition, Clewbay Hotel, Westport, Co Mayo
2018. Wright Mix, Wright Artists, Clew Bay Hotel, Westport, Co Mayo
2018. GMIT, past and present student exhibition, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2017. Winter Group Exhibition, Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2017. Birds of Prey, Wright Artists, Clewbay Hotel, Westport, Co Mayo
2016. Copyright, Wright Artists, Clewbay Hotel, Westport, Co Mayo
2015. Landscape In Line, National Drawing Day, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2014. Unplugged, 3 person show, Clifden Arts Festival, Clifden, Co Galway
2012. G126, Members Show, Galway
2011. Trasna ll,Trasna, The Court House Gallery and Studios, Ennistymon, Co Clare
2011. Drawing Connections, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
2011. The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, New York, USA
2011. Greenway Artists Group Expo 2011. Mulranny Park Hotel, Co Mayo
2011. Ultramarine, Wright Artists, The Marine Gallery, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2010. Postcards To the G8, Ontario, Canada
2010. Happy Place Exhibition, ArtMart Studios, 7 Lower the Mall, Sligo
2010. Ballyhaunis Art Exhibition, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo
2010. The Wright Artists Collective, Westport, Co Mayo
2010. Double Vision-GMIT, Custom House Studios, Westport, CoMayo
2010. Eye Candy, Wright Gallery, Westport, Co mayo
2009. G126, Galway and Belfast
2009. Traces, Spectrum Art Group, Castlebar Library, Co Mayo
2009. What Is Europe?, Kornhauschen, Aschaffenburg, Germany
2009. Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo
2008. Spectrum, Claremorris Town Hall Gallery, Claremorris Co. Mayo
2008. Inspiring Words, Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo
2008. Mantua Badge Art Show, Mantua Arts Project, Mantua, Co Roscommon
2007. Ulster Bank Art Exhibition, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo
2007. Art Trail Exhibition, Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo
2007. First Fix, the Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
2007. Claremorris Art Exhibition, Claremorris, Co Mayo
2006. Ballyhaunis Art Exhibition, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo
Workshop Facilitating
2023. Drawing Workshop for Heritage Week, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2023. Life Drawing workshop for Cruinniú na nÓg, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2022 Drawing workshop and visit to my studio with Mayo ATU students
2021. Online Drawing Workshop for Adults, Linenhall Arts Centre,Castlebar, Co Mayo
2020. Creative Schools Project, St Patrick”s NS, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2019. Large Scale Drawing Workshop, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2019/18/17. Painting Workshops for adults, Aras inis Gluaire, Belmullet, Co Mayo
2017/16. Drawing Workshop for adults, The Quay Community Centre, Westport, Co Mayo
2016/15/14/13. Drawing Workshops for adults, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo
2013. Drawing Workshop for children, International Drawing Day, Linenhall Arts Centre,
Castlebar, Co Mayo
2013. Drawing Workshops, Cuilmore National School, Newport, Co Mayo
2013./12 Drawing Workshops, Knockrooskey National School, Westport, Co Mayo
Board Member
Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
Education
2008. BA in Fine Art, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
1989. National Certificate in Graphic Design, Athlone Institute of Technology
1986. Certificate in Visual Education, Sligo Institute of Technology
Studio
2009-2010. Custom House Studios, Westport, Co Mayo
Membership
Visual Arts Ireland