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  Gary Kearney
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Biography
Born in Tipperary, based in Cork City, Kearney graduated from the Crawford College of Art & Design in 2005. His work reflects his interest in architecture, perspective and natural lighting and explores how these change our emotional connection to our city. His work has been exhibited throughout Ireland, including a solo show at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Co.Mayo and group shows in the Wandesford Quay Gallery in Cork and the Source Arts Centre in Co. Tipperary. Gary has a studio in the Sabhrann Studios in Cork where he has been a member since 2019, he was previously a member of Backwater Artists Group from 2010 to 2019. His work is represented in public collections such as the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork City Libraries and the Office of Public Works. In 2018, his work was featured in the RHA Annual Exhibition and was selected again in 2021 and 2022. In 2019, he had work selected for both the RUA Annual Exhibition in Belfast and the RWA Annual Exibition in Bristol. In 2020, he had work selected for the Bath Society of Artists 115th Annual Open Exhibition in Bath. In 2022, he was Longlisted for the Jacksons Painting Prize, chosen for the Art Riddler Exhibition in Dublin and once again selected for the RWA Bristol. He is represented by the Chimera Gallery, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

Qualifications
2005 Honors Degree in Fine Art.
2004 Diploma in Fine Art.

Education
2001-2005 Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork.
2000-2001 C.T.I. Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
1994-2000 Cashel Community School, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.

Exhibitions
2022 Work Selected for the Royal West of England Academy 169th Annaul Exhibition,Bristol.
2022 Selected for the Art Riddler Exhibition, Studio 10, Dublin.
2022 Longlisted for the Jacksons Painting Prize.
2022 Work Selected RHA 192nd Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin 2.

2022 New Work Exhibited, The Chimera Gallery, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.
2021 Work Selected RHA 191st Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin 2.
2020 Work Selected for the 115th Bath Society of Artists Annual Open Exhibition, Bath.
2019 Work Selected for the 138th RUA Annual Exhibition, Belfast.

2019 Work Selected Royal West of England Academy 167th Annual Open Exhibition, Bristol.
2018 Summer Exhibition, The Chimera Gallery, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.
2018 Works Selected, Cairde Visual 2018, The Model, The Mall, Sligo.

2018 Work Selected, RHA 188th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin 2.
2017 Solo Exhibition, 
Ray of Light, Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford.

2016 Group Show, Peer, Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork.
2014 Group Show, Blue-International Art Exhibition, Gallery 27, South Frederick Street, Dublin 2.
2014 Solo Exhibition, The Light of Day, Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

2014 Solo Exhibition, Through Light, The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
2013 Group Show, Duplex, The South Tipperary Arts Centre. Clonmel, Co.Tipperary.
2013 Solo Exhibition, Daylight, The Upstairs Gallery, The Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny.
2013 Solo Exhibition, Into the Light, The Ivy House, Dublin.
2012 Solo Exhibition, Iontas Theatre, Artswell, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan.
2012 Group Show, From Bricks to Canvas, Source Arts Centre, Co. Tipperary.
2011 Group Show, Place Space, Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork.
2011 Group Show, Below 456, The Lavit Gallery, Cork.
2011 Solo Exhibition, Reflections, Sirius Arts Centre, Cork.
2011 Work Exhibited, The Lavit Gallery, Cork.
2010 Solo Exhibition, Backwater Artists Studios, Cork.
2010 Group Show, Cashel Public Library, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
2009 Group Show, Flavour of the Fortnight, Patrick St. Gallery, Cork.
2009 Group Show, Crow Gallery, Dublin.
2005 Degree Show, Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork.
2004 Diploma Show, Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork.

Achievements
2022 Longlisted Jackson Painting Prize.
​2022 Work Selected Royal West of England Academy 169th Annual Exhibition, Bristol.
2022 Work Selected for the 192nd RHA Annual Exhibition.
2021 Work Selected for the 191st RHA Annual Exhibition.
2020 Work Selected for the 115th Bath Society of Artists Annual Exhibition.
2019 Work Selected for the 138th RUA Annual Exhibition.

2019 Work Selected Royal West of England Academy 167th Annual Open Exhibition, Bristol.
2019 Work Purchased by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
2018 Work Selected, Open Windows, RHA 188th Annual Exhibition.
2009 Work Purchased by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
2005 Purchase Prize Award Winner, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork.
Former Member Backwater Artists Group.
​Member of Sabhrann Studios.