2026
2025
Group ExhibitionArt as Agency
irish, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
irish, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
Group ExhibitionKunstkammer
Lismore Castle Arts, Lismore Castle
Lismore Castle Arts, Lismore Castle
Group ExhibitionOFF-Biennale
Budapest
Budapest
Group ExhibitionSoft Power
RWA, Bristol
RWA, Bristol
Group ExhibitionThe Map and The Mantle
The Dock Arts Centre, Carrick-on-Shannon
The Dock Arts Centre, Carrick-on-Shannon
Group ExhibitionThe Sibyls
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery Dublin, Dublin
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery Dublin, Dublin
Solo ShowThe Sibyls
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
2024
Group ExhibitionFootfalls
Britta Rettberg Gallery, Munich
Britta Rettberg Gallery, Munich
Group ExhibitionThe Map: Untying the Knots. with Rachel Fallon
IAC, New York
IAC, New York
2023
Group ExhibitionDivine Narratives; with Celine Bodin
Purdy Hicks Gallery, London
Purdy Hicks Gallery, London
Group ExhibitionDrawing Time
RHA Gallery, Dublin
RHA Gallery, Dublin
Group ExhibitionLe Sentiment du Dessin: Pareidolie
Musee MAC, Marseilles
Musee MAC, Marseilles
2022
Group ExhibitionCollage: A Political Act
The Ulster Museum, Belfast
The Ulster Museum, Belfast
Group ExhibitionSoul Noir
Irish Georgian Society, Dub, Dublin
Irish Georgian Society, Dub, Dublin
2021
Group ExhibitionDouble Estate
Pearse Museum, Dublin
Pearse Museum, Dublin
Group ExhibitionDrawn Out
The Drawing Room, London
The Drawing Room, London
Group ExhibitionDrawn Out
The Drawing Room, London
The Drawing Room, London
2020
2019
Group ExhibitionDrawing Biennial
The Drawing Room, London
The Drawing Room, London
Group ExhibitionElliptical Affinities
Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda
Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda
Group ExhibitionMUSIC + MAKER
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
Group ExhibitionSeen, Not Heard
Crawford, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
Crawford, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
Group ExhibitionThe Keeper: to have and to hold
The Model, Sligo
The Model, Sligo
Group Exhibitionfair is foul & foul is fair
Katzen Arts Center, Washington DC
Katzen Arts Center, Washington DC
2018
6SKIN (film)Group ExhibitionBUT STILL, LIKE DUST, I'LL RISE
Galway Arts Centre, Galway
Galway Arts Centre, Galway
Group ExhibitionEncountering the Land
Visual Carlow, Carlow
Visual Carlow, Carlow
Group ExhibitionNaked Truth
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
‘Building Prometheus: Re-writing the Monstrous through the Visual Lens’
2017
Group ExhibitionHybrid
Purdy Hicks Gallery, London
Purdy Hicks Gallery, London
2016
Group ExhibitionEVA International
Group ExhibitionEva International
Limerick
Limerick
Group ExhibitionStrange Worlds: The Vision of Angela Carter
RWA, Bristol
RWA, Bristol
2015
Group ExhibitionRHA Annual
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2014
Yggdrasil2013
2012
2011
Wren’s Egg2010
Group ExhibitionAnnual Exhibition
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionEigse
Carlow, Ireland
Carlow, Ireland
Group ExhibitionInner Lives
Town Hall Gallery, Macroom, Ireland
Town Hall Gallery, Macroom, Ireland
Group ExhibitionKinsale Arts Week
Cork, Ireland
Cork, Ireland
Group ExhibitionThe Woods
LCAG Off-site, Istabraq Hall, Limerick, Ireland
LCAG Off-site, Istabraq Hall, Limerick, Ireland
Memory, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery
Poetry Beyond Text - Collaboration with poet Deryn Rees Jones: University of Dundee
2009
Group ExhibitionAltered States
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionAltered States
Ballina Arts Centre, Mayo, Ireland
Ballina Arts Centre, Mayo, Ireland
Group ExhibitionInto Irish Drawing
AkkuH, The Netherlands
AkkuH, The Netherlands
Group ExhibitionInto Irish Drawing
Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France
Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France
Group ExhibitionPaper Work
Pallas Contemporary Projects, Dublin, Ireland
Pallas Contemporary Projects, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionTo Have and Have Not
KAW Gallery, Kinsale
KAW Gallery, Kinsale
2008
Group Exhibition7 Leagues More
Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford, Ireland
Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford, Ireland
Group ExhibitionAlternative Nature
Cavan County Museum, Cavan, Ireland
Cavan County Museum, Cavan, Ireland
Group ExhibitionDarkness Visible
Galway Arts Centre, Galway, Ireland
Galway Arts Centre, Galway, Ireland
Group ExhibitionIn Drawing
Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, UK
Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, UK
Group ExhibitionMy Space and I
West Cork Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland
West Cork Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland
2007
Family Tree
Leda
Muduse
The Worm LoversGroup Exhibitioninter-changes
Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Artistic Director of Slat, a multi-disclipinary work
Unstable Reservoir lecture RDS Dublin for the Council of National Cultural Institutions
2006
Beloved
The Little TentGroup ExhibitionA Summer Show Part I
Green on Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Green on Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionDrawing Inspiration
Abbott Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, UK
Abbott Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, UK
Group ExhibitionGroup Show
Nolan Eckman Gallery, New York, USA
Nolan Eckman Gallery, New York, USA
Group ExhibitionPassing Through
Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Group ExhibitionThe Art of Looking
Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Full Nettle Jacket: Alice Maher and the Language of Clothes
2005
Group ExhibitionBread Matters III
West Cork Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland
West Cork Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland
Group ExhibitionCherrypicking
Wicklow County Council, Wicklow, Ireland
Wicklow County Council, Wicklow, Ireland
Group ExhibitionNew Sculpture from Ireland
New Art Centre, Roche Court, UK
New Art Centre, Roche Court, UK
Bank of Ireland ‘Toradh’ Award
Tempus, a residency with Olwen Fouere and Trevor Knight, Sirius Arts Centre, Cork
2004
Group ExhibitionCorpus
Limerick City Art Gallery, Limerick, Ireland
Limerick City Art Gallery, Limerick, Ireland
Group ExhibitionCountry
Galerija Equrna, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Galerija Equrna, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Group ExhibitionImpressions
Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaois, Ireland
Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaois, Ireland
Group ExhibitionLocale
Lough Derg, Tipperary, Ireland
Lough Derg, Tipperary, Ireland
Group ExhibitionTír na N-Óg
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionViews from an Island
Millenium Art Museum, Beijing, China
Millenium Art Museum, Beijing, China
Group ExhibitionViews from an Island
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Presented a paper for Irlande; Passerelles et Impasses
Public Commission ‘Lectores Mirabiles’ for the National Library, Dublin
2003
Group ExhibitionAnnual Exhibition
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
21 drawings for a book edited and facilitated by writer Lia Mills.
Commission by Ballymun Regeneration Group ‘You had to be there’
Presented a paper at “Metamorphing: Changing Bodies, Altered States”
Presented a paper at “The Visibility of Women’s Practice”, Tate Britain, London
Public Commission Landmark for Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone
Public Commission The Fairytale Wall, Great Victoria Hospital, Belfast
2002
Group ExhibitionIerse Kunst
Stedelijk Museum, Brussels, Belgium
Stedelijk Museum, Brussels, Belgium
Group ExhibitionLocws International, site specific work
Swansea, Wales
Swansea, Wales
Group ExhibitionPrint Fair
Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Group ExhibitionThe Holy Show
Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland
Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionTipperary vs Kilkenny
Fenton Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Fenton Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Marten Toonder Award, An Chomhairle Ealaion/The Arts Council
2001
Group ExhibitionObject
Letterkenny Arts Centre, Donegal, Ireland
Letterkenny Arts Centre, Donegal, Ireland
2000
Group ExhibitionAn Artists Century
RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionArt 2000
Green on Red Gallery Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, USA
Green on Red Gallery Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, USA
Group ExhibitionArt on Paper
Royal College of Art, London, UK
Royal College of Art, London, UK
Group ExhibitionContemporary 2000
Green on Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Green on Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionEnd Papers
Neuberger Museum, Purchase, New York, USA
Neuberger Museum, Purchase, New York, USA
Group ExhibitionSecret Garden
Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham, UK
Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham, UK
1999
Group ExhibitionArt 1999
Green on Red Gallery Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, USA
Green on Red Gallery Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, USA
Group ExhibitionArtifacts
West Cork Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland
West Cork Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland
Group ExhibitionDrawing Thinking
RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionDrawings
NolanEckman Gallery, New York, USA
NolanEckman Gallery, New York, USA
Group ExhibitionFauna
Zacheta Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Zacheta Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Group ExhibitionMonumental Drawings
Exit Art, New York, USA
Exit Art, New York, USA
Group ExhibitionMultiples x 1
Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionNettle Coat
The Square, Tallaght, Ireland
The Square, Tallaght, Ireland
Group ExhibitionObjects in Time
West Cork Arts Centre, Skibereen, Ireland
West Cork Arts Centre, Skibereen, Ireland
Group ExhibitionReturn to Sender
Tlestra Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia
Tlestra Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia
Group ExhibitionReturn to Sender
Next Wave Festival, Melbourne, Australia
Next Wave Festival, Melbourne, Australia
Group ExhibitionReturn to Sender
Darwin Festival, Sydney, Australia
Darwin Festival, Sydney, Australia
Group ExhibitionReturn to Sender
Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
Group ExhibitionSpirit of the Times
The Bowes Museum, Durham, Ireland
The Bowes Museum, Durham, Ireland
Group ExhibitionTemple Bar International Print Show
Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland
Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionThe Challenge of Power
Limerick City Gallery, Limerick, Ireland
Limerick City Gallery, Limerick, Ireland
Group ExhibitionThe Grotesqueness of Desire
Inside Art Gallery, Chicago, USA
Inside Art Gallery, Chicago, USA
1998
Group ExhibitionAlice Maher and Tim Davies
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland
Group ExhibitionLines of Desire - Drawing
Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, UK
Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, UK
Group ExhibitionLines of Desire - Drawing
Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Group ExhibitionLines of Desire - Drawing
Wrexham Arts Centre, Wrexham, Wales
Wrexham Arts Centre, Wrexham, Wales
Public Commission Le Chemin, Ecole Vincent Van Gogh, Ville de Mitry-Mory, Paris
1997
Group ExhibitionA Century of Irish Painting
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Japan
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Japan
Group ExhibitionA Century of Irish Painting
Mitaka City Gallery of Art, Japan
Mitaka City Gallery of Art, Japan
Group ExhibitionArt 1997
Green on Red Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Green on Red Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Group ExhibitionCruelty
Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Group ExhibitionDigital Dimensions
Arthouse, Dublin, Ireland
Arthouse, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionEva International
Limerick City Gallery, Limerick
Limerick City Gallery, Limerick
Group ExhibitionRe-Dressing Cathleen
McMullen Museum, Boston, USA
McMullen Museum, Boston, USA
1996
Solo ShowAlice Maher
Todd Gallery, London, UK
Todd Gallery, London, UK
Group ExhibitionArt Grandeur Nature
Seine Saint-Denis, Paris, France
Seine Saint-Denis, Paris, France
Solo ShowGrowths
Todd Gallery, London, UK
Todd Gallery, London, UK
Group ExhibitionIrish Arts Festival of Arhus
Arhus Kunstbygning, Denmark
Arhus Kunstbygning, Denmark
Elected Member of Aosdana
1995
Group ExhibitionA-Dress
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada
Group ExhibitionCompulsive Objects
Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Rubicon Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionDistant Relations
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Group ExhibitionDistant Relations
Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
Group ExhibitionDistant Relations
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionDistant Relations
Santa Monica Museum of Art, California, USA
Santa Monica Museum of Art, California, USA
Group ExhibitionEV+A
Limerick City Gallery, Limerick, Ireland
Limerick City Gallery, Limerick, Ireland
Group ExhibitionEigse
Carlow, Ireland
Carlow, Ireland
Group ExhibitionIrish Group Show
EU Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
EU Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
Group ExhibitionKeep
Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionOn Paper
Todd Gallery, London, UK
Todd Gallery, London, UK
Group ExhibitionThe Conversation
Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, Ireland
Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, Ireland
Group ExhibitionVisiting Artists 1985–1995
Graphic Studio, Dublin, Ireland
Graphic Studio, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionVisiting Artists 1985–1995
L'Imaginaire Irlandais, Paris, France
L'Imaginaire Irlandais, Paris, France
1994
The Little ShitsGroup ExhibitionFrom Beyond the Pale
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionIrish Days II
Baltic Art Gallery, Ustka, Poland
Baltic Art Gallery, Ustka, Poland
Group ExhibitionSmall World-Small Works
Galerie + Edition CAOC, Berlin, Germany
Galerie + Edition CAOC, Berlin, Germany
Group ExhibitionUn Pelerinage Kaleidoscopique
La Rectoria, Barcelona, Spain
La Rectoria, Barcelona, Spain
1993
Group ExhibitionEV+A
Limerick City Gallery, Limerick
Limerick City Gallery, Limerick
Group ExhibitionGateway
Terminal 1, Dublin Airport, Ireland
Terminal 1, Dublin Airport, Ireland
Group ExhibitionRelocating History
Orchard Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland
Orchard Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland
1992
Irish DancersAn Chomhairle Ealaion Bursary
1991
Group ExhibitionIn a State
Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland
Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionStrongholds: New Art from Ireland
Tate Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Tate Gallery, Liverpool, UK
1990
Did I really Kill the Seven of Them?
Falling Girl
Gathering Cipeens
The Island Field
White's MareGPA Emerging Artist Award
Irish Arts Council 'Artist in Residence' Schools Bursary
1989
Amadeus Juggling
Self Portrait SkittingLSAD Teaching Fellowship, Limerick
1988
Ascending
Birthing
Celebration Robes
Fleeing
Maculata
Medea
VisitingGroup ExhibitionCotter Maher Walsh
Showntell Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Showntell Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Group ExhibitionFort Mason Firehouse
San Francisco, USA
San Francisco, USA
Group ExhibitionG.P.A. Awards Show
Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionSan Francisco University Club
San Francisco, USA
San Francisco, USA
Arts Council of Northern Ireland Bursary
1987
Group ExhibitionEV+A
Municipal Gallery, Limerick, Ireland
Municipal Gallery, Limerick, Ireland
Group ExhibitionIrish Women Artists
Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionSix Artists ‘On the Go…’
Derry, Northern Ireland
Derry, Northern Ireland
Group ExhibitionSix Artists ‘On the Go…’
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Group ExhibitionSix Artists ‘On the Go…’
Cork, Ireland
Cork, Ireland
Group ExhibitionThe Popening
The Lab Gallery, San Francisco, USA
The Lab Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Fulbright Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute
Peter Moore's Foundation Bursary
San Francisco Art Institute (Fulbright Scholarship)
1986
Group ExhibitionEight Artists from Ireland
Oxford, England
Oxford, England
Group ExhibitionGraduate Print Exchange
University of Peking, Peking, China
University of Peking, Peking, China
MA in Fine Art, University of Ulster, Belfast
1985
Diploma in Fine Art, Crawford Municipal College of Art, Cork
National Council for Education Awards / Student of the Year
1984
1978
BA in European Studies, National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick
1956
Born Cahir, Tipperary






















































































































































































































































































































