Aoife O'Donnell

Born 1983 in Cork, raised in Kildare.Aoife O'Donnell is an Irish visual artist who specialises in fine art photography and design. O'Donnell recently completed a B.A. in Photography at the Dublin Institute of Technology and has previously studied photography at Columbia College Chicago during 2008. Having recently exhibited her current body of work entitled Micro Portraits at the Gallery of Photography,she was selected to exhibit at the Photo Ireland Festival and at RUA RED's summer exhibition 2010. Her work has also been exhibited at Filmbase, The Joinery, The Back Loft, The Homeless Gallery and The Complex. It has been reviewed most recently in the Irish Arts Review autumn edition. O'Donnell has contributed to various companies including Merc London, Red Stripe UK, Starchild Chicago and was commissioned by Senator Shane Ross to document the landmarks at Trinity College Dublin. O'Donnell will be based in New York City from January 2011.

EducationDublin Institute of Technology: B.A. Photography, September 2006 to June 2010. First Class Hons.Columbia College Chicago: B.A. Photography Year 3 (Exchange Student), September 2008 to December 2008.Sallynoggin College of Further Education: FETAC Level 5 Award in Digital Imaging, City & Guilds Level 2 Award in Photography, September 2005 to June 2006.Ballyfermot College of Further Education: FETAC Level 5 Award in Art, Design & Mixed Media, September 2004 to June 2005.Solo Exhibitions2010Micro Portraits, Millstreet Studios,Dublin, 2nd- 12th December Group Exhibitions2010ExoteroNaas Library, Co. Kildare.Rua Red Summer Exhibition, Rua Red, Dublin.Open Call, The Complex, Dublin.The Thing That Bruises You, The Back Loft, Dublin.Homeless Gallery,D-Light Studios, Dublin.DIT Photography Graduate Exhibition, The Gallery of Photography.2009Lightbox,The Joinery, Dublin. 2008Relatively RealFilmbase, Dublin.2006Sallynoggin Photography ShowcaseSallynoggin College of FurtherEducation, Co. Dublin.2005Ballyfermot Art, Design & Mixed Media Ballyfermot College, DublinShowcaseProjects 2010 Micro Portraits Dublin2009 Imagined Communities Dublin2008 The Female GazeChicago2007The City as a Social Space Dublin Pu...