Aoife Bambury

Irish artist. Maker of contemporary bronze sculpture.
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Aoife developed her skills in bronze sculpture during an extended period in Burkina Faso, West Africa, from 2007-2008.

She produced a number of large and small scale works whilst in Africa and these were shipped back to Ireland.
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Aoife is originally from Kerry, but has lived and worked in Kildare for the past 8 years.

​Working predominantly in bronze, her forms at times hint at the figurative, but are mainly abstracted interpretations of the world around her.

Artist Statement:
'My work is a loose and often abstracted reflection of how I see the world around me. It is influenced by people and experiences, and my emotional responses to these encounters. The sculptures I make are my attempt to celebrate and understand the world, and whilst usually abstracted, they are also closely connected to the figurative, or, intended to convey a variety of human emotions, experiences or responses.'

N.C.A.D. National College of Art & Design- Post Graduate Dip. in Community Arts Education, 2011-2012.

C.I.T. Crawford College of Art- Arts Participation & Development, 2010-2011

Mart Gallery, Dublin 2022-solo exhibition https://mart.ie/portfolio-item/lucid-aoife-bambury/ www.aoifebambury.com/lucid-exhibition.html
Montenotte Summer Show with The Kildare Gallery, 2022 www.themontenottehotel.com/en/sculpture/
Bloom 2022 with The Kildare Gallery thekildaregallery.ie/bloom-2022/
Arts Council of Northern Ireland- acquisition 2021 www.artscouncil-ni.org/
RUA- Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2021 - www.royalulsteracademy.org/annual-exhibition
Kilkenny Art Gallery- Summer Exhibition 2021 https://thekilkennyartgallery.com/
CIACLA-Contemporary Irish Arts Centre Los Angeles 2020- ciacla.com/online-program/
RUA- Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2020- www.royalulsteracademy.org/annual-exhibition https://www.artshow.at/royalulsteracademy/index.htm?skip-loading#media-index=46&focus-overlay-name=AoifeBambury
Sculpture In Context, Dublin, Ireland 2020 http://www.sculptureincontext.com/
N.C.A.D. National College of Art & Design 2019- Bronze Art Sculpture Award winner, C.E.A.D. 2019
Sculpture in Context, Dublin, Ireland 2014.
Irish Sculpture Awards - Millcove Gallery 2013.
R.D.S. Craft Awards, Dublin. Shortlisted 2012 & 2013.