Shane Crotty

Born in 1981, he grew up in the Galway towns of Woodford and Loughrea. He has studied at G.T.I., the National College of Art & Design, Dublin, and at Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Cluain Mhuire where he specialised in Fine Art Printmaking.

He experiments in various subjects such as architecture, landscape, graphics and abstraction. He uses combinations of mediums and methods in his printmaking, but also painting, drawing and digital design.

His work was used as an illustration in a poetry book published by Baffle, for the annual poetry festival in Loughrea in 2001 and again in 2003 when his work was chosen for the festival's poster and publications. Shane exhibited paintings in a group exhibition of recent graduates entitled LoughReaction in 2005. Recently he has shown work in Conflict a group exhibition with Lorg Printmakers as part of the Galway Art's Festival 2007 and also during the Clifden Arts Festival 2007.

In 2009 he took part in 'Making Waves' in The Kenny Gallery, a major group exhibition on the theme of the sea to coincide with the visit to Galway of the Volvo Round the World Yacht Race.

His work was selected to take part in a showcase of west of Ireland artists in The Rory Mitchell Gallery , Oslo, Nor...