Derval Freeman

I grew up in Nenagh, County Tipperary and around the time of my leaving cert my family and I relocated to the countryside in County Clare just outside Limerick City. After graduating from Limerick School of Art and Design 1996, I painted on and off over a number of years where ever my personal life would allow. I took up painting full time over 7 years ago at my home studio in Co. Wicklow where I fell in love with and have settled in over the past number of years.

I have exhibited in several solo and group shows throughout the years and the highlight of exhibitions so far are being an invited artist to various group shows with Hamilton Gallery, Sligo including Eva Gore Booth, Among School Children, Meditations in Time of Civil War and St. Brigids Day. Some achievements I’ve had are being the winner of the Enlighten 5 artist group initiative 2021 and runner up on multiple other submissions to the same project with Hambly and Hambly Gallery at Dunbar House, Enniskillen. My work has been selected as cover image for the Sligo Music series for 2022 and 2023. I have been awarded artist residency on a couple of occasions at Cill Rialaig, Co. Kerry, 2007 and 2022.

My painting style leans towards abstract expressionism and there is ...

Education
2011: Higher Professional Diploma in Photography, Limerick College of Further Education, Mulgrave St. Limerick. FETAC Level 6 and City and Guilds.

2006 – 2007: Certificate in the History of Art and Design, University of Limerick Plassey, Castletroy, Limerick.

1993 – 1996: Diploma in Fine Art Painting, Limerick School of Art and Design, Clare St. Limerick.

1992 – 1993: Certificate in Art and Design, Limerick Senior College, Mulgrave St. Limerick.

Solo Shows

2022 - Wanderings – Easter Snow Gallery (Seamus Ennis Arts, TSEAC), Naul, Fingal, Co. Dublin, 2022

2021 - A Way to Equilibrium - Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow

2021 Imagine - Hambly & Hambly, Dunbar House, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

2018 – May: ‘Entering the Dream’, Ranelagh Arts Centre, 26 Ranelagh, Dublin 6.

2017 – March: ‘Solace’, Signal Arts Centre, 1 Albert Avenue, Bray, Co. Wicklow.

2009 – August: Selection of work from 07, 08, 09, Frame Gallery, Upper Denmark St. Limerick.

2007 – November: ‘Urban Trail’, Frame Gallery, Upper Denmark St. Limerick.

1998 – July: ‘Plane Series’, Windmill Studios, Windmill Lane, Dublin.

Group Shows

2022 - Hidden Histories, The Narrow Space Gallery, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, July 2022

2022 - Bealtaine 2022, Carrickahowley Gallery, 34 Gray St., Portland, ME 04112, USA.

2022 - Three Rooms, Hyde Bridge Gallery, Yeats Building, Hyde Bridge, Sligo, F91 DVY4

2022 - St. Brigid’s Well, Invited Artists – Hamilton Gallery, 4 Castle St. Sligo

2022 - 22nd Annual, SAS Members Exhibition- Signal Arts Center, Bray, Wicklow

2021 - Enlighten 2021 June- Hambly & Hambly, Dunbar House, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

2021 - Meditations of Time in Civil...