Molly O'Dwyer

Molly O'Dwyer (b.1980) is a visual artist from Dublin. She completed a two year MFA at NCAD in Dublin 2010 and holds a first class B.A. in Fine Art from Dublin Institute of Technology. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, amongst these include EV+A in Limerick 2007, HOUSE projects, CEAD in China, Prague Quadrennial of Performance,Design and Space and Contemporary Art and the Moving Image at the 11th Belfast Film Festival. In 2011 she completed a digital media residency at The Firestation Studios in Dublin and a month long international residency in Reykyavik, Iceland where her work was also exhibited at the SIM gallery. Her work was also selected by The European League of Institutes of the Arts for the NEU/NOW festival 2011 and for Irish Wave at The Siemens Art Space in Beijing, China. She was invited to collaborate on a two- person show with Québec artist Josée Pedneault at The Darling Foundry in Montreál, titled 'Les Concordances Du Temps' it was open from March to May 2012. In June her work was screened at MUVIM (Museo Valenciano De La Illustración y Modernidad) as part of the Incubarte Festival in Valencia, Spain. Her solo show Awaiting Movement also took place in The Werkstadt Gallery, Berlin la...

2008-2010
Masters of Fine Art, Sculpture Dept, The National College of Art &Design, Thomas St, Dublin, Ireland
2006
First Class Honours B.A. Fine Art, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
1999
N.C.V.A Level 2 Art& Design, Dundrum College, Dublin 14, Ireland

2014
Becoming Imperceptible, Platform Arts Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sept 2014 (upcoming)
Essays For The House Of Memory, Ormston House Gallery, Limerick Curated by Haizea Barcenilla 7th Feb- 1st March 2014 (As part of Limerick City of Culture)

2012/13
Visual Artist In residence RUA RED Art Centre,Tallaght, Dublin (2012/13)
Becoming Imperceptible; solo show, Gallery 1, Rua Red curated Dr. Hilary Murray (Oct 5th– Nov 16th 2013)
Sites For Temporary Witness, Ballina Arts Centre, County Mayo, Ireland. April 2013
Awaiting Movement, Werkstadt Kulturverein, Berlin, Germany (Solo show) Sept 2012
Incubarte Independent Festival Of Visual Art, MuVim (Museo Valenciano de la Illustración y Modernidad) Spain, June 2012
Les concordances du temps, Fonderie Darling, Montreál, Québec, Canada. In collaboration with Josée Pedneault. March 15th- May 27th 2012
Intimate Revolution, Discourse on Disappointment Irish Wave Beijing & Shanghai, Siemens Art Space at 798 Dashanzi District, curated by Fion Gunn. March 2012


2011
Panoptician, Live Performance for Culture Night at The Market Studios (September)
SIM Residency Exhibition, SIM Gallery Hafnarstraeti 16, Reykyavik, curated by Kristjana Ros Gudjohnsen.
Selected for NEU/NOW...