Ger
SWEENEY

Ger Sweeney was born in Co.Mayo in 1959. In 1982 he graduated from Galway RTC(GMIT) with a Diploma in Painting and Print. In 1983 he graduated from NCAD, Dublin with a BA Honours Degree.
Ger Lecturered in Fine Arts, Painting and Print in GMIT Galway from the years 1983-1985. He was an Artist and Director of Artspace Studios, Galway in the years 1989-1996.


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006
Terrain - Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin
- Northcote Gallery, Kings Rd, Chelsea, London
Coast -Mardeplata & Buenos Aires, Argentina
-Montevideo, Uruguay
-Rio de Janeiro & Fortalessa, Brazil, in association with L.E. Eithne & the Irish Navy

2005
Terrain-Triskel Arts Centre, Cork

2004
Soluna-Westport Arts Festival, Mayo
Painting ’04-Eigse Arts Festival, Carlow
Meridian-Hallward Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin

2003
Cyphers-Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
-Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon
Recent Paintings-Milcove Gallery, Castletownbere, Co. Cork
Selected Works-University Hospital, Galway

2002
Cusp-Galway Arts Centre, Galway

2000
Icons-Town Hall Gallery, Galway



SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007
Spring Show-Northcote Gallery, Kings Road, London

2006
Project 06 Exhibition-Kennys Gallery, Galway
Summer Show-Dyehouse Gallery, Waterford
New Acquisitions-Waterford City Council, Greyfriars Municipal Gallery,Waterford
Contemporary Irish Art- Heritage Park Gallery, Coatbridge, Glasgow, Scotland,
Small Works-Purple Onion Gallery, Roscommon.

2003
Six Irish Painters-Jonathon Swift Gallery at Kilkenny Arts Festival
Wexford Opera Festival, Wexford
Contemporary Irish Art-Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London
Summer Show-Hallward Gallery, Dublin
Three Years at The Linenhall-Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, Co.Mayo
Group Show-Ballyreddin Studios, Bennetsbridge, Co.Kilkenny
Abstract-Collyer-Bristow Gallery, London
-The Stanley Gallery, London

2002
Artwork-C.Duell Gallery, Boston, USA
Compulsion-Collectors Exhibition, Galway Arts Centre, Galway
Chimaera- Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar
Summer Show-Dyehouse Gallery, Waterford
Spectrum- The Granary Gallery, Waterford
Dyehouse Artists-Wexford Opera House

2001
Chimaera-Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford


AWARDS
G.P.A Award
U.N.E.S.C.O Award
C.O.E. Award
Kilkenny Arts Award


COLLECTIONS
European Parliament Collection, Belgium
O.P.W. Collection
Guinness group
Dept. of The Taoiseach
Mayo Co.Council
Bausch & Lombe
First Active Bank, Dublin
S.I.A.C. Dublin
Waterford City Council
Carlow County Council
Collection of US Ambassador to Ireland
Contemporary Irish Arts Society
Corporate & Private: Europe, USA, Brazil & Argentina