Rachel Varden’s CV
Education
1985-1988 Certificate In Jewellery Regional Technical College Letterkenny Co. Donegal
1988-1990 Diploma in Craft Metal Jewellery National College of Design Dublin
2009-2016 Bachelor of Fine Art & Design Honours Centre for Creative Arts & Media Galway
Exhibitions
Solo
2022 The Pilates Studio Tuam, Co. Galway
2021 Antons Cafe Galway
2017 Leaf & Bean Tuam Co. Galway
2014 Bia Bella Tuam Co. Galway
Group
2023 Kfest Art Festival Killorglin Co. Kerry
2023 Alchemical Vessels Exhibition 126 Artist Run Gallery Galway
2022 Craic Agus Cúige Exhibition Open call, Cúige, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
2022 KFest Arts Festival KIllorglin Co. Kerry
2021 Annual 44 The Quay, Waterford Open Call Art Form Dunmore East
2021 Kfest Arts Festival Killorglin Co. Kerry
2021 The National Comfort Blanket Pluid Project
2021 Incognito 2021
2020 Westival Open Call Westport Co. Mayo
2020 Imagine Together Hambly & Hambly Enniskillen
2019 Dunamaise Open Call Portlaoise Co. Laois
2018 Daughter of the Dagda The Millennium Building NUIG Galway
2018 Incognito The Solomen Gallery Dublin
2018 Incognito The Lavitt Gallery Cork
2018 M’Asal Beag Dubh The Courthouse Kinvara Co. Galway
2017 Daughter of the Dagda The Courthouse Kinvara Co. Galway
2017 The Big Read 2017 Galway City Library
2017 Incognito The Solomon Gallery Dublin
2016 1 FT Square Higher Bridges Gallery Enniskillen
2016 CAAM Degree Show Centre for Creative Arts & Media Galway
2015 CAAM Degree Show Centre for Creative Arts & Media Galway
2014 Galway Fringe Festival Galway
2014 Proximity Open Call Main Campus GMIT Galway
2012 BAAD Artists Centre for Creative Arts & Media Galway
Shortlisting
2015, 2016 & 2018 Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition
Residency And Upcoming Residencies
2023 Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan November 20th-27th
2023 Cill Riallaig, Co. Kerry October 17th-23rd
2023 Lodestar Leuven Belgium Aug 6th - 18th
2022 Lodestar Hybrid Residency, Glenstal Abbey, Co. Limerick.
2022 Virtual Painting Marathon “ Why Paint the Figure with Elisa Jensen, New York Studio Scholol
2021 Lodestar Intensive Residency, Glenstal Abbey Co. Limerick
2019 Lodestar Hybrid Residency, Lodestar School Of Art Glenstal Abbey Co. Limerick
Bursaries
2022 Part Scholarship for Virtual Painting Marathon, New York Studio School.
2021 Agility Award 2021 The Arts Council of Ireland
2020 Seeding Fund Creative Places Tuam & Galway County Council