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