Aoibhin Maguire

Email: aoibhinmaguire@network.rca.ac.uk

B.1997, live and work in London.

EDUCATION

MA Painting, Royal College of Art (2020-2022)

• Currently in final year

BA Hons Fine Art, University of Lancaster (2016-2019)

• Degree Class: First Class Honors

• Minor in my first year in Contemporary Social Problems.

• Second year spent studying Fine Art abroad at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Awarded the Gold Lancaster Award (2019)

• Awarded grants by both the Chizel Educational Trust and the Sidney Perry Foundation to help fund part of my MA.

EXTRACURRICULAR  ART RELATED ACTIVITIES AND SOCIETIES

Up North Arts society member (2016-2019)

• A society run by students at Lancaster University organising art exhibitions across the North of England.

Study Abroad Society Art Exhibition

• Upon returning from studying art for one year in America, I worked alongside other members to put together an art and photography exhibition of photographs and artwork made while abroad. In addition, I took part in an interview about my work with the global experiences director to create audio recordings for the exhibition.

ART RELATED PROJECTS

'Fragments of the Library of Babel', Storrs Architectural Library, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA (August 2017 May 2018)

• Part of a group project to create a 34 ft mixed media installation for the library walls.

• Participation in the panel discussion held on the opening night.

Publication in 'Global Perspectives' art and photography book (2018)

• A book produced by Lancaster University showcasing artwork, photography, and biographies of students, mainly Fine Art students, who studied abroad.

Member of Marketing Team for LICA Degree Show, 2019

• Assisted with social media promotion of the show, poster design and editing and taking photographs of work for the website, posters and other social media platforms.

Exhibitions

2017

Mineral Spirits, Rowe Galleries, Charlotte, North Carolina (Group show)

2018

Coalesced, Theatre Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina. (Group show)

Exhibition at Baku Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina. (Duo show)

Annual Juried Exhibition, Rowe Galleries, Charlotte, North Carolina. (Group show)

Exhibition at Spirit Square Arts Centre, Charlotte, North Carolina. (Duo show)

Resist, C3 Lab, Charlotte, North Carolina. (Group show)

Exhibiting Artist at Charlotte Art League, Charlotte, North Carolina. (Group show)

Featured Artist of the Month, Charlotte Art League, Charlotte, North Carolina. (Solo show)

18-25, The Herbarium, Lancaster, United Kingdom (Group show)

Global Experiences Exhibition, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom. (Group show)

2019

H(U)MAN, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2019 (Group show)

Beyond the Canvas, The Story, Lancaster, United Kingdom, 2019 (Group show)

Action Against Hunger, The Herbarium, Lancaster, United Kingdom, 2019 (Group show)

Miscellaneous Cartographies, Bowland Drawing Space, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, (Group show)

Coordinate, LICA Degree Show, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, 2019 (Group show)

2020

Feast: Holiday, Now, online ‘e-zine’ exhibition made by first year painting students at the Royal College of Art. (Group exhibit)

Life on Venus, The Tub, Hackney, London (Group Show and auction with The Auction Collective)

2021

Aoibhin Maguire Gallery and Studio, changing displays of my work throughout March – September, Bow Street Mall, Lisburn, Northern Ireland (Solo shows).

Coping, in Colour, Kate Howe Studios, London (Group show with myself and five other artists, curated and organised by myself).

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2022

Togetherness, Winter Exhibition, D31 Art Gallery, Doncaster (Group show running from January 17th - 27th March 2022).

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Pull over and take a cig, Espacio Gallery, London (Group show February 19-24).

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RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE

Curator, gallery owner and artist at ‘Aoibhin Maguire Gallery and Studio’ (March 2021-September 2021).

• In response to the first year of my MA being online, I took over a large vacant unit in a shopping mall near me and turned it into a gallery and studio, where I regularly presented exhibitions of my work.

• I also used this space to support other local artists, curating and organising an exhibition of 12 local artists in this space called ‘EMERGING, A Room Full of Art’ (August 2021). As well as curating the exhibition, I organised the opening night, invitations, all social media promotion and interviews with local press, sales, health and safety, as well as a visit from the Lord Mayor. The title ‘EMERGING’ came from the idea of artists finally emerging after the coronavirus pandemic.

• I also taught one to one art classes/workshops in the gallery, and opened it up as a space for local artists to collaborate, including writers and singers.

                                                                                               References available upon request