Staff Directory
Gillan, Mary Avril
Department:
Department of Film and Media
School / Functional Area:
School of Creative Arts
Job Title:
Assistant lecturer in drawing for Animation
Contact Telephone Number:
+ 353 1 2394600
Email Address:
MaryAvril (dot) Gillan (at) iadt (dot) ie
Academic Qualifications:
Masters in Multi Media Systems
Diploma in Art and Design Teaching
Batchelor of Fine Art Sculpture
Member Temple Bar Gallery & Studios Member of Board of Directors of Temple Bar Gallery and Studios 2000 to 2003
Member Artists Association of Ireland 1995 - 2000
Area of Expertise:
Drawing Practice, and teaching and learning methodology
Currently Teaching:
Drawing Studies for Animation in IADT
Drawing and Visual investigation NCAD
Research Interests/Activities:
Drawing theory, Curriculum development /issues relating to teaching and learning 2004 Awarded research grant by Ncad to carry out research in curriculum development in fine art.
Professional Practice Interests:
Publications:
Solo Exhibitions:
2001 Instances ,Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford
2001 Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise
2000 New Work Galway Arts Centre
1999 Virtual Belonging ,Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
1997 Journey Out , Emerging Artist Solo
Show Eigse Arts Festival Carlow
Rubicon Gallery Dublin
1994/5 Nostalgia for Industry, Rubicon
Gallery & Galway Arts Centre,
Group Exhibitions/Projects Include
2007/8 Drawing Studies – A Celebration NGI
2002 Leabhair Mor Na Gaeilge, Ireland /Scotland Curated Artists' Book
2001 Art Pack, commissioned art works by individual artists for the Irish
Hospice Foundation.
2000 D-Sixteen, Static Gallery, Liverpool.
Whoseday Book, Curated Book Project.
Global Multimedia Interface, FACT Foundation Liverpool
1999 Artissima, Contemporary Art Fair, Turin, Italy, Represented by Rubicon
Gallery Three Irish Painters ,The Painting Centre, New York.,
1998 Crossing Over+++ International Video Festival Novi Sad Yugoslavia
Other group exhibitions include:
curated/ invited shows in Tallaght Arts Centre ,CASE ,Lavit Gallery, Gateway To Art , Aer Rianta, Vanguard Gallery, Cork, Lavitt Gallery, Cork The Figure Show West Cork Arts Centre, A.I.B. on Tour, Lynch's Castle, Galway, Boyle Arts Festival, Dunlavin Arts Festival, Aontas Small works Exhibition, NCAD. Drawing Show , The Banquet Show RHA, Art of The State1996, The Oireachtas Exhibition, The Irish Life Springboard Exhibition for emerging artists, National Portrait awards 1989, The First Biennale of
Unique Medals Exhibition, Poland, The ncad Decade Show, The Graduate
Show, Temple Bar Gallery
Commisions
A collection of 12 works for the Patterson Kempster and Shortall.
Publications/Articles
2004 - contributed essay for the National Gallery of Ireland catalogue ‘Learning
through Art’
1998 - Catalogue essay for the Gerry Caffrey Exhibition Temple Bar Gallery.
97-99 - contributed articles to Circa, the Artists association of
Ireland newsletter -
Art Bulletin, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios
Newsletter - ‘the Oval Office’
1989 – Wrote and Published the Report for the International Conference in
Sculpture for the Sculptors Society of Ireland
