Ger Sweeney
| 1959 | Born Castlebar, Co.Mayo |
| 1982 | Diploma in Painting and Print, Galway RTC (GMIT) |
| 1983 | BA Honours Degree, NCAD Dublin |
| 1983-1985 | Lecturer in Fine Arts, Painting and Print, GMIT Galway |
| 1989-1996 | Artist and Director, Artspace Studios, Galway |
Selected Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2006 | Terrain - Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin Northcote Gallery, Kings Rd, Chelsea, London |
| 2006 | 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 Paintings '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 Selected Works, University Hospital, Galway |
| 2002 | Cusp - Galway Arts Centre, Galway |
| 2000 | Icons - Town Hall Gallery, Galway |
| 1995 | Suibhne Geilt Artaud, San Francisco, USA |
| 1994 | Into The Wind,European Parliament Buildings, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1993 | Guinness Hop Store, Dublin Foyle Arts Centre, Derry Irish Arts Club, London Linenhall Arts Centre, Co.Mayo |
| 1992 | Blue - Eigse Arts Festival, Carlow Riverrun Gallery, Galway |
| 1991 | Journey - Geoghegan Gallery, Galway |
| 1990 | New Painting Clifden Arts Festival, Co.Galway |
| 1989 | Muse - Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford Galway Arts Centre, Galway |
Awards & Nominations |
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| G.P.A. Award - Painting U.N.E.S.C.O Award Visual Art & Theatre C.O.E. Award - Painting Kilkenny Arts Award - Visual Art, Painting |
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Collections |
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| European Parliament Collection, Belgium O.P.W.Collection, Dublin, Waterford, Mayo & Sligo Guinness Group Dept. of An 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 |
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