Barry W. Hughes
Born 1980, Dublin, Ireland
Phone: 086 367 8540
Post: 63 Woodview Heights, Lucan, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Email: bahs3000@gmail.com
Education
2001 – 2005:
BA in Fine Art Media (Honours 2.1)
National College of Art & Design, Thomas Street, Dublin, Ireland
Awards
2007:
Runner-up, Exercises in Folkatronica residency (Visual Artists Ireland)
Arts Council of Ireland Travel & Training Award
2006:
Joint winner, photography competition This is Love (Gomma Magazine)
Shortlisted, AIB Photography Competition Here and Now
2005:
Represented Ireland at Second Asia-Europe Art Camp: art & new technology. Tokyo, Japan (Asia-Europe Foundation / Art Initiative Tokyo)
Nominated, annual National College of Art & Design Staff Prize
Relevant Experience
2006: June - December:
Artist in Residence, Neighbourhood Youth Project 2, Summerhill Parade, Dublin, Ireland
2005:
Artist’s talk on personal art practice, St. Joseph's Secondary School, Charlestown, Mayo, Ireland
Curated Projects
2007:
Feeling Blue. Online Project, www.barrywhughes.com. Ireland.
Exhibitions / Projects
Solo
2007:
Endgame (26 September 2005). Online Project, CIRCA Art Magazine, Ireland
2005:
Everything Passes. Town Hall Arts Centre, Charlestown, Mayo, Ireland
Group
2008:
Is It Possible to Take a Photograph of New Jersey Regardless of Where You Are In The World? (Laurel Ptak, Curator) Pierro Gallery, New Jersey, USA
Naestved International Mini Print Exhibition. (Torben Soeborg, Curator) Roennebaeksholm Arts & Culture Centre, Naestved, Denmark
Is Mise Ireland. (James Ryan, Arvo Bruene, Chen Jia Le, Curators) 411 Galleries, touring Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, China
Inertia and Beyond. (Mary Fox, Curator) The Black Mariah, Cork, Ireland
2007:
What Haunts You? Preview exhibition (Helen Marshal, Curator) The Photographers’ Gallery, London, UK
Two Person: Tóraíocht Meabh. (with Aisling Mc Cormilla) Touring Monaghan, Ireland / Nagoya, Japan
Cead in China. (James Ryan, Arvo Bruene, Chen Jia Le, Curators) 411 Galleries, touring Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, China (Invited)
2006:
The Brain Project 2006 - Borders. (Acquamarina – Associazione Culturale) Trieste, Italy
Treat. Talbot Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Tulca: Within and Without. (Cliodhna Shaffrey, Sarah Searson, Aine Philips, Curators) Galway Arts Centre, Galway, Ireland
Digital Fringe - Melbourne Fringe Festival. (Horse Bazaar) Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Snap to Grid. (Rex Bruce, Curator) Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California, USA
Claremorris Open Exhibition. (Jeremy Millar, Curator) Town Hall, Claremorris, Mayo, Ireland
Oidhreacht - Our Heritage. South Dublin Co. Libraries 7th Annual Photography Exhibition, touring Dublin, Ireland
Trauma Interrupted - Felt Experience Project. (Angie Halliday, Curator) Centre for International Studies, University of The Philippines, Manila, The Philippines.
Field of Vision: Beijing. (DAP/Gao Brothers) Beijing New Arts Projects, Beijing, China
Two Person: Paintings on Board. (with Aisling Mc Cormilla) The Pit Stop, The Garage Theatre, Monaghan, Ireland
Audiovista II. The Garage Theatre, Monaghan, Ireland
Moments. Youghal Visual Arts Festival, Youghal, Cork, Ireland
Bend It Like Beckett. (Danny Mc Carthy, Curator) Backwater Artists Group, Cork, Ireland (Sound Works/Art Trail. Tracks 8, 84)
2005:
Un / Inhibited. (Sarah Iremonger, Curator) Backwater Artists Group, Cork, Ireland
24 Hours non-stop art show. (Angelique Dos Santos, Curator) Tigh Fili Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Field of Vision: Extremes. (Digital Art Projects) Institute for New Media, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
6 x 6 for Ireland Showcase. (James Ryan, Chen Jia Le, Karen Loughrey, Curators) 411 Galleries, touring Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, China
Audiovista. The Garage Theatre and The Pit Stop, Monaghan, Ireland
How to Remain Shallow @ Fine Art Degree Exhibition. NCAD, Dublin, Ireland
2004:
10 x 10. (Tony Knox, Curator) Egg Space Gallery, Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, UK
13 Titles. The Digital Hub, Dublin, Ireland
2003:
Open Video Night. (Sarah Pierce, Curator) Gallagher Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
Daily Constitutional, a publication for the artists' voice. Issue 6: By Proxy. USA
F-stop Photography Magazine. Issue 28: Night. USA
2007:
Drain Magazine, journal of contemporary art and culture. Issue 9: Cruelty. USA
Platforms Art Magazine. Issue 14. UK
Gomma Photography Magazine. Issue 3. UK
Platforms Art Magazine. Issue 12. UK
Circa Art Magazine. Issue 119. Ireland
AIB Calendar. (April) Allied Irish Banks Group, Ireland
2006:
Abridged Magazine. Issue 0 - 3: Romance & Assassination. (Context Galleries/The Chancer Corp./Arts Council NI) Northern Ireland
Bibliography
2008:
Lost At E Minor. Issue 176. Time Based Media. Australia/USA
Visual Artists News Sheet. July/August. Suburban Perspective. Ireland
Lost At E Minor. Issue 168. Near Sited. Australia/USA
Quantifying Time: Thoughts on a Practice. 411 Galleries website, China
2006:
Lucan Gazette. 3 December 2006. (Gazette Group Newspapers) Dublin, Ireland
2005:
Second Asia-Europe Art Camp Report: positions & reflections on art & technology from Asia & Europe (ASEF / AIT) Japan
Catalogues
2008:
Is Mise Ireland: seeing Hibernia. 411 Galleries, China (ISBN: 978-1-906713-01-0)
Is It Possible to Take a Photograph of New Jersey Regardless of Where You Are In The World? Pierro Gallery, USA
Naestved International Mini Print Exhibition. Roennebaeksholm Arts & Culture Centre, Denmark
2007:
Cead in China. 411 Galleries, China
The Brain Project 2006 - Borders. Acquamarina – Associazione Culturale, Italy
2006:
Tulca: Within and Without. Tulca, Ireland
Claremorris Open Exhibition. COE, Ireland
2005:
6x6 for Ireland Showcase. 411 Galleries, China
Fine Art Degree Exhibition. NCAD, Ireland
Collections / Copyrights
The Newark Public Library, Special Collections Division, New York, USA
The research archives of grafisk vaerksted / Naestved, Denmark
Allied Irish Banks Group, Dublin, Ireland
Private collections in Ireland