Joanna Kidney is based in Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Her practice explores what it means to belong to the earth in these times. Her work is a web of interrelated ideas around deep ecology, interconnection, wonder, loss and care. It alludes to the state of flux and a world in constant motion, enfolding ideas of impermanence, presence and time. Throughout an expansion of drawing into paint and space, the act of making is central.
In addition to exhibitions in the USA, UK, France and Germany, Joanna has had Solo Exhibitions in the RHA, Dublin; The LAB, Dublin; Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast; Uillinn and Galway Arts Centre. She has been awarded a Cooper Foundation Grant (USA); Arts Council of Ireland and Wicklow County Council funding; a Royal Hibernian Academy Studio Award; a Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship and a Dublin Institute of Technology Award of Excellence. International residencies include Kiðjaberg, Iceland and Brigham Young University, Utah. Her practice includes collaborations with visual artists, dance artists and artists collectives. She is an R&F Artist Instructor, teaching Encaustic Painting and Drawing in Ireland and Internationally.
Her work is held in Irish and International Public and Private Collections. She is a member of Moss Collective; co-founder of Outpost Artists Studios and co-curates Wicklow Artists Salon with writer Philip St John.
www.joannakidney.com
In addition to exhibitions in the USA, UK, France and Germany, Joanna has had Solo Exhibitions in the RHA, Dublin; The LAB, Dublin; Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast; Uillinn and Galway Arts Centre. She has been awarded a Cooper Foundation Grant (USA); Arts Council of Ireland and Wicklow County Council funding; a Royal Hibernian Academy Studio Award; a Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship and a Dublin Institute of Technology Award of Excellence. International residencies include Kiðjaberg, Iceland and Brigham Young University, Utah. Her practice includes collaborations with visual artists, dance artists and artists collectives. She is an R&F Artist Instructor, teaching Encaustic Painting and Drawing in Ireland and Internationally.
Her work is held in Irish and International Public and Private Collections. She is a member of Moss Collective; co-founder of Outpost Artists Studios and co-curates Wicklow Artists Salon with writer Philip St John.
www.joannakidney.com
