Mary McClelland
Mary McClelland
Email – marymcclelland@outlook.ie
Education:
2014 -2016: IADT Dunlaoghaire, Dublin: BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art.
2012 – 2014: North West Regional college Derry: HND in Fine Art
2009 - 2010: Certificate in Portrait photography with Distinction
2008 - 2009: Certificate in Digital photography with Distinction
Solo Exhibitions:
2017 October 13th - “Sundance”, Saldanha suite, Fort Dunree, Co.Donegal.
2013 - "Celtic Dreams" Installation, Letterkenny Arts Centre, Co.Donegal, Ireland.
Group Exhibitions:
2018 October – Photography Open, ArtCo Gallery, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal.
.2018 August – North West Summer Open, Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Co. Leitrim.
2017 September - Art in Mini: North-West Art Exhibition | Group Exhibition at Grousehall House, Gleneely, Co. Donegal.
2017 August - “Manifold” Artlinks annual members show, Saldanha suite, Fort Dunree, Co. Donegal.
2017 March – “Wild Atlantic way” The Alley Arts centre, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland.
2016 August – “Imagined Realities” Photoplace Gallery, Vermont, U.S.A
2015 – Winning Sea sessions sculpture displayed in June at Seasessions festival, Bundoran, Co.Donegal.
2015 – “In the making #2 – Polyglot”, Pallas Projects and Studios, Dublin, Ireland.
2015 – “Islands” - MART, Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland.
2015 – “Material Metaphor” - DLR Lexicon Dunlaoghaire, Dublin, Ireland.
2014 – “Unheard” - CCA- Derry, Northern Ireland.
2013 – “No Jury No prize” - London Street Art gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland.
2009 - International Womans Day, Eden Arts place,
Derry, Northern Ireland.
Achievements and Awards:
2021 - Selected by Earagail Arts Festival, (Art Team) Co. Donegal to design an outside Mural for Letterkenny town.
2019 – Selected by “Creative Ireland” (Cruinniú na nÓg) as Art work shop facilitator.
2018 – Shortlisted to Phase B with Photographic work in open call for unframed artworks for the new Acute Services Block within the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald.
2018 - Scheme of Arts grant, Individual artist award, Donegal County Council.
2017- Scheme of Arts grant, Individual artist award, Donegal County Council.
2016 – Selected winner of an International photograph competition titled “Imagined Realities” Juror: Photographer “Tom Chambers” https://www.tomchambersphoto.com/
Photo was exhibited in Photoplace gallery in Vermont in the United States of America from July 6 to August 5, 2016. Please view the piece here: https://photoplacegallery.com/online-juried-shows/imagined-realities/#lg=exhibition-gallery&slide=21
2015 - Selected from all Irelands "open call" to Art students. The Competition was titled “Sea sessions Sculpture Sessions”. Design was chosen as the winning sculpture.
https://www.facebook.com/seasessions/posts/10153618835174369
2013 - Image was selected for the Irish Times Amateur Photographer of the year catalogue 2013.
Publications:
Photo publication 2019 : M.H Gill & Co "Beliefs in our world" – “Sundance photograph”
Exhibition to be researched as part of the Secondary education, Junior Cycle, Ireland, Religious Education group work.
Artlink: http://www.artlink.ie/exhibitions/sundance-by-artist-mary-mcclelland
Irish Arts review 2016 http://www.irishartsreview.com/new-generation-artist-work/mary-mcclelland/
Parallels, 'The Fold', March 2015, dlr Lexicon.
Imagined Realities Exhibition catalog: https://photoplacegallery.com/online-juried-shows/imagined-realities/#lg=exhibition-gallery&slide=21