About the Artist

Deborah Reidy is a visual artist living near New Ross, County Wexford. She graduating from Waterford IT with a BA in Art in 2007. Her previous work includes mixed media abstract art, painting miniature models and props, pastel portrait commissions and figurative oil paintings. She is currently exploring representational art focusing on still life, life drawing and learning classical techniques through painting matercopies.

Selected Work

Exhibitions & Awards

2024- An Chead Tine, Kilkenny Winter Exhibition- Group show. 1st-22nd December

2024- Artlinks Bursary, Wexford County Council

2024- An Chead Tine, Kilkenny Portrait Exhibition

2024- Incognito Exhibition- Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation

2023- Fundraiser exhibitions in aid of:

Women’s Yoga and Circus Hub, Gaza

D.Central New Ross- in aid of the New Ross Stitcher's

Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust

2023- Incognito Exhibition- Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation

2022- Incognito Exhibition- Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation

2020- Artlinks Bursary, Wexford County Council

2020- Art in The Open, Wexford. Prize Winner

2019- Incognito Exhibition- Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation

2019- Greenacres, Wexford. Open Submission- Group Exhibition

2018- Greenacres, Wexford. Summer Exhibition- Invited artists

2018- Greenacres, Wexford. Open Submission- Group Exhibition

2016- Portrait Commission of the three Directors of Dawn Meats

2016- Goma Gallery Waterford. Hope Charity Fundraiser. Group Exhibition

2015- Greenacres, Wexford. Early Summer Exhibition- Invited artists

2015- Greenacres, Wexford. Open Submission- Group Exhibition. Prize Winner

2015- Penny Dreadful - Tv series. Portrait commission of actor Brian Cox

2014- Royal Hibernian Academy, Annual Exhibition

2013- Dunbrody Visitor Centre, New Ross- Public Mural

2011- St.Michael’s Theatre, New Ross- Exhibition of work by Deborah Reidy and Rachel De Bruin

2010- Monroe Art Show, Michigan USA- Group Exhibition.

2009- Dunbrody Festival Art Exhibition, New Ross- Group Exhibition. Prize Winner

 

Qualifications

2007- BA in Art, Waterford Institute of Technology

2004- Fetac Level 2 in Art and Design, CTI Waterford

2009- Fetac Level 5 in Embroidery, Ros Tapestry, New Ross