Brigid Mulligan b.1986
Education
2017-2018 MA in Creative Practice, CCAM, Galway
2005-2009 (BA) 1ST Class Honours in Fine Art, Specialising in Sculpture at The
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
2003-2004 Art, Craft and Design in Cavan Institute
Residencies:
2023 Interface, Residency, Recess Galway, Funded by Galway Co. Council
2023 Fish Factory, Stödvarfjördur, Iceland Residency 1 month
2023 Cavan Townhall Studio Award, 3-month residency, Cavan County council
2022 Virtual residency, DAS Belfast 4-month Home residency
2021 Virtual Residency, DAS Belfast 4-month Home residency
2021 Creative Spark Residency Dundalk 2 months
2020 Cill Rialiag, Residency Ballinaskelligs Co. Kerry
2019 126 Gallery Galway, 4-week Residency
2019 Galway City Council’s Tyrone Guthrie Bursary Award 2-week residency
Awards:
2025 Artist Support Scheme, Galway County Council
2024 Arts Participation, Agility Award
2024 Mobility Award, Culture Moves Europe
2023 Arts Participation Bursary, Arts Council Ireland, round one
2023 Artist Support Scheme, Galway County Council
2023 Healing Through Photography, Belfast Exposed Conference Bursary
2022 Irish Hospice Foundation, Seed Grant with The Freebird’s M.C.C Project
2022 The Pilot Mentorship scheme, Create Collaborative Arts & the Arts Council IRE
2021 The Project Realisation Award, Artist in The Community
from Create collaborative arts & Arts Council IRE
2021 Agility Award Round 1, Arts Council Ireland
2021 Artist in the community R&S with mentoring, Create Collaborative Arts & Arts Council IRE Receiving mentoring from Augustine O’ Donoghue
2021 Artist Support Scheme, Galway County Council, Arts Office
2021 RHA Scholarship, Foundation in Drawing Term 2 & Mentored Drawing
2020 Professional Development Award, The Arts Council, Ireland,
Receiving mentorship from Aideen Barry
2020 RHA Scholarship, Foundation in Drawing Term 1
Solo Exhibitions:
2026 Upcoming ‘74 Summers’, Cavan Town hall Theatre & Gallery
2025 Upcoming ‘74 Summers’, Interface, Galway
2022 ‘A Portrait of a Life Through Belonging’, Solo show Artlink, Fort Dunree, Donegal
2021 ‘FORMICATION’ Artist Showcase, Engage arts Studios and Gallery, Galway
Group Exhibitions:
2025 Upcoming ‘A Portrait of a Life Through Belonging’ with ‘Freebirds M.C.C Project’, 126 Gallery & Studios Galway City
2025 Lines De Fiction, Showreel, Berlin, Germany
2024 ‘A Portrait of a Life Through Belonging’ with ‘Freebirds M.C.C Project’, Queen Street Studios, Belfast
2024 Culture Night, Group show Engage, Gallery Galway
2024 Moyne Community School Past Students Group Exhibition
2023 Postcards for Gaza, Engage Art Studios, Galway Ireland
2023 Freebird’s Night for Yanna the‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Exhibition & Film screening with live Rock Band Lazarus Brother, Colmcille Community Centre, Co.Longford
2023 Dear PrEUdence, ATU Group exhibition, EU Parliament Brussels
2023 IMBAS, Creative Spark Members exhibition, An Táin, Arts Centre, Dundalk
2023 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening event, Buncrana Cinema/ Artlink, Fort Dunree
2023 ‘Freebirds M.C.C Project’, Artist Initiated Project Pallas Project’s, Dublin
2023 WORK / FORCE / FIELD, A4 Sounds, Dublin
2023 Infinite Possibilities, Galway International Arts Festival, Engage Gallery, Galway
2023 No Future On Mondays, Lines de Fiction, Scottys Space, Berlin
2022 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Artist in the community Exhibition & Film screening with The Freebird’s Motorcycle club, The Backstage Theatre Longford
2022 ‘It comes in waves’, Dual exhibition with artist Katie Moore, The Courthouse Gallery & Studios Ennistimon
2022 ‘Freebirds M.C.C Project’ exhibition & Film screening with The Freebird’s Motorcycle club, An Taibhdhearc, Theatre Galway
2022 GOMA Annual Members exhibition, Waterford
2022 ‘Anticipated Nostalgia’, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
2022 ‘Dwell’ An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk
2022 ‘Between the sights of the sun’, Birr vintage week & Arts Festival, Offaly
2022 Galway International Arts Festival, Engage Members show, Salthill, Galway
2022 Belfast Print workshop group exhibition, Belfast
2022 ‘LINES FICTION’, Galerie Körnerpark, Berlin
2022 Animation short screening with Grapefruit Garlic Ginkgo Ginseng, New York
2022 Film Night, 126 Gallery & Studios Galway, Animation screening, Galway
2021 ‘Bring the Mind Home’ Artlink Members Exhibition, Donegal
2021 ‘Still’ presented by Cultivate – Online group show
2020 ‘The Space Between’ Digital Exhibition Sample Studios | Engage Studios | A4 Sounds Supported by Cork City Council & Galway 2020
2019 ‘In Situ’, 126 Gallery Galway, 3-person Exhibition, Galway
2019 ‘Brittle Fragile’ Westival, Westport Arts Festival
2018 G126 Christmas Art fair, Galway
2018 A5 Art Fair, Galway Arts Centre
2018 ‘MA:18’ Culture Night, MA in Creative Practice Graduate Exhibition Connacht Tribune
2018 M.A Mid-point Show, CCAM, Galway
2017 20:20 Print Exchange Tour UK Print workshops
2017 EP’17 Print Exchange, The Black Gate Cultural Centre, Galway City
2017 ‘IMPRESSIONS’, Galway International Arts Festival, CCAM, Galway
2016 ‘Printed Matter’, Galway Print Studio Group Show, The Connaught Tribune, Galway
2010 ‘Put a Lid on it’, Galway Arts Centre, Galway
2009 ‘Time Passing Never to Pass Again’, Graduate Exhibition, G.M.I.T Galway
2008 ‘Inner Emotion’, G.M.I.T, Galway
2008 ‘Elbow Room’, Group Show, Barons Self Storage, Galway
2008 ‘Projections’, Exhibition G.M.I.T, Galway
2004 Ballyjamesduff Museum, Co. Cavan
Film Screenings
2024 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening, Fish Factory, Creative Centre, Stödvarfjördur, Iceland
2024 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening, Scream For Me festival, Blessings Pub, Cavan
2024 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening, Steel Cruisers. M.C.C, Motorcycle Rally, Mayo
2024 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening, Moyne Community School, Longford
2024 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening, Monaghan Cinema Gone But Not Forgotten
2023 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening event, Heatsiezers M.C.C Rocknite, Bunlahey
2023 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening event, Cornmill Theatre, Leitrim
2023 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening, Monaghan Cinema Gone But Not Forgotten
2023 Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening, Sally Longs Biker Bar Galway City
2023 Freebird’s M.C.C Project’ Film screening, Murtagh’s Pub, Augnacliffe, Co. Longford
Publications | Interviews:
2024 The wider view, Shannon side Radio Interview, GBNF
2023 Elaine Whelan NCAD 4th year student, thesis interview
2023 Artist Interview, Artist Initiated Project Pallas Project’s, Dublin
2023 Visual Artist Ireland, Infinite Possibilities, GIAF, review by Dr. Lucy Elvis
2023 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’, The Derry Journal
2023 Anglo celt, Gone But Not Forgotten with Freebirds Film
2023 The wider view Shannon side Radio Interview, GBNF
2023 Visual Artist Ireland, News sheet
2023 Shannonside Northern Sound Radio Interview with Anne Norris
2023 Leitrim Observer, Newspaper
2022 Metamorphosis, Seed Journal, Publication, 4th edition
2022 Galway Bay FM Radio Interview with Keith Finnegan
about ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’
2022 Galway Advertiser Newspaper pg 38 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’
2022 ‘Freebird’s M.C.C Project’, archival Publication
2022 DWELL, AIR Creative Spark Group show An Táin Catalogue
2022 The Backstage theatre, Autumn Programme
2022 Artist Interview, ‘A Portrait of a Life Through Belonging’,
Solo show Artlink, Fort Dunree, Donegal
2022 Derry Journal, Newspaper
2022 Inish Times, Newspaper
2022 Donegal Live, Digital Newspaper
2022 The Argus, Dundalk, Artist in Residence Creative Spark
2021 Visual Arts Ireland News sheet Mar/ Apr
Jennifer Redmond on ‘Cahoots’- The space between Digital Exhibition
2020 ‘Cahoots’ The space between Interview series
Sample Studios | Engage | A4 Sounds
2019 ‘Unset in Stone’, 126 Gallery Publication
2018 ‘MA:18’ Catalogue
2018 Culture Night Galway Catalogue
2018 The Galway Advertiser
2018 Galway Now Magazine
2018 Connacht Tribune
2009 The Irish Times, Aidan Dunne
Artists talk / Guest Lecture:
2025 Guest Lecture & Film Screening ATU, Art College Galway
2024 Artist Support Scheme, Panel member, Galway County Council
2024 Artist in the community, information session, Create Collaborative arts
2023 Arts & Creative engagement Round Table, The Irish Hospice Foundation, Dublin
2023 Guest Lecture & Film Screening, GTI College Galway
2023 Guest Lecture & Film Screening, LSAD film & Art students
2022 Guest lecture focused on AIC Create Awards, NCAD Studio+ Dublin
2022 Guest lecture focused on AIC Create Awards, 3rd year Fine Art students, TU Dublin
2022 Guest Lecture & Film Screening ATU, Art College Galway
2022 ‘Freebirds M.C.C Project’, Yearlong collaboration as lead artist
2021 Artist presentation to 2ND Class, Claddagh N.S with Vicky Smith
Collaboration / Workshop’s
2024 Family & Adults workshop in Halloween Printmaking, Recess, Galway
Funded by Connemara West & Twisted Lane Productions
2024 Wood Block & Lino cut workshop, Home Studio Galway
2024 Botanical Cyanotype workshop, Home Studio Galway
2024 Botanical Cyanotype workshop, Home Studio Galway
2021 ‘Spring School’ participant delivered from Temple Bar G&S
2020/21 ‘Cahoots’ Collaboration with Engage Studios Galway,
Sample Studios Cork & A4 Sounds Dublin, Learn Grow Share
2013 Milk Bottles, Silly Circles LMD, Socially Engaging Project
2011 Build your own fort, Knee-Jerk Collective, Galway Arts Centre
2011 A Collective sigh of relief, Erasers, Knee-Jerk Collective, G126
2011 Pass the giant parcel, Knee-Jerk Collective, Public Art, Eyre Square, Galway
2010 Outsight/insight, Knee-jerk Collective, Bridget’s Garden
2010 M.Y.O.I, Knee-jerk Collective Galway Arts Centre
2010 Build your own fort, Knee-Jerk Collective, Boon Tea Rooms, Cork
2009 Silly Circles LMD, Socially Engaging Project
Commission / Collections
2025 ‘The adventurous Spirit of the Irish’, Treasure Hunt Print, commissioned by Dublin City Council for St. Patrick’s Festival Dublin City
Private Collections
MEMBERSHIP | STUDIO:
Engage Studio & Gallery Galway, Orbital Member since 2019 | Create | Visual Artist Ireland | 126 | Artlink | Interface | Praxis Artist Union
Workshops taken to develop casting technique:
2024 Lost wax method Bronze casting workshop medieval bells, Interface, Inagh, Galway 4-day workshop casting
2024 Mold making and casting glass [3 days] one to one masterclass with renowned glass artist Alison Lowry Co. Down. Creating Glass Hubcap
2023 Mold making [Part one] 2-day course at Firestation Studios Dublin
2023 Casting 2-day course [Part two] at Firestation Studios DublinPlaster, Jesmonite, Resin ect
2009 Lost wax method, cast bronze heart at Leitrim Sculpture Centre 4-day course Sculpted human heart in wax, created a ceramic shell, poured bronze
2007 Head & Shoulder bust modelled from life in Clay at ATU, College Galway 10-week course: clay head / plaster mold/ plaster cast