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Born
in Liverpool in 1948, Wendy Dison studied at Liverpool School of
Art and Bristol Polytechnic between 1969 and 1974. She has
travelled extensively, usually alone and usually off the beaten
track. Wendy lived in Spain, Mexico and England before settling in
West Cork in 1999. Wendy usually paints with acrylics and often
uses graphite. She is a printmaker as well as a painter and likes
to combine disciplines and use mixed media.
Wendy
has had solo exhibitions in County Cork, in Dublin and in London
and Liverpool, UK. Wendy is a member of Cork Printmakers and of
Visual Artists Ireland.
Education
1969-72
Liverpool School of Art
Diploma in Art and Design
1974-75
Bristol Polytechnic
Diploma
in Management Studies
1987-88
West Cheshire College
Certificate in Adult Education
1990-92
Crewe College of Higher Education
Postgraduate
certificate in education
Printmaking
courses
1996-97
Bluecoat School, Liverpool
Etching
2000
David Kiely at Cork Printmakers Carborundum,
spitbite and drypoint
2003
Santa Reparata, Florence, with Dan Weldon and Ron Pokrasso
Monotype and solar plate etching
Selected
Exhibitions
2009
‘Crossing Place’ (solo)
The Bindley Arts Centre, Runcorn, UK
‘Crossing Place’ (solo) The Tricycle, Kilburn, London UK
New Prints Doswell Gallery, with Jo Kelley
Irish Landscape, a contemporary view
The Hallward, Dublin
Éigse Carlow
2008
‘Crossing Place’ (solo) Independents
Biennial 08, Liverpool, UK
Impressions Galway Arts Centre
Compact Prints 2008 Queensland, Australia
BIMPE V Vancouver, Canada.
‘ 10 Impressions of the South West ‘
The Doswell Gallery Rosscarbery
2007
‘Stone Ghosts’ (solo)
The Hallward Gallery, Dublin
‘Stone Ghosts’ (solo)
Ionad Cultúrtha, Ballyvourney, Co Cork
Cork Printmakers Horace Mann Gallery, New York
CASe 07 The Lavit Gallery, Cork
2006
‘Home Places’ (solo)
Mill Cove Gallery, Castletownbere
‘Ireland-St.Petersburg’ Nabokov Museum, St.Petersburg
2005
Gallery Artists Mill Cove Gallery, Castletownbere
Greyfriars Open Waterford.
Eigse Carlow
Limerick Printmakers Open, selected by Siobhan Piercy.
PrintPlus Schull, West Cork.
C2: 1995-2005 Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork
2004
Continuity Waterford Treasures Museum
Feast, West Cork Craft and Design Guild. National
Craft Gallery, Kilkenny
2003
Eight Printmakers Inspirations Contemporary Art Greenwich,
London, UK
Cork Printmakers, New works 2003,
selected by John Shinnors. Touring 5 venues
2002
Improvisations. Bantry House
2001
All The Best From The Guild. West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen
2000
In Pursuit of Excellence
Court House, Bantry
Collections;
O.P.W.; A.I.B.; Earthborn/Gordon Products; Bantry General Hospital,
Quinlan
private.
Residencies;
Cill Rialaig. Tyrone Guthrie Centre.
Artist
in Residence:
West Cork Arts Centre.
Grants;
Culture Ireland 2008 and 2009
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