Short CV, Prizes and Recent/Current Exhibitions 

Bernie Leahy, has exhibited in Ireland, and also internationally, in London, China, and Rome.
She was selected to represent Ireland in the International Textile Biennial in Venezuela, 2004,
where 37 countries were represented.  Her work will be shown by the National Craft Gallery, at SOFA Nov 08.
 
The Irish Arts Review Magazine features Leahy in the Autumn 2007 edition. See the gallery page.
An Tanaiste, & Minister for Health, Mary Harney, launched her recent
commissioned work,DrinkTalk, a series of panels commissioned by the Waterford Healing Arts 
Trust, for its permanent collection in Waterford General Hospital. This exhibition will travel 
around Ireland until the end of 2006, when it will be installed permanently in Waterford Hospital.
Commissions for 2006 included 6 panels for Muckamore Abbey Hospital, Antrim.
 Bernie is also working on The Wish Path, a glass & steel outdoor piece, a Percent for Art Scheme for Ballyboughal National School, 
with Fingal County Council and the Department of Education & Science  
She has also been selected by an international panel for Portfolio. Portfolio is an initiative to link art makers 
with international high-end buyers, to be launched by the Craft Council of Ireland (www.ccoi.ie)  
in the form of digital catalogue.  This launch of Portfolio took place in Collins Barracks, National Museum of Ireland, March 2006.
In 2004 in Dublin, she was awarded the First Prize Medal for Contemporary Embroidery 
and also the William Smith O \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Brien Cup for Excellence at the 2004 
International Craft Competition.
 
Exhibitions:
Feb 2008	  Liverpool, Bluecoat Display Centre, as part of the Europeran Capital of Culture Year, 29 Feb - 19 April
March 08     National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny. Portfolio group exhibition, 1st March - 27 April 2008
Nov 2007     Protection & Passion, two person exhibition with Nickie Hayden, showing drawings and
                   and small sculptures.
Sept 2007	  Protection, fiber, 80m of scarlet muslin is wrapped around an acer 
                   as part of the Sculpture in Context  in the National Botanic Gardens.
Oct 2006: 	  The Wish Path Percent for art scheme, for Ballyboughal National School, Fingal County Council
	     and the Arts Council.
May 2006:    Conversations  6 large panels for Muckamore Abbey Hospital, Antrim.
	    commissioned by the North & West Belfast Health & Social Services Trust and Northern Ireland Arts Council 
Sep 2005:    100 Images of Care
                   Quaker Museum, Ballitore, Co Kildare
	    commissioned by Kildare County Council & Library Services.
June 2005:    DrinkTalk, commissioned by 
                    Waterford Healing Arts Trust, for permanent exhibition
                    in Waterford General Hospital. travelling around various venues in Ireland until end of 2006. For info email bernie@efiberart.com
Dec 2004:      International Textile Biennale,
                     Museo del Ciudad, Venezuela
                     Irish Representative
Dec 2004:     Galway Arts Centre
                    Galway
  
Nov 2004:      Marketplace Arts Centre
                    Armagh
Oct 2004:      Solo Show, The Girls
                    Tad Concept, Rome Solo
                    Piazza del Popolo Rome
Sept 2004:     Mermaid Arts Centre
                     Bray, Co Wicklow
Aug 2004:      RDS International Craft Show, 1st Prize
                     Dublin
Awards:         1. 1st Prize Contemporary RDS Show
                     2. William Smith O Brien Cup
                     3. Nom. Muriel Gahan Scholorship
June 2004:     LINE Solo exhibition
                     Fabrications Gallery London
May 2004:      Irish Art in China
  

Artist`s Statement
 
These drawings try to capture a fleeting moment in time, to 
convey the essence of the subject, and hence often show only essential fragments of the image.    
I am interested in the stitch as mark making, as undecorative & defined line:


The line or mark often delineates the space around the forms, allowing them to 
emerge out of a tangible ground. The defined line or mark has a hole or point 
from which it decidedly begins or ends. Currently work is mostly in black and 
white.


Subject matter is often the portrait, used to convey fleeting moods, glances, 
moments.  2007 will see the development of varied materials in Leahy s work,  
eg. glass, copper,concrete and bronze and a development of sculptural forms.
 
Any questions or comments are welcome to :  bernie@efiberart.com
 



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