Áine Phillips is a performance and visual artist based in

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Education

Phillips received her Bachelors of Arts in Fine Art Sculpture at the

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in Dublin in 1988. In 2001, she received her Masters of Fine Art in Research at Limerick School of Art and Design. Eight years later, Phillips acquired a Practice Based PhD in Fine Art Sculpture at

Work

Phillips has been exhibiting multi-media installation and performance works internationally since the late 1980s. Some of her major exhibitions include Moving Image Gallery and The Kitchen New York, National Review of Live Art, Glasgow, Irish Film Centre, Dublin Live Art Festival, Arthouse Dublin, EV+A Limerick, and the Hugh Lane, Dublin. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions, and selected screenings and film festivals in countries across the world, including Sweden,

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, Australia, and the

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. Phillips work has been supported by the Live Art Development Agency in London, and the

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. Phillips is the Head of Sculpture at

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, Ireland.

Awards

Phillips has received many awards, some of which include: * 2021: Arts Council Agility Award and Fingal County Arts Office Bursary * 2019: Arts Council Project Award and Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture Award * 2017: Arts Council Project Award * 2015:

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Travel Grant * 2014:

Clare County Council Clare County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae an Chláir) is the authority responsible for local government in County Clare, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and ...

Arts Office Artists Support Grant * 2013: Arts Council Project Award and Culture Ireland Travel Award * 2012: Clare County Council Arts Office Artists Support Grant * 2011: Arts Council Touring Award and Clare County Council Arts Office Artists Support Grant * 2010: Arts Council Project Award and Galway County Council Per Cent for Art Award * 2010: Culture Ireland Touring Grant and Japan Foundation and British Council Awards * 2009: Arts Council of Ireland Artists Bursary and Project Award for Live@8 * 2008: Clare County Council Arts Awards and Culture Ireland Travel Award * 2005: Arts Council of Ireland Commission Award with Tulca Festival Galway * 2004: Clare County Council Public Art Commission * 2003: European Commission for Education and Culture Art Project Funding * 2002: Department of Foreign Affairs, Cultural Relations Committee Award

References

External links

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Áine Phillips' Official Website

Áine Phillips' YouTube Channel
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