Bio
Born in 1990 in Ireland, lives and works in Helsinki.
White writer and Artist whose work has been centered around marginalized voices
and growing up in the landscape of working-class Catholic Ireland. His current
research is focused on non-linear time and how to use the power of archives,
language, and memory as tools for queer representation. His work is rooted in
collaboration and would not exist without the vulnerability and
openness of the queer and trans community.
Education
2018-2020 M.A in Time & Space Arts, Academy of Fine Art, Helsinki, FI
2011-2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Crawford College Of Art + Design, Cork, IE
2012 Erasmus semester at Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere, FI
Exhibitions & publications
Upcoming
The years that repeat their days, group show Juhani Kirpila Art Collection, (June)
Poem in July Zine, FI (June)
Editor of Almanac: Journal of Trans poetics, Issue 01, (June)
Cover + Photo story in Astra: Masculinities issue, (June)
Sites Of Dreaming displayed at PhotoIreland Festival, Printworks, Dublin, IE (July)
Charmed, group show at Haunted69a, Bergen, NO (July)
ORES residency, with Minjee Hwang-Kim, FI (November)
I’ll be your mirror, solo show, Hippolyte Gallery, FI (February 2023)
Nuoret 2023, G Galleria, FI (April 2023)
Sites of Dreaming, solo show at The Library Project, Dublin, IE (Jan 2024)
2022 Sites Of Dreaming displayed at Queer Archive Festival, Athens, Greece (May)
When I Was Done Dying: Duo Show with Minjee Hwang-Kim, Titanik Gallery (April)
1 poem in Tuli ja Savu, “Queer”, FI, February
In Our Own Image, Irish National Photography collection, Dublin Castle, IE (January)
Phroom exhibition of Irish Photography, A24 Sounds Dublin, IE (January)
2021 Exalted, screening at Queer City Cinema, Regina, CA
Zen Garden writing residency, SE
Two poems published in Oroboro zine, Idaho, US
Exalted, screening at Arts center NOASS, Riga, LV
Trans Time II: Fracturings, essay in Astra magazine, SE
Trans Time III: Seeds, essay in Zelda Zine, FI
Poetry in Museum of Impossible Forms Reader, FI
TITANIK residency, Turku, FI
Publications at The Temporary Bookshelf, Kosminen Gallery, FI
Poem in NO NIIN magazine, FI
Poem in 14Poems, UK
Published in FUTURES publication, NLD
Feature on PHMuseum, IT
Cowboy of Time book launch at Papercuts, Publics, Helsinki, FI
4 Poems in Green Carnations: an anthology of queer Irish poets, IE
Exalted, screening as part of Lux Moving Image London x The Room Projects, UK
Trans Time Vol 1: Essay in Mustekala, FI
Hazey, Photography anthology, Fifth Wheel Press, USA
2020 FUTURES, Unseen Amsterdam Art Fair, Amsterdam, NLD
Thesis writing award, Helsinki Academy of Fine Art, Helsinki, FI
Heavy Metal zine launch, Fetiche Press, Helsinki, FI
Exalted, screening at Love and Anarchy Film Festival, Helsinki, FI
Exalted screening at VAFT Festival, Turku, FI
Artwork in Astra Magazine, Sweden
Cover image, poetry & artwork in Nuori Voima magazine, Finland
Writing in Ante Nouveau Magazine, Finland
Poetry in Modern Queer Poets, Pilot Press, London, UK
Poetry in Pralin Magazine, Sweden
Artwork in Over Journal of Photography, Dublin, IE
FUTURES, PhotoIreland, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, IE
Here Be Dragons, Project Room, Helsinki, FI
2019 Control, Third Space Screening, STOA, Helsinki
Puppy, Museum of Impossible Forms, Helsinki, FI
Riga Photo Festival, Kaņepes Culture Centre, Riga, LV
Hatching, Kosminen Gallery, Helsinki, FI
First Thursdays, Adidas Originals x Creative Debuts, London, UK
Thessaloniki Queer Art Festival, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, GR
Kuvan Kevat 2019, MFA Show, Project Room, Helsinki, FI
The Shape of Things, Anderson Gallery, Virginia, USA
The Shape of Things, Pocket Gallery, Helsinki
Latency of Images, Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki, FI
2017 Fair Is Foul, Bunny Mag Launch as part of F_Festival, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, IE
What Will Our Future Hold?, Dye House, London, UK
Grrrl Zine Festival, Southend on Sea, UK
2016 Hers; Me, Tad Gallery, Denton, Texas, USA
what we are doing, Alexandra Park, Manchester, UK
Summer Pals, Camp Gallery, Montreal, CA
2015 SUGAR, Bunny Collective, Tactic Gallery, Cork City, IE
AT THE PARTY, I WRITE WORDS ON BALLOONS, Node Gallery, Helsinki, FI
Discomfort, Comfort, Brooklyn Bazaar, New York City, USA
Gaze At Me, Kadmium Gallery, Delft, NE
I’m So Excited, HaHa Gallery, Manchester, UK
Soft Matter, The Wonder Inn, Manchester, UK
Daughters, We Do Not Leave Pyramids, CCAD, Cork, IE
2014 Works in Progress, The Performance Caravan with Amanda Coogan, TACTIC, Cork, IE
The Young-Girl’s Gaze, Bunny Collective, Soma Contemporary Gallery, Waterford, IE
The Coven presents Girlhood, Oakland, CA, USA
The Coven presents Girlhood, San Francisco, CA, USA
U Could Do Better, Art Baby Gallery.
Girlhood, The Coven, La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse, Montreal, CA
Le Sigh, Silent Barn, New York City, USA
Polyester I, Shackwell Arms, London, USA
2012 Intimates, Gal Space, London, UK
Soapbox, Gal Space, London, UK
2011 The Coven, GLASSdoor Gallery, Montreal, CA
Alone With Other People, Gabby Bess x Samantha Conlon, Art Baby Gallery, NYC, USA
URL, Bunny Collective, CCAD, Cork, IE
Residencies and Awards
2022 Kone Säätiö1 year working grant
2021 Suomen Kulttuurirahasto Uusimaa Regional Fund
2021 Paulon Säätiö
2021 Grafia Grant for Almanac: Journal of Trans Poetics
2021 VISEK Grant
2021 Festival of Political Photography Mentorship supported by Patricia Seppälä Foundation
2020 Thesis writing award for MA Thesis at Helsinki Academy of Fine Art
2020 Olga and Vilho Linnamo Foundation grant for filmmaking
2020 TAIKE Grant for filmmaking
2020 FUTURES photography talent award
2020 Shortlisted for Prix Levallois Prize
2020 Shortlisted for Ingmar Bergman residency
2018 Uto Residency, Aland Islands
2016 Alexandra Arts, Artist in residence, Pankhurst in the Park, Manchester, UK
2016 Tipperary Artist Awards, Tipperary, IE
Works in Collections
Finnish Art Society
National Photographic collection of Ireland
Private collectors
Selected Published writings
2022 Irish Times Feature
2021 PH Museum interview
2018 ART 511 Magazine, Commission by Alexandra Arts
2019 Queer Anthology of Poetry, Pilot Press, London
2017 Broadly, What Will Our Future Hold? Interview
2016 Commissioned video interview, Arts Council UK
2016 Bunny Mag, Issue 002 – Fair is Foul
2015 i-d Magazine, Artist profile: Samantha Conlon
2015 The New York Times, Frieze Edition, in print + online, Interview
2015 Red Magazine UK - Feature of ‘Daughters’ and interview
2015 SUGAR – Feature in essay by Kathryn O’Reagan
2015 aqnb – Bunny Collective + Areole in Helsinki review
2015 Bunny Mag, Issue 001 – Work/Labour
2015 Tigress Magazine, Issue 003
2015 Refinery29 - Feature of ‘Daughters’ and interview
2015 Huffington Post US - Feature of ‘Daughters’ and interview
2015 Huffington Post UK - Feature of ‘Daughters’ and interview
2015 Brigitte.de - Feature of ‘Daughters’ and interview
2014 The Young Girl’s Gaze – Feature in essay by Kathryn O’Reagan
2014 Dazed And Confused –Bunny Collective interview with
2014 The Le Sigh – Girl Spotlight, Interview with
2014 Galavant Magazine, Issueno3 - WRECKED
2014 VoxFeminae - Bunny Collective interview
2013 The Le Sigh Bunny – Collective Spotlight
2013 KALTBLUT – The Coven feature and Interview
Curation
2017 Fair Is Foul, Bunny Mag Launch as part of F_Festival, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, IE
2016 what we are doing, month of exhibitions + workshops, Manchester, UK
2015 SUGAR, Bunny Collective, Tactic Gallery, Cork City, IE
2014 The Young-Girl’s Gaze, Bunny Collective, Soma Contemporary, Waterford City, IE
2013 Soapbox, The Coven ,Gal, London, UK
2012 URL, Bunny Collective, CCAD, Cork City, IE