AWARDS
Cill Rialaig young artist 2000
EDUCATION
1991-1994: Limerick School of Art & Design (Diploma in Fine Art obtained in 1994)
COMMISSIONS
Painted 3 murals, the first being "Venus de Milo with a pint of Guinness", Venus rising
from a shell a copy of Botticellis', the painting is on a gable wall, 14ft high painted in
Gloss exterior paint. Now a postcard for Waterville, The second "Ballet Dancers",
a copy of Degas is life size; the third
is a Renoir copy of two dancers. All three paintings are in Waterville, Co. Kerry
commissioned by Noelle Campbell-Sharpe
Various portrait commissions of children, families, Grand parents
Collectors include, Brendan O`Carroll, Mick Lally (Actor Glenroe) Harry Crosbie
Wesley Burrows (Writer Glenroe) J P McManus, "The Russell Court Hotel,
Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, and Senator Michael .D.Higgin, Johnny Ronan,
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
11TH OF April 2000, "The Front Lounge" Parliament Street, Dublin "The San Francisco
Gay Pride Parade and other works"
28th of May 2000, "The Globe", George's Street, Dublin "The Smithfield Horse Fair"
17th of August, 2000 "Tig Rosie's, Dun Geagan, Ballinskelligs, Kerry "Iomhanna
D'uibh Rathach" ("Faces of Iveragh") Sponsored by Murphy's.
Opened by Noelle Campbell-Sharpe.
28th of October 2000, "The Anchor bar", Cahersiveen, Kerry "Iomhanna
d'Uibh Rathach II" Sponsored by Guinness
Opened by Donovan (Singer of "Mellow Yellow")
27th of November 2000, "The new law library" Church Street, Dublin 7 "the Faces
of Moore Street" Sponsored by Irish Distillers and Ballygowan water
opened by Brendan O'Carroll (creator of Film "The Mammy ” with
Angelica Houston- Jack Nicholson ' s wife)
17th of November 2000 "The Late Late Show", RTE, Television 2 portraits
from Moore street and 2 portraits from Kerry , interview by Pat Kenny.
4th of December 2000 "The Arts Show" NTL Television. Interview and
display of "The Faces of Moore Street" exhibition.
Feb 2001 "Open House" RTE, Television Interview and display of "The Faces
of Stone Batter". A show of all the faces in my local Pub Walsh ' s.
.
Feb 2001"The Faces of Stoney Batter" opened by Mick Lally, Actor in Glenroe
RTE, in Walsh ' s pub, Stone batter.
9th of May "The Faces of Glenroe" The Origin Gallery, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2,
Opened by Wesley Burrows. "Ireland A.M" RTE, Television Interview and
display of paintings.
10th of November 2001, Lios Aengus, Chill Ronan, Inis Mor, Aran Islands. Series
of portraits "Faces of Inis Mor", Opened by Senator Michael D.Higgins.
3rd of April 2002"My Night with Reg", A series of paintings depicting scenes from
a play by Kevin Eliot, in The Front Lounge Parliament Street, Dublin, Opened by
Sean Colgan the Director.
14th of December 2002 "The Irish Journey" A series of paintings depicting Ireland,
opening by Antoni O'Breskey, Kitchen Gallery, Via de Padule 25 Bagno A
Ripoli 50012, Florence, Italy.
11th of November 2003, "Cows" Russell Court Hotel, Harcourt Street,
Opened by Frank Kelly (Father Ted).
3rd of January to 25th of January 2004, "Exhibition of 5 years work" in Ardgillan Castle,
Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.
18 th November 2004, “ Scenes from the Abbey Theatre 100 years ” The Gallery, Greystones, Co.Wicklow
Opened by actor Mark Lambert.
12th of December 2004 “ Scenes from the Abbey ” The Flowing Tide Pub, Abbey Street, Dublin
Opened by Seamus Hosey RTE.
21st of March 2005 "Showgirls and other works" 101 Talbot Street, Dublin 1,
Opened by Antoni O'Breskey
13-15 th May rds 2005
25 th -27 th November rds 2005
31st March to the 2nd of April Art Ireland, Summer Show, RDS 2006
10th of April 2006 , Bank of Ireland ,Foster place, Dublin 2 "Horses and other works" opened by Sheamus Hosey
31 st May -4 th of June Listowel Writers Week , 2006
26th of August, "Summertime" Oratory Gallery, Cahersiveen, opened by John O'Donoghue, Minister of Arts
17 th -19 th Art Ireland , November 2006
12th of December 2006 "Seeing the Light" exhibition in Barberstown Castle, Co.Kildare
February 5th 2007 ,The Front Lounge, Dublin "Women in Focus" with Photography by Aidan Weldon ,opened by Roisin Ingle
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
29TH of December 1999 "Dareag Na Milaoise", A Millennium Exhibition, Institute
of Education and Celtic Culture, Green Street, Dingle, Kerry.
8th of July 2000 "The Ballroom of Imagination and Desire", Waterville, Co. Kerry
"The Origin Gallery Summer Exhibition", of Irish & International Artists.
19th of August 2000 "Cill Rialig Art Exhibition", Dun Geagan, Kerry
Sponsored by Nash Mineral Waters, Opened by Josephine Chaplin, and daughter
of Charlie Chaplin.
23rd of February 2000 "Working against the Void", interpreting the poetry of Padraig
Fallon through
painting and sculpture, Athenry Heritage Centre
October 2001, Group show "The James Gallery" Dalkey
29th of March 2003 "The Irish Journey" Piazzale BelleArti, Via Pietro
da Cortona 8, Rome, Italy. Organised by Raffaello Glinni and Gianni Glinni.Italy
5th of June 2003, " Irish Journey" Il Gabellino, 58020 Bocheggiano,
Montieri, Grossetto, Italy
Monday 14th of July- Sunday 20th July 2003 Padru, Sardegna-Ireland,
Premio Internazionale di Pittura Sardinia, Comune di Padru. Italy
July 29 th of July to 2 of August “ Festival European Des Arts 2004 ”
Bacilly, France.
November 29th 2006 , The Botanic Gardens, "Flower Power"
REVIEWS
14th of June 2000 "The Northside People", Page 1 "The Smithfield Horse Fair", by
Niall Bourke.
11th of July 2000, "The Irish Times", Page 3 "The Ballroom of Imagination and Desire",
by Dick Hogan
8th of July, "The Star" page 5 "Water Venus Shell Shock", "The Birth of Venus", mural
14ft high in gloss exterior paint.
11th of July "The Irish Examiner", page 7 "Hot under the collar locals love their Venus
Mural, by Donal Hickey.
14th of July 2000, "The Kerryman", page 1 "Naked Venus catches the eye in Waterville",
page 8 "No Jiving in Waterville's Ballroom of Imagination", by Breda Joy.
24th of July 2000 "Kerry's Eye", page 7 "Dire Straits star contributes to local art show.
26th of August Saturday 2000, "The Irish Examiner", page 2 "Art aplenty at Waterville as
Exhibition delights Audiences",
29th of August 2000, "The Irish Times", The Irish Times , Tues August 29 th 2000
by Elgy Gillespie
"Portraits in Tig Rosie,Dun Geagan. They show ,in broad brushstrokes, the planes and gnarls and creases in the handsome faces of the older Ballinskelligs menfolk". "Faces from the past",
1st September 2000, "The Kerryman", Portrait exhibition reveals Iveragh character",
by Breda Joy
3rd of September2000, "Foinse", "Bialanna daora an Daingin", by Michael de Mordha.
9th of September 2000, "the Irish Independent" Saturday colour supplement pages
18-20"YOU'VE BEEN FRAMED" by John Daly.
3rd of November 2000, "The Kerry man", page 5 "Capturing the character of Iveragh", by Breda Joy.
28th of November 2000, "The Evening Herald", page 16 "Moore Street captured on canvas", “ Get your bananas ,five for fifty.I could practically hear the traders yell from within the canvasas. This is the launch of Fionnuala Collins Faces of Moore Street ”
by Caroline Morahan
9th of May 2001, "Good Bye to Glenroe" Evening Herald..
5th April 2002, "Caroline in the City", page 21, Evening Herald..
12th December 2002, "City Firenze", "Colori D'Irlanda", "The Irish Journey".
14th December 2002, "La Nazione" "Una serata Irelandese con Musica e quadri",
"The Irish Journey
12th November 2003 "Father Jack gives his blessing to 'Sacred' art" Evening Herald,
Wednesday by Jason O'Callaghan.
16th of November 2003 "Holy cow! Jack ' s a gentleman" Sunday Tribune, by Sarah McInerney.
24 5h November 2004 “ Bray People ” “ Face in the Crowd ” “ Artist Fionnuala Collins with one of her stunning paintings at the gallery in Greystones where her art exhibition will be running until the end of the month of November ” Front page, by Liz Kearney
December 2004 Business Plus magazine “ Hang Maureen on your wall ”
13 th December Evening Herald page 20 “ The Diary “ “ Collins ' paintings are a real steal ” Depicting everyone from Mick Lally, Patrick Kavanagh, Cyril Cusack, Maureen O ' Hara, Donal McCann and Don Wycherley ”
June 8th, 2006 The Kerryman, "Icons new and old feed the Imagination" by Donal Nolan "The vivid work on displayin the Seanchai during the week was all from the talented hand of Fin Collins."
10th of June, 2006 "The Irish Field, Saturday. "Miley Cash is dipicted in thispainting from Ballinasloe by Fin Collins....at the Seanchai Literary and Cultural Centre in Listowel, Co. Kerry.
31st August 2006 , The Kerryman." Fin's Art on show at Oratory" by Kevin Hughes, " minister John O'Donoghue opening Summertime, an exhibition of paintings by Artist Fin Collins.
6th of December 2006 , The Northside People, "Flower power inspires Fionnuala" by Niall Bourke
The Irish Times, Saturday Magazine , "My Kingdom for a Horse" by Roisin Ingle