HANACS Director, and Ireland creative community and arts institutes engagement Advisor:
Lauren Bickerdike (born 1996) is a Limerick based multimedia artist from Laois, Ireland. She is a graduate of Limerick School of Art and Design where she focused on Sculpture and Combined Media and received a BA Honors Degree in Fine Art.
Lauren has participated and collaborated in recent shows such as:
- Inside/ Out, a photography exhibition in Pokhara, Nepal (2021)
- Sacred and Profane Geometries in Kathmandu, Nepal during a residency under Space A
- Works on Paper in Rathfarnham Castle in Dublin (2021)
- Distanced Domestic in MKII, London (2021), for the Dunamaise Theatre in Laois as part of the national Lasta Arts Festival in Ireland (2021)
- Art As Message in theCICA Museum, South Korea (2020)
- Global Conversations for the 75th United Nations General Assembly based in New York, United States of America (2020)
- Wall Cafe in the Rua Red Gallery, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland (2020)
- Suburbs in Rome, Italy under Loosen Art Contemporary Magazine and Gallery (2019)
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Curriculum Vitae
Education: Limerick School of Art and Design, Bachelor Honours Degree in Fine Art (2018)
Exhibitions, Events & Talks:
2022 – Athens Open Art, Dim. Eginitou 8, Athens, Greece
2021 – Inside Out, Gallery 0, Pokhara, Nepal
Sacred and Profane Geometries, Bikalapa Art Centre, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal
#Social, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Works On Paper 2018 -2021, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, Ireland
Covid Masterpiece: 4, La Fenice, Hong Kong
Lasta Arts Festival, Dunamaise Theatre, Portlaoise, Ireland
Distanced Domestic, MKII, Co.Curation, London, England
Street Photography, Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland
2020 – Art as Message, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Global Conversations, United Nations General Assembly, New York, America
Wall Café, Rua Red, Tallaght, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
2019 – Suburbs, Loosen Contemporary Art Gallery and Magazine, Millepiani, Rome, Italy
Peak Show, The Loft, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
Wake Up! Climate Change, The Wake Up Memorial, Netherlands
Hark! Cresson is 40, Winterschool, Grenobles, France
Süden Radio, Radio Papesse, Florence, Italy
Opið Hús, Fellsbraut, Skagaströnd, Iceland
Professional Practise, Artist Talk, Fellsbraut, Skagaströnd, Iceland
2018 – Catalyst Audio Tracks, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Flux, Limerick School of Art & Design, Limerick, Republic of Ireland
Studios & Residencies:
2021 – Space A, Kathmandu, Nepal
2019 – Ormston House, Limerick, Ireland
Nes Artist Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland
2018 – Out of the Circle Organisation Residency, Cairo, Egypt
Awards:
2020 – Irish Arts Council COVID 19 Response Award
2018 – European Cultural Foundation STEP Travel Grant
EUCIDA Travel Award
Jobs & Volunteering:
Invigilating – EVA International, Limerick, Ireland (2018)
Installation project – Electric Picnic, Laois, Ireland (2014)
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Contact Details:
Email – Bickerdike.lauren@gmail.com
Website – https://www.laurenbickerdike.com
Phone number – + 353 876243454