CV
Curriculum Vitae
Name: Michael Gannon
Address: Liscarney, Westport, Co. Mayo. F28YX82
Email: michaelgannonphotography@gmail.com
Web: www.michaelgannonphotography.com
Phone: 086 843 1244
Solo Shows Selected
2023 Forthcoming. Ballina Arts Centre Co Mayo ‘When the Sea Comes Knocking’
2012 ‘Invited Artist’ Title: ‘May on our Doorstep’ Linenhall Arts Centre Castlebar Co. Mayo.
Solo Shows.
2013 ‘Passing Through’ Photography Gallery Westport Co. Mayo
2011 ‘Unseen’ Photography Gallery Westport Co. Mayo
2010 ‘Glass Landscapes’ Photography Gallery Westport Co. Mayo.
2009 ‘Light Pollution’ Photography Gallery Westport Co. Mayo.
2008 ‘Toying with The Past’ Clew Bay Gallery Westport, Co Mayo
2007 ‘The Incidence of Light’ Clew Bay Gallery Westport, Co. Mayo.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021/17/13/08/06 Mayo Artist Show the Linenhall Arts Centre Castlebar Co Mayo. Curated
by Eamon Maxwell contemporary art curator and art advisor.
2021 ‘Yield’, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2019 ‘Brittle/Fragile’, Westport, Arts Festival, Co Mayo.
2019 Summer Exhibition, The Courthouse Gallery’s Ennistymon, Co Clare.
2019 'Mayo Day 2019', National Museum of Ireland-Country Life Turlough, Castlebar
selected by Emer McGarry
2018 ‘I Am’, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2018 ‘Mayo Day’, Ballinrobe Racecourse, Co Mayo selected by Patrick T Murphy
2016 ‘Matchbox’, Westport Arts Festival, Westport Co Mayo
2015 Laroque Arts Festival, Tarn, France.
2015 Mayo God Help Us, Claremorris Gallery, Claremorris Co. Mayo.
Curated by, Patrick Murphy, Director of the RHA, and Catherine Marshall.
Former head of collections at IMMA.
2014 COE14 Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris Co. Mayo.
Curated by Michelle Cotton. Michelle has curated over 30 exhibitions and film
screenings including projects at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, London; Tate St Ives, White
chapel Gallery, London.
2013 COE13 Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris Co. Mayo. Curated by
Mr. Andrew Wilson, Curator of Modern Art and Contemporary British art at Tate Britain.
2013 Signal Open Exhibition Signal Arts Centre, Bray Co. Wicklow.
2012 COE 12 Claremorris Open Exhibition Claremorris Co. Mayo. Curated by Prof Mike
Collier (PhD) is a lecturer, writer, curator and artist
2011 Kerry Bicycle Art Exhibitions. Siamsa Tire Tralee Co. Kerry.
2010 COE 10 Claremorris Open Exhibition Claremorris Co. Mayo. Curated by Lisa
Le Fevure head of sculpture studies at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, Uk.
2010 ‘Impressions of a Place’ Exhibition of Photography, Drawing and Painting. Exhibited with
two other artists at Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet Co. Mayo. Photographs from inside the ESB
power generating station at Belacorrick Co. Mayo (Thank you to ESB for allowing ac-cess to
the Site)
2009 Boyle Open Submission Exhibition. Boyle Co. Roscommon.
2008 Print Exhibition, Livingstone Gallery Westport Co. Mayo.
2008 Boyle Open Submission Exhibition. Boyle, Co. Roscommon.
Group Exhibitions
2021/19/18/17/16 Winter Exhibition the Clew Bay Gallery, Westport, Co Mayo.
2016 Linenhall Arts Centre Castlebar Co Mayo. 'BLUES’ A collaborative exhibition featuring
new paintings by Artist Fabrizio Simeoni with music by musician Derek McGowan
and a one-hour video installation by myself.
2015 Group exhibition. New Town Hall Theatre Westport Co. Mayo.
2014 ‘Clifden Arts Festival’ ‘UNPLUGGED’ Exhibition of Photography, Drawing and Painting.
Exhibiting with two other artists at Clifden Co. Galway.
2011 Photography Exhibition with two other Westport Photographers. Mulranny Co Mayo.
2011 Greenway Artists Group Expo 2011, Mulranny Co Mayo.
2010 Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo.
2009 Photography exhibition. Castlebar Library Co. Mayo.
2009 Photography exhibition. Westport Library Co. Mayo.
2008 Croagh Patrick Exhibition. Westport Co. Mayo.
2008 Art Trail Exhibition. Westport Co. Mayo.
2008 Inspiring Words, Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo
2007 Art Trail Exhibition. Westport Co. Mayo.
2007 Ulster Bank Art Exhibition. Ballinrobe Co. Mayo.
2006 Five person show the Livingstone Gallery in Westport, Co. Mayo.
Workshop Facilitating Experience
2018 Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo. Alternative Photography (Cyanotype)
Workshops for adults.
2019 Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo. Alternative Photography (Cyanotype)
Workshops for adults.
Awards
2009 Enrolled as a Fellow of the Irish Photographic Federation.
2008 Enrolled as an Associate of the Irish Photographic Federation.
2006 Enrolled as a Licentiate of the Irish Photographic Federation.
Board Member
Chairperson Mayo Photographic Club 2006 to 2018
Publications
2010: Sunday Independent 21-Feburary-2010 by Lucinda O Sullivan
2009: Photographs published in the book ‘Photography Ireland 2009’
2009: Self-published book titled The Incidence of Light. Photographic book of work from
my first solo show of the same name. To view go to www.blurb.com
2009: Profiled in Irelands premier gardening magazine Garden Heaven.
2008: Photographs published in the book ‘Photography Ireland 2008’
2007: Photographs published in the book Photography Ireland 2007
2007: Photographs published in a book called ‘Present Tense Words and Pictures’ Poems
And Photographs from Co. Mayo.
2006: Photographs published in a book called ‘Echoes of the Past. A Vision for the Future’
Competition
2011: Two images accepted to ‘65th Bristol Salon of Photography’ Bristol, England.
2009: 1st Prize Summer Light International Photography Competition Samhliocht Art
Center, Tralee, Co. Kerry
2008: Prize winner Boyle Open Submission Exhibition.
Name: Michael Gannon
Address: Liscarney, Westport, Co. Mayo. F28YX82
Email: michaelgannonphotography@gmail.com
Web: www.michaelgannonphotography.com
Phone: 086 843 1244
Solo Shows Selected
2023 Forthcoming. Ballina Arts Centre Co Mayo ‘When the Sea Comes Knocking’
2012 ‘Invited Artist’ Title: ‘May on our Doorstep’ Linenhall Arts Centre Castlebar Co. Mayo.
Solo Shows.
2013 ‘Passing Through’ Photography Gallery Westport Co. Mayo
2011 ‘Unseen’ Photography Gallery Westport Co. Mayo
2010 ‘Glass Landscapes’ Photography Gallery Westport Co. Mayo.
2009 ‘Light Pollution’ Photography Gallery Westport Co. Mayo.
2008 ‘Toying with The Past’ Clew Bay Gallery Westport, Co Mayo
2007 ‘The Incidence of Light’ Clew Bay Gallery Westport, Co. Mayo.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021/17/13/08/06 Mayo Artist Show the Linenhall Arts Centre Castlebar Co Mayo. Curated
by Eamon Maxwell contemporary art curator and art advisor.
2021 ‘Yield’, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2019 ‘Brittle/Fragile’, Westport, Arts Festival, Co Mayo.
2019 Summer Exhibition, The Courthouse Gallery’s Ennistymon, Co Clare.
2019 'Mayo Day 2019', National Museum of Ireland-Country Life Turlough, Castlebar
selected by Emer McGarry
2018 ‘I Am’, Westport Arts Festival, Co Mayo
2018 ‘Mayo Day’, Ballinrobe Racecourse, Co Mayo selected by Patrick T Murphy
2016 ‘Matchbox’, Westport Arts Festival, Westport Co Mayo
2015 Laroque Arts Festival, Tarn, France.
2015 Mayo God Help Us, Claremorris Gallery, Claremorris Co. Mayo.
Curated by, Patrick Murphy, Director of the RHA, and Catherine Marshall.
Former head of collections at IMMA.
2014 COE14 Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris Co. Mayo.
Curated by Michelle Cotton. Michelle has curated over 30 exhibitions and film
screenings including projects at Tate Britain, Tate Modern, London; Tate St Ives, White
chapel Gallery, London.
2013 COE13 Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris Co. Mayo. Curated by
Mr. Andrew Wilson, Curator of Modern Art and Contemporary British art at Tate Britain.
2013 Signal Open Exhibition Signal Arts Centre, Bray Co. Wicklow.
2012 COE 12 Claremorris Open Exhibition Claremorris Co. Mayo. Curated by Prof Mike
Collier (PhD) is a lecturer, writer, curator and artist
2011 Kerry Bicycle Art Exhibitions. Siamsa Tire Tralee Co. Kerry.
2010 COE 10 Claremorris Open Exhibition Claremorris Co. Mayo. Curated by Lisa
Le Fevure head of sculpture studies at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, Uk.
2010 ‘Impressions of a Place’ Exhibition of Photography, Drawing and Painting. Exhibited with
two other artists at Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet Co. Mayo. Photographs from inside the ESB
power generating station at Belacorrick Co. Mayo (Thank you to ESB for allowing ac-cess to
the Site)
2009 Boyle Open Submission Exhibition. Boyle Co. Roscommon.
2008 Print Exhibition, Livingstone Gallery Westport Co. Mayo.
2008 Boyle Open Submission Exhibition. Boyle, Co. Roscommon.
Group Exhibitions
2021/19/18/17/16 Winter Exhibition the Clew Bay Gallery, Westport, Co Mayo.
2016 Linenhall Arts Centre Castlebar Co Mayo. 'BLUES’ A collaborative exhibition featuring
new paintings by Artist Fabrizio Simeoni with music by musician Derek McGowan
and a one-hour video installation by myself.
2015 Group exhibition. New Town Hall Theatre Westport Co. Mayo.
2014 ‘Clifden Arts Festival’ ‘UNPLUGGED’ Exhibition of Photography, Drawing and Painting.
Exhibiting with two other artists at Clifden Co. Galway.
2011 Photography Exhibition with two other Westport Photographers. Mulranny Co Mayo.
2011 Greenway Artists Group Expo 2011, Mulranny Co Mayo.
2010 Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo.
2009 Photography exhibition. Castlebar Library Co. Mayo.
2009 Photography exhibition. Westport Library Co. Mayo.
2008 Croagh Patrick Exhibition. Westport Co. Mayo.
2008 Art Trail Exhibition. Westport Co. Mayo.
2008 Inspiring Words, Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co Mayo
2007 Art Trail Exhibition. Westport Co. Mayo.
2007 Ulster Bank Art Exhibition. Ballinrobe Co. Mayo.
2006 Five person show the Livingstone Gallery in Westport, Co. Mayo.
Workshop Facilitating Experience
2018 Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo. Alternative Photography (Cyanotype)
Workshops for adults.
2019 Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co Mayo. Alternative Photography (Cyanotype)
Workshops for adults.
Awards
2009 Enrolled as a Fellow of the Irish Photographic Federation.
2008 Enrolled as an Associate of the Irish Photographic Federation.
2006 Enrolled as a Licentiate of the Irish Photographic Federation.
Board Member
Chairperson Mayo Photographic Club 2006 to 2018
Publications
2010: Sunday Independent 21-Feburary-2010 by Lucinda O Sullivan
2009: Photographs published in the book ‘Photography Ireland 2009’
2009: Self-published book titled The Incidence of Light. Photographic book of work from
my first solo show of the same name. To view go to www.blurb.com
2009: Profiled in Irelands premier gardening magazine Garden Heaven.
2008: Photographs published in the book ‘Photography Ireland 2008’
2007: Photographs published in the book Photography Ireland 2007
2007: Photographs published in a book called ‘Present Tense Words and Pictures’ Poems
And Photographs from Co. Mayo.
2006: Photographs published in a book called ‘Echoes of the Past. A Vision for the Future’
Competition
2011: Two images accepted to ‘65th Bristol Salon of Photography’ Bristol, England.
2009: 1st Prize Summer Light International Photography Competition Samhliocht Art
Center, Tralee, Co. Kerry
2008: Prize winner Boyle Open Submission Exhibition.