EXHIBITIONS
2023 Things To Do With Photographs
Helsinki International Artist Programme
Gallery Augusta, Suomenlinna, Finland
2023 Displacement and Belonging
Rua Red, Tallaght, Dublin, ROI
2022 CCA Introducing
Centre of Contemporary Art Derry-Londonderry
Derry, NI
2022 With Other Matter
- group exhibition curated by Naomi Draper
2022 hinder / further
The Complex, Dublin, ROI
two-person exhibition with Andreas Kindler Von Knobloch
2021 Office of the Rest
a permanent sculptural installation, in collaboration with Forerunner
VOID, Derry, NI
2020 Hindsight is 2020
Rua Red, Tallaght, Dublin, ROI
2020 CAOL ÁIT Cuid a Dó
126 Gallery, Galway, ROI
featuring Tara Carroll, Laura Ní Fhlaibhín, Siobhán O'Callaghan and Blaine O'Donnell
2019 CAOL ÁIT
Burren College of Art, Co.Clare, ROI
featuring Tara Carroll, Laura Ní Fhlaibhín, Siobhán O'Callaghan and Blaine O'Donnell
2018 six seville
6 Seville Place, Dublin 1, ROI
featuring work by Conall Downs, Andreas Kindler Von Knobloch, Áine McBride, Blaine O’Donnell, Liliane Puthod, Conal Ryan and Tanad Aaron in a formerly vacant building now used as a studio space.
2014 FOAMING-AT-THE-MOUTH
Stag’s Head, Dublin, ROI
- a performative reading of a narrative text written in response to the residency RESORT: A Popular Destination, an Artist-led Expedition
Foaming-at-the-Mouth is a series of visual art spoken word events curated by Tracy Hanna and Emer Lynch.
2014 RESORT: A Popular Destination
Pallas Projects, Dublin, ROI
Roisin Beirne, Clare Breen, David Lunney, Andreas Kindler Von Knobloch, Blaine O'Donnell, Liliane Puthod, Daniel Tuomey, John Ryan and Tom Watt.
2014 PRESENTLY
Millennium Court Arts Centre, Portadown, NI
an exhibition of contemporary artists from Northern Ireland, curated by Feargal O’Malley,
View the PRESENTLY publication here
2013 TOMORROW’S ALMOST OVER
VOID, Derry, NI
curated by Gregory McCartney
featuring Paola Bernardelli, Damien Duffy, Conor McFeely, Locky Morris, Blaine O'Donnell, Pascale Steven, Susanne Stich and Mhairi Sutherland
2012 experiMENTAL
Catalyst Arts, Belfast, NI
2012 The 9th Burren Annual: An Exhibition of 8 Derry-based Contemporary Artists
Burren College of Art, Co. Clare, ROI
curated by Maoliosa Boyle
2012 AUGMENT
The Waterfront Hall, Belfast, NI
- curated by Catalyst Arts
2011 SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITY
Black Mariah, Cork, ROI
-group exhibition, curated by Padraic E.Moore
RESIDENCIES and AWARDS
2023 Arts Council of Ireland, Visual Arts Bursary Award
2023 TBG+S/ HIAP International Residency Exchange 2023
Helsinki International Artist Programme, Finland
2022 Arts Council of Ireland, Visual Arts Bursary Award
2022 Arts Council of Ireland, Agility Award
2021 Arts Council of Ireland, Visual Arts Bursary Award
2021 Arts Council of Ireland, Agility Award
2019 Emerging Irish Artist Residency Award
Burren College of Art, Co. Clare, ROI
2014 Resort: A Popular Destination, an Artist-led Expedition,
Peanmeanach, Knoydart, Scotland
orchestrated by Tom Watt and John Ryan
2012 Studio Residency, VOID, Derry, NI
PERFORMANCES/ TEACHING/ TALKS/ WORKSHOPS/ EVENTS/Etc
2021 Visiting artist lecture, First Year Studies Department,
National College of Art and Design, Dublin, ROI
2020 Visiting tutor, UCD College of Engineering and Architecture,
University College Dublin, ROI
2019 Visiting tutor, Burren College of Art, Co.Clare, ROI
2019 Visiting Artist Lecture, Burren College of Art, Co.Clare, ROI
2019 Living Arts Project, curated by Clare Breen
Murrintown National School, Wexford, ROI
2018 Artist-In-Conversation with David Lunney,
Pallas Projects, Dublin, ROI
2017-18 Six Seville Critique Group Organiser
2018 Making Connections Summer School: Metamorphic Blocks
Workshop co-facilitator w/ Tanad Aaron
Temple Bar Gallery and Studios
2017 Co-founder, Six Seville Studios, Dublin 1, ROI
2017 ALL CHOIR, orchestrated by Mark Buckeridge
Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, ROI.
2016 Origins of Photography Workshop Facilitator
VOID, Derry, NI
- one day photography workshop for twelve adults
2011-13 Board of Directors, VOID, Derry, NI
PUBLICATIONS
2022 Jennie Taylor, Table Intelligentsia,
A text in response to the exhibition With Other Matter, part two
Roscommon Art Centre, ROI. available here
2022 Blaine O’Donnell, Things To Do With Photographs,
SOURCE Magazine online. available here
2019 CAOL ÁIT Exhibition Catalogue
with text by Maeve Mulrennan,
Burren College of Art, Co.Clare, ROI
2019 Aidan Kelly Murphy, ‘Six Seville Place’
The Visual Artists’ News Sheet, May/June 2019, Visual Artists Ireland.
available here
2014 Feargal O’Malley, “This Has Just Happened…”
The Visual Artists' News Sheet March/April 2014, Visual Artists Ireland.
available here
2014 PRESENTLY exhibition catalogue, with text by Ciara Hickey
Millennium Court Art Centre, Portadown, NI
available here
2013 Blaine O’Donnell, artist profile
The Visual Artists’ News Sheet, July/August 2013, Visual Artists Ireland.
available here
2013 VOID COMIX created by Nick Brennan,
Issue Number 42, July 2013
2012 Abridged magazine edition 0-26 ‘RUST’
edited by Gregory McCartney
2009 Fine Art Graduate Exhibition Catalogue
National College of Art and Design, Dublin, ROI
2008 InDecision Exhibition Catalogue