mary theresa keown

Contemporary painter
Born Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, N. Ireland 1974.
Lives and works Dublin.
Solo exhibitions
- 2014Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton,
Co. Leitrim - 2013Mullan Gallery, Belfast
- 2011Higher Bridges Gallery, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
- 2010Mullan Gallery, Belfast
- 2008 Mullan Gallery, Belfast.
- 2007 Niche Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan.
Solomon Gallery, Dublin. - 2006 Mullan Gallery, Belfast.
- 2005 Solomon Gallery, Dublin.
Niche Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan. - 2003 Solomon Gallery, Dublin.
- 2002 Pyms Gallery, London.
Elaine Somers Gallery, Holywood, Co Down. - 2001 Solomon Gallery, Dublin.
Tavira Galeria de Arte, Bilbao, Spain. - 1999 The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast.
The Context Gallery, Derry.
Ashford Gallery, RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin.
The Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Selected group exhibitions
- 2008 Invited artist Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
Ballinglen foundation, Co. Mayo.
Municipal Gallery, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan. - 2007 The Double Image, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast.
We’ve got summit on, Sprawl studios, Howth, Co. Dublin. - 2005 Drawings, Mullan Gallery, Belfast.
- 2004 Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
- 2003 Boyle Arts Festival, Co Roscommon.
- 2002 Eigse Carlow Arts festival, Co Carlow.
- 2001 Exchange Belfast-Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Ireland fund of Great Britain, Christie’s, London. - 2000 Emerging Art II, OPW and Department of Finance Personnel, Dublin.
Washington State Convention & Trade Centre, Seattle. - 1999 The Cutting Rooms, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast.
First look,Group Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Cavehill Gallery, Belfast. - 1998 Elaine Somers Gallery, Holywood, Co.Down.
The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast.
Millworks- The Engine Room Gallery, Belfast.
Cavehill Gallery, Belfast. - 1997 Belfast Young Contemporaries Show, Oxford Street Gallery.
Royal Ulster Academy, Ulster Museum, Belfast. - 1996 Home Sweet Home, Catalyst Arts, Belfast.
Awards
- 2008 The Whytes award, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
- 2001 The Ireland Fund of Great Britain, Artist of the Year Awards.
- 1998 Best abstract work/ Morrigan Press, Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
Cavehill Gallery Invitation Award, Royal Ulster Academy. - 1997 Bass Ireland Award, Belfast Young Contemporaries, Oxford St Gallery, Belfast.
President´s Prize, Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
Student's award, Art Society of Ulster.
Awarded Residencies
- 2007 Sprawl studios, Howth, Co Dublin.
- 2006 Ballinglen foundation, Ballycastle, Co Mayo.
- 2005-6 L.S.K, Trondheim, Norway.
- 2004 Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co Monaghan.
Publications
- Circa Magazine issue 127 review by Slavka Sverakova
Collections
- Ballinglen foundation, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo.
- Bass Ireland.
- Department of Education, Northern Ireland.
- Department of Finances, Northern Ireland.
- Office of Public Works.
- AIB Bank.
- Private collections in U.S.A, Japan and Europe.
Education
- Certificate in Foundation Studies, Fine & applied arts, University of Ulster, Belfast.
- First Class Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine art, University of Ulster, Belfast.
Professional experience
- 2006-9 Part time tutor and lecturer at the University of Ulster, Belfast.