Curriculum Vitae

Jessie Brennan



Website: www.jessiebrennan.co.uk

 

Education:

 
October 2005   -    June 2007 Royal College of Art, London
MA Printmaking
September 2001   -   June 2004 Cardiff School of Art and Design, UWIC
BA(hons) Fine Art: First Class
September 2000   -   June 2001

University College Falmouth, Cornwall
Diploma in Foundation Studies Art & Design: Distinction

Experience:

 
February 2006 CLTAD
Preparing to Teach for Postgraduates Who Teach, 2 Day Course
November 2004   -   June 2005 National Museum & Gallery of Wales, Cardiff
Volunteer – Documentation in Prints & Drawings, Department of Art

Employment/Teaching

 
September 2007 - to date Thames Valley University, Reading
Sessional Lecturer Foundation Studies
September 2007 - to date Thames Valley University, Reading
Sessional Lecturer Foundation Studies
August 2007 - December 2007 Royal College of Art
RCA Secret Assistant
October 2006 - June 2007 Royal College of Art, London
Sessional Assistant Tutor in Lithography
October 2006 Royal College of Art
Commissioned artwork for ‘Paula Rego – Printmaker’ exhibition
November 2005   -   December 2006 Mrs S. Violette, West Kensington, London
Private Tutor in Art & Design
October 2005 - March 2006 Thames Valley University, Reading
Sessional Lecturer for Creative Drawing and Painting NQF Level 3
October 2004 - July 2005 Bay Art Gallery, Cardiff
Visiting Artist, Drawing Workshops & Big Draw 2004
October 2004 - June 2005 National Museum & Gallery of Wales, Cardiff
Visiting Artist for Drawing, Printmaking, Painting and Sculpture Workshops
February 2005 - June 2005 Cardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC
Visiting Lecturer for BA (hons) Fine Art Printmaking
November 2004 University College Falmouth, Cornwall
Visiting Lecturer for ABC Diploma Foundation Studies
November 2002 - May 2003 National Museum & Gallery of Wales
Commissioned Artwork

Commissions

 
October 2006

Royal College of Art, London
Commissioned artwork for ‘Paula Rego – Printmaker’ exhibition

November 2002 – May 2003

National Museum & Galleries of Wales                                        Commissioned artwork

One-person Exhibitions:

 
July 2002 Bookstop, Tavistock, Devon

Selected
Group Exhibitions:

 
2007  
October 2007 - January 2008 Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
Graduate Painting and Drawing
July 2007 Pleasure Island Enterprises
Art Car Boot Fair 2007
June 2007 - August 2007 Royal Academy of Arts, London
Summer Exhibition 2007
June 2007 Royal College of Art, London
The Great Exhibition, MA Graduate Show
June 2007 Subway Gallery, London
Underground
April 2007 Royal College of Art, London
MAN Group Drawing Exhibition
February 2007 Café Gallery Projects, London
Kunstwurst
February 2007 Mall Galleries, London
Originals 07
January 2007 Saddlers Wells, London
Over and Over Again
2006  
October 2006 Royal College of Art, London
RCA Secret 2006
June 2006 - August 2006 Royal Academy of Arts, London
Summer Exhibition 2006
June 2006 Royal College of Art, London and Accademia Di Belle Arti Di Venezia, Italy
Pinocchio Related
April 2006 - May 2006 Royal College of Art, London
Interim Show 2006
March 2006 - April 2006 Royal College of Art, London
MAN Group Drawing Exhibition
February. 2006 The Mall Galleries, London
Originals 06
2005  
October 2005 Royal College of Art London
RCA Secret 2005
October 2005 Affordable Art Fair, London
October 2005 Bay Art Gallery, Cardiff,
Drawing Out the City.
July 2005 Estover Community College, Plymouth
Foundation Exhibition 2005
June 2005 National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
Lessedra Fourth World Art Print Annual
February 2005 The Mall Galleries, London
Originals 05
2004  
November 2004 - June 2005 Queens Hall Gallery, Narberth, Wales
November 2004 - Jan. 2005 Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff
Christmas Exhibition
November 2004 - Dec. 2004 CBAT Gallery, Cardiff
Present Exhibition
October 2004 Red Dot Gallery, Cowbridge, Wales
Promising Prints – UWIC Graduate Printmakers
Aug. 2004 V.K. Jonynas Gallery, Druskininkai, Lithuania
International Plein-Air
June 2004 Cardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC
Fine Art Printmaking Degree Show
January. 2004 Howard Gardens Gallery, Cardiff
2003/02  
July 2003 Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery, Brecon
June 2003 - July 2003 National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
Lessedra Second World Art Print Annual
May 2003 National Museum & Gallery of Wales, Cardiff
March 2002 Llantarnam Grange, Cwmbran

Awards/Scholarships:

 
June 2007Augustus Martin Prize
February 2007Originals 07: Artichoke Print Workshop Award
February 2007Originals 07: Curwen Prize
August 2006 Royal West of England Academy Student Bursary: Highly Commended
June 2006 Leverhulme Trust Bursary
April 2006 20/21 Century Art Prize: Shortlisted Artist
March 2006 MAN Group Drawing Prize: Third Prize
February 2006 Originals 06: Sir Peter Blake Award
February 2006 Originals 06: The Arts Club Prize
May 2005 National Eisteddfod of Wales 2005:
Short-listed for Young Artist’s Scholarship
August 2004 V.K. Jonynas Gallery, Druskininkai, Lithuania:
International Plein-Air, Artist in Residence
June 2004 Cardiff School of Art & Design:
Head of School Purchase Prize
June 2004 Cardiff School of Art & Design:
Art History Highly Commended
June 2003 Contemporary Art Society for Wales:
David Tinker Studentship

On-Line Galleries:

 
October 2005 - to date DegreeArt www.degreeart.com