My practice since graduating has been concerned primarily with the process of art making rather that the end result. I think the sketch book tells you a lot more about the artist than the shiny framed mounted "Finished piece". My first solo show comprised of digital prints of collated and layered images and text from the various notebooks that i carry around all the time.I guess i was trying to make the research the finished piece. But recently i have started to eliminate the need for a finished piece persay, and will exhibit the processes involved in exploring an idea. I am prone to distraction from an idea and i like to think that the diversions are also interesting. For instance i am currently working on an anatomical self portrait, but have spent a couple of weeks drawing pictures of people i admire eg: Stephen Fry,David Byrne, Thom Yorke and Hugh Laurie. Ultimately irrelevant but part research of myself, my interests and a reflection of the thing i am most drawn to which is drawing.
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
Name: Joanne Dolan
Email Address: jojodolan@gmail.com
Date of Birth: 10/03/1982
Nationality: Irish
Educational Details
2001-2002 Galway Technical Institute, Fr Griffin Rd, Galway
Art Portfolio Preparation-Certificate Awarded by FETAC
2002-2005 GMIT, Cluain Mhuire Campus,Galway
Bachelor of Art (Ordinary)-Merit 1, Printmaking
2005-2006 GMIT, Cluain Mhuire Campus,Galway
Bachelor of Art (Honours)-Second Class honours Grade 1, Printmaking
Art practice and skills
Since leaving college my practice has been primarily Digital Printmaking and i have become proficient in photoshop, the use of graphic tablets and manipulation of images using
a variety of different programmes. Of late my practice has returned to drawing and painting. In college i practiced a wide number of print techniques including.
Mono-printing
Lino and Wood Cuts
Etching (Copperplate, steel and photo)
Lithography (stone and photo)
Screen-printing (digital, stencil, mono)
Collography
Carbarundum
3d Printmaking
I also use audio and video and have used various audio and visual programmes including:
Premier pro-Adobe-Windows
Soundforge-Sony-Windows
Cool Edit Pro-Windows
Final Cut Pro-Mac
Garageband-Mac
Logic and Reason-Mac
idvd-Mac
imovie-Mac
I am proficient in both Windows and Mac operating systems and currently use Mac os x for most of my work.
I have been teaching Life-drawing and observational drawing classes in Galway Technical Institute, Fr Griffin Rd, Galway since September 2007.
Exhibitions and Awards-
Feb 2004-Arts and culture week, Student show Cluain Mhuire Campus, Galway
April 2004-GMIT Print Auction, Galway City Hall, Galway
Feb 2005 -Arts and culture week, Student show Cluain Mhuire Campus, Galway
June 2005- Diploma show, Cluain Mhuire Campus, Galway
Oct 2005-"Interim", Group show, Barons Self Storage, Galway, as part of 'Tulca'
Festival.
June 2006-Degree show, Cluain Mhuire Campus, Galway
July 2006-"First Draught”, Group drawing show, The Blue Note and Bierhaus,
Galway, as part of 'Project 06'
Nov 2006-"Within without you" Group print show, White Room Gallery,
Galway, as part of 'Tulca' Festival
Higher degree bursary from Lorg Printmakers
Feb 2007- "x equals" group show NUIG
Higher degree bursary from Lorg Printmakers
Feb 2007- "x equals" group show NUIG
Feb 2007-“Within without you” limerick Printmakers Gallery, Limerick
Mar 2007-“Within without you” Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin
Sep 2007- “exit” Solo show, White Room Gallery Liosbaun est, Galway
Mar 2008- "The Drawing Rooms" collaborative drawing show presented by "Expanded
Draught", No2 Henry st Galway
Expanded draught is worked with the TULCA festival of visual art and GMIT art students on a
project similar to 'the drawing rooms', it took place during the festival in November 2008.
I am also the co-founder of the artists collective "Expanded Draught" and a member of Lorg Printmakers.
I have an online portfolio currently under construction at www.joannedolan.blogspot.com and i hope to launch my artist website in mid 2009.
Other Websites;
www.wooloo.org/joannedolan
www.expandeddraught.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/jodolan
www.myspace.com/firstdraught
