Opening a Special Season 17, Caren Sullivan visits artist Mia Shattock in her studio in 2024, find out what happens behind the scenes of an artist studio!

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Mia Shattock is a painter from Dublin, Ireland, interested in how film narratives permeate our understanding of reality and how media imagery moulds our sense of self in the digital age. Her large scale oil paintings capture the unseen elements of media portrayal. She uses a monochrome palette, building some up in full colour glazes to exude a dreamlike quality, or leaving the underpainting as its final form. The work dismantles ideas of hyperreality, prompting viewers to acknowledge the pervasive presence of media constructs, initiating a dialogue between film and philosophy and unravelling the intricacies of human emotion and perception as they intersect with cinema.

Education

2023          MFA in Fine Art, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland.

2022          CFA Introduction to the Creative Use of Archives, IADT, Dublin, Ireland

2022-23     London Fine Art Studios Representational Art Course series, Online, London Fine Art Studios

2018-22    Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (Studio Plus), National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland, awarded first class honours

2017-18     QQI Level 5 in Art, Graphics and Print-making, Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Dublin, Ireland

Selected Exhibitions

2024           Artworks 2024: Behind the Curtain, group show, VISUAL Carlow, Old Dublin Road, Carlow.

2024          NCAD MFA Graduate Showcase, NCAD, Thomas Street, Dublin, Ireland

2024           Cracks in the mirror, workshop and display, Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square, Dublin, Ireland

2023          Art Riddler Exhibition, group show, 10 Wicklow Street, Dublin, Ireland

2023          Dublin Modular: SUSTAIN, group show, Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, Ireland

2023           Bigger Than Us, group show, Rua Red Arts Centre, Dublin, Ireland

2022          Art Riddler Exhibition, group show, 10 Wicklow Street, Dublin, Ireland

2022           NCAD Degree show, NCAD, Dublin, Ireland

2022           Painting as an Expression of Humanity, group show, National Treasury Management Agency, Dublin, Ireland

2022           Narrative Structures of Anticipation, NCAD Margaret Clarke Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

2021           Dublin Art Book Fair 2021: Manual, Collective Zine, Temple bar gallery and studios, Dublin, Ireland

2021            Positives: Painting in the Pandemic 2021, Online group show, National Treasury Management Agency, Dublin, Ireland

2020           Ballyfermot College 30 year anniversary exhibition, Group show, Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (postponed)

Awards, Residencies and Publications

2022          Clancy Quay Superprojects Professional Development Programme

2022          Awarded Arts Council Visual Arts Agility Award

2022          Shortlisted for Ormond Art Studios Graduate Residency Award

2021           Dublin Art Book Fair 2021: Manual, Collective Zine, Temple bar gallery and studios, Dublin, Ireland

Collections

2024          Private collections

2023          Private collections

2022         National Treasury Management Agency, Dublin, Ireland

2022          Private Collections

2018          Ballyfermot College of Further Education Art Collection, Dublin, Ireland

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