Faculty

Aine Phillips, BA(NCAD), MA(LSAD), PhD(NCAD)

Head of Sculpture

Áine has been exhibiting multi-media performance works in Ireland and internationally since the late 80's. She has created work for diverse contexts; public art commissions, the street, club events and gallery exhibitions including Judith Wright Centre for Art, Brisbane Australia, Tanzquartier Vienna, Moving Image Gallery and The Kitchen New York, National Review of Live Art Glasgow, Mozovia Art Centre Warsaw Poland. In Ireland at the Irish Film Centre, Arthouse, EV+A Limerick, Galway Arts Centre and the Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin. Her work has been shown at Museums of Art in Stockholm, Liechtenstein and Cleveland USA. She is involved with artist led initiative Live@No.8 in Galway, a monthly screening of live and video art and she curated Tulca Live 2005-2007, festival of live and video art in Galway. She has completed her practice based PhD at the National College of Art and Design Dublin in January 2009 entitled Live Autobiography. For more information on the scope for the project see ainephillips-autobiograph.com

Teaching Philosophy -
“My aim in teaching is to enable the expression and cultivation of individuality, creative activity and the acquisition of skills as a means to deliver concrete and vital end projects – art works. I call my students to situate their sculpture and visual art practice in the world of culture, politics, the environment and centrally – in the life experience of the individual.”

Áine's website : www.ainephillips.com