Kate Molloy
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Kate Molloy born in Limerick, lives and works in Dublin, Ireland

Education
2012 - 2014
MFA Contemporary Art Painting, Edinburgh College of Art

2007 - 2011
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology

Solo Exhibitions
2025
Reflections on The International Ceramics of Ireland Collection,
Rathfarnham Castle

2020
Poetic Hesitations - The Seamus Ennis Art Centre, Co Dublin

2019
Controlled Emotion - SkinRoom, Hamilton, New Zealand

Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Ties that Bind, 126 Gallery, Galway
2023 Small Things Like These, LHQ Gallery, Cork, Ireland
2022 K-Fest, Killorglin, Co Kerry, Ireland
2021 Winter Open, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co Clare, Ireland
2018 The Process of Doubt, Old Sailors Home, Limerick, Ireland
2017 Celebrating Traditions, The Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland

2016
Works on Paper, DOK Artist Space, Edinburgh, UK
An Act of Uncertainty, Galway Fringe Festival, Ireland Raw, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, UK

2015 Sexier than Torture, Series of Live Performances, Edinburgh, UK William & Mary, Art/Music, Midnight Podcast Series

2014
Print³, Black Cube Collective, Whitespace, Edinburgh, UK
Print Portfolio, Embassy, Edinburgh, UK
Masters of the Multiverse, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
I Don’t Really Know If I’ll Ever Get to See You Again, ECA, Edinburgh, UK

2013
The Last Ten Minutes of Braveheart, Galway Fringe, Galway, Ireland
No Melon, Embassy, Edinburgh, UK
Tolerably Good, Talbot Rice, Edinburgh, UK
Group Show, Gallery CueB, London, UK
Defcon Salon 1, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, UK

2012 In Art the Term Painting…., KT Contemporary, Dublin, Ireland
2011 Trust, The Niland Gallery, Galway, Ireland
Graduate Show, Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland

Funding
2024 - Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award
2023 - Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award
2021 - 126 Micro Grant

Books
Open CueB 2013, La Russa, Franco, Thion Press

Workshops
2025 - Two-Day Workshop, Throwing Shapes
2025 - Tufting Workshop, Dublin Tufting
2023 - Intensive Throwing Workshop, Arran Street East
2021 - Turps Banana Online Surgery with Scott McCracken
2013 - ‘In Public’ with Alexander Guy, Stockwell Street, Glasgow

Talks
2020 - Interview with Michael Minnis for the Seamus Ennis Art Centre
2018 - My Practice (Professional Talk & Painting Tutorials), AUT Galway

Press/Publications
2025, KHORA Magazine – Featured Artist – Issues 42, 43, 44, 45
2016, March, Inside Artists Issue 4, Artist Feature
2015, December, Limerick Leader, John Rainsford, Arts Interview
2014, May, young-space.com, Kate Mothes, Painting Spotlight
2011, June, Irish Times, Aidan Dunne, Graduate Show Review

Residency
2025 & 2026 - Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co Monaghan
2021 & 2020 - Cill Rialaig Art Residency, Co Kerry

Shortlisted
Beers London, Contemporary Visions VI, 2015

Membership
Visual Artists Ireland, Catalyst Arts Belfast, 126 Artist-run Gallery, HartsLane, London

Collections
Private collections in Ireland, UK, New Zealand and USA

Studio Memberships
A4 Sounds (Community Membership), Dublin
Art Studio Collective, Auckland, New Zealand
Wickham Street Studios, Limerick
Engage Studios, Galway
 
Kate Molloy born in Limerick, lives and works in Dublin, Ireland

Education
2012 - 2014
MFA Contemporary Art Painting, Edinburgh College of Art

2007 - 2011
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology

Solo Exhibitions
2025
Reflections on The International Ceramics of Ireland Collection,
Rathfarnham Castle

2020
Poetic Hesitations - The Seamus Ennis Art Centre, Co Dublin

2019
Controlled Emotion - SkinRoom, Hamilton, New Zealand

Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Ties that Bind, 126 Gallery, Galway
2023 Small Things Like These, LHQ Gallery, Cork, Ireland
2022 K-Fest, Killorglin, Co Kerry, Ireland
2021 Winter Open, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co Clare, Ireland
2018 The Process of Doubt, Old Sailors Home, Limerick, Ireland
2017 Celebrating Traditions, The Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland

2016
Works on Paper, DOK Artist Space, Edinburgh, UK
An Act of Uncertainty, Galway Fringe Festival, Ireland Raw, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, UK

2015 Sexier than Torture, Series of Live Performances, Edinburgh, UK William & Mary, Art/Music, Midnight Podcast Series

2014
Print³, Black Cube Collective, Whitespace, Edinburgh, UK
Print Portfolio, Embassy, Edinburgh, UK
Masters of the Multiverse, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK
I Don’t Really Know If I’ll Ever Get to See You Again, ECA, Edinburgh, UK

2013
The Last Ten Minutes of Braveheart, Galway Fringe, Galway, Ireland
No Melon, Embassy, Edinburgh, UK
Tolerably Good, Talbot Rice, Edinburgh, UK
Group Show, Gallery CueB, London, UK
Defcon Salon 1, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, UK

2012 In Art the Term Painting…., KT Contemporary, Dublin, Ireland
2011 Trust, The Niland Gallery, Galway, Ireland
Graduate Show, Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland

Funding
2024 - Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award
2023 - Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award
2021 - 126 Micro Grant

Books
Open CueB 2013, La Russa, Franco, Thion Press

Workshops
2025 - Two-Day Workshop, Throwing Shapes
2025 - Tufting Workshop, Dublin Tufting
2023 - Intensive Throwing Workshop, Arran Street East
2021 - Turps Banana Online Surgery with Scott McCracken
2013 - ‘In Public’ with Alexander Guy, Stockwell Street, Glasgow

Talks
2020 - Interview with Michael Minnis for the Seamus Ennis Art Centre
2018 - My Practice (Professional Talk & Painting Tutorials), AUT Galway

Press/Publications
2025, KHORA Magazine – Featured Artist – Issues 42, 43, 44, 45
2016, March, Inside Artists Issue 4, Artist Feature
2015, December, Limerick Leader, John Rainsford, Arts Interview
2014, May, young-space.com, Kate Mothes, Painting Spotlight
2011, June, Irish Times, Aidan Dunne, Graduate Show Review

Residency
2025 & 2026 - Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co Monaghan
2021 & 2020 - Cill Rialaig Art Residency, Co Kerry

Shortlisted
Beers London, Contemporary Visions VI, 2015

Membership
Visual Artists Ireland, Catalyst Arts Belfast, 126 Artist-run Gallery, HartsLane, London

Collections
Private collections in Ireland, UK, New Zealand and USA

Studio Memberships
A4 Sounds (Community Membership), Dublin
Art Studio Collective, Auckland, New Zealand
Wickham Street Studios, Limerick
Engage Studios, Galway