O'Dea, Jonathan

Education

1995-1996 St Martin’s Art College (Diploma in Foundation Studies, Art and Design)
1996-1999 London Metropolitan University (BA Hons, Irish Studies with History)

Solo Exhibitions 2011-2004

2011 ‘London is London, England is England’ Solo Exhibition at the 12 Star Gallery, European Commission, London
I was invited to show my work as part of the European Commission’s cultural programme in London

2010 ‘London is London, England is England’, Solo Exhibition, Vestry House Museum, Walthamstow, London
This exhibition was part of Waltham Forest Borough Council programme for the Cultural Olympiad. The exhibition was part of the Create 10 festival, an annual summer programme of cultural events leading up to the launch of the 2012 Olympic Games.

2009 ‘Parallel Spaces’, The Project Space, Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
Parallel Spaces was my most recent solo show. The exhibition explored the inter-relationship between rural Ireland and rural England. The exhibition was supported by Apex Arts (the Arts Council Waltham Forest), Embassy of Ireland Great Britain, Barbican Arts Group Trust and Arts Council England.

2008 ‘Transition’, The Gallery, London
In 2008 I was invited by Haringey Borough Council to show new experimental work called ‘Transition’. This exhibition was part the Council annual cultural programme for 2008.

2007 ‘London, Ireland’, Irish Cultural Centre, London
‘London, Ireland’ was exhibition hosted by the Irish Cultural, Hammersmith, London. The exhibition explored the complexities of having a dual identity. The exhibition was support by Dion through the Irish Embassy, London and the Irish Post, London.

2007 Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Ireland
I was invited by the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar to exhibit new paintings that explored rural Ireland and urban London and how art could be used as narrative to reconcile these to different environments.

2007 Clare Hall, Cambridge University, England
I was invited by Clare Hall Collage to show work as part of the collages annual St Patrick’s week celebrations. The exhibition was support by the Irish Embassy Great Britain.

2007 Coatbridge Gallery, Glasgow
In 2007 I was invited to exhibit my work in Coatbridge, Glasgow as part of their week long St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

2006 City Hall, London
In 2006 I was invite by the Mayor of London to exhibit new work at City Hall as part of the Mayor’s St Patrick’s week celebrations. The exhibition went on to receive public nominations for the Turner Prize.

2005 Foursome Investments, London
This exhibition was held at Foursome Investments, a venture capital company that invested in companies that developed renewable energy technological equipment. The exhibition was supported by the Princes Trust.

2004 The Gallery, Haringey, London
This was my first solo exhibition which was supported was by the Princes Trust and Haringey Borough Council.

Selected Group Exhibitions 2009-2004

2011 Bricklane Gallery, London. (Supported by the Olympic Delivery Authority)
2011 Cultural and Environment, Smokehouse Gallery, London
2010 Collecting 2012, Vestry House Museum
2009 Artworks, Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
2009 Beijing, China, Tsinghua Academy of Arts & Crafts (Supported by Culture Ireland)
2008 Blackhorse Lane Open Studios, London
2008 Air Gallery, London (Supported by The Prince’s Trust & LNG Capital)
2006 Barbara Stanley Gallery, London
2006 Artefact Gallery, London
2005 Oisín Gallery, Dublin
2004 Artefact Gallery, London
2004 ‘On the Wall’ exhibition, London (Supported by the Prince’s Trust)
2004 Art Well, Prince’s Trust Exhibition, London
2004 Media Centre Exhibition, London
2004 Barbara Stanley Gallery, London
2004 Irish Cultural Centre, London

Commissions 2009-2004

2009 Overlay Commission, Cultural Industries Development Agency, London
I was commissioned to produce a large scale out-door painting which was used to place on Brick Lane, East London.

2008 Keeping It Simple Training, London
I was commissioned by Keeping It Simple Training to produce paintings for there London Offices.

2007 Westmead Business Centre, London
I was commissioned to produce paintings for the Westmead Business Centre in North London

2004 Collage Arts, London
Collage Arts commissioned me to produce a series of images that explored the process I use when developing each stage of a painting. The images were used in classes for young people in schools to learn how artists go about developing ideas for new paintings.

Awards 2010-2003

2010 Arts Council England
I have received funding to develop new work for an exhibition which will be part of the Borough of Waltham Forest’s programme for the 2010 Cultural Olympiad. The exhibition of the work will be held in July 2010.

2009 Apex Arts Grant Award
I received a grant to support the development of my solo exhibition, Parallel Spaces.

2003 Prince’s Trust Grant Award
I received support from the Prince’s Trust to produce a new body of work for my first solo exhibition in 2004, which was also supported by the London Borough of Haringey.

Projects 2009-2006

2009 Fellowship Project
Worked with young people in schools to develop ideas based on the landscape of Co. Mayo for an exhibition to be part of the Walthamstow Festival. Through the project I created a cultural link with young people in Co. Mayo through the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar. The young people from Castlebar created work based on the ideas f William Morris. Their work was also part of the exhibition in the Walthamstow Festival.

2006 Collage Arts Mentoring Project
The project was to inform young people how to assess their portfolio of work in order to gain access to art college.

Press/Media/ Publications

2011 The Irish Post, London
2011 Waltham Forest Guardian, London
2010 Create 2010
2010 The Guardian Guide
2010 All In London
2010 Waltham Forest Guardian
2010 London Borough of Waltham Forest Cultural Strategy
2009 Waltham Forest Guardian
2008 Haringey People, London
2007 The Guardian Guide
2007 Cara (Aer Lingus magazine)
2007 Connaught Telegraph, Ireland
2007 Cambridge Network
2006 Waltham Forest Guardian, London
2006 Contexts: Arts and Practice in Ireland
2003 Irish Post, London
2003 Irish Television News
2003 Irish World, London

Contact details
  Jonathan  O'Dea
artist@jonathanodea.com
www.jonathanodea.com

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