CV Paddy Bloomer B.A. (Hons.) 24/11/76
paddybloomer.com paddybloomer@gmail.com
Exhibitions
2016, Radio Relay, Golden Thread/14-18 Now,Belfast, Ireland.
2016, The Imagined City Bus Tour, Household, Belfast, Ireland.
2015, Tang, Geopark Festival, Korevlerne, Denmark.
2015, Meat Clunk, Golden thread Gallery, Belfast, Ireland.
2015, How things might go, Belfast International Festival of Performance Art. T13, Belfast, Ireland.
2014, Sinclar c5 soundsystem, the Mac foyer, Belfast. Ireland
2013, Zeoetrope, Millennium Court, Portadown, Ireland.
2013, Senorama, Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland.
2012, Household festival Belfast, Ireland
2011, Home Grown, F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge, Ireland.
2010, Candy Floss Machine, PS², Belfast
2010, Vstop prost / Admission free, Celje, slovenia.
2009, The Funfair, Lawrence st. Workshops. Belfast.
2008, Mechanical Doodles, Naughton Gallery at Queens, Belfast.
2008, L’art en Europe, Domaine Pomery, Rheims, France.*
2007, Dis-[re]-place, Bailiebough, Co. Cavan
2007, Things We May Have Missed, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
2006, Anticipation, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago.*
2005, The nature of things, Northern Ireland at Venice*
2005, Solo show Likoni Salon, Celje, Slovenia
2005, Bin disco Kilkenny arts festival .*
2004, Manifesta, incidental installation, San Sebastian, Spain.*
2003, Veneer Folheado, Gallery ZDB, Lisbon.*
2003, Local film makers showcase, Belfast Film Festival Madison's Bar, Belfast.*
2003, EV+A,, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick.*
2002, Clotworthy Art Centre solo exhibition of kinetic sculpture.
2001, stars look down, Catalyst Arts.
2001, Courtyard collaborations, biokinetic outdoor sculpture, Belfast.
1997-2001,various exhibitions in Belfast.
*in Collaboration with Nicholas Keogh
public art
2009, Tchimi public art commissions for An Munia Tober Belfast
2007, story sculptures, public art commission for An Munia Tober Belfast
2004, commissioned to develop public art in Derry for Sustrans / Derry City Council
outreach and workshops
2015, Machinations. projects working with Mens Sheds groups for Big Telly
2014, Ariel photography workshop, Belfast photo festival
2013, Temporary places, Skegoniel, with PS²
2011, Village works, Ballykinler, with PS²
2011, Up-down workshops and village fair with PS², Ballykinler, Ireland
2009, Workshop for Fix 09, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
2009, Workshop and talk Tactic, The Lab, Dublin
2006-2007 out reach programs with Golden thread Gallery.
2005-2007 out reach programs with Flax art studios.
Props and set
2013, Built props for Inventors, produced by Kabosh
2011, Art department for Monsters of Ulster a Factotum film
2009, Art department for Busby Furball a Factotum film
2007, worked as prop designer for City of Ember, Gil Kenan
1998-2012, various mobile sculptures for beat carnival
Writings
2003-2011 regular contributions to the Vacuum free news paper in Belfast.
residencies
2006-2009 Various projects for Re-generate, in partnership with Banbridge, Craigavon and Dungannon councils.
2004 residency at Likoni Salon, Celje, Slovenia.
Education
University of ulster, Belfast, BA(hons) fine and applied art. 2000
paddybloomer.com paddybloomer@gmail.com
Exhibitions
2016, Radio Relay, Golden Thread/14-18 Now,Belfast, Ireland.
2016, The Imagined City Bus Tour, Household, Belfast, Ireland.
2015, Tang, Geopark Festival, Korevlerne, Denmark.
2015, Meat Clunk, Golden thread Gallery, Belfast, Ireland.
2015, How things might go, Belfast International Festival of Performance Art. T13, Belfast, Ireland.
2014, Sinclar c5 soundsystem, the Mac foyer, Belfast. Ireland
2013, Zeoetrope, Millennium Court, Portadown, Ireland.
2013, Senorama, Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland.
2012, Household festival Belfast, Ireland
2011, Home Grown, F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge, Ireland.
2010, Candy Floss Machine, PS², Belfast
2010, Vstop prost / Admission free, Celje, slovenia.
2009, The Funfair, Lawrence st. Workshops. Belfast.
2008, Mechanical Doodles, Naughton Gallery at Queens, Belfast.
2008, L’art en Europe, Domaine Pomery, Rheims, France.*
2007, Dis-[re]-place, Bailiebough, Co. Cavan
2007, Things We May Have Missed, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
2006, Anticipation, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago.*
2005, The nature of things, Northern Ireland at Venice*
2005, Solo show Likoni Salon, Celje, Slovenia
2005, Bin disco Kilkenny arts festival .*
2004, Manifesta, incidental installation, San Sebastian, Spain.*
2003, Veneer Folheado, Gallery ZDB, Lisbon.*
2003, Local film makers showcase, Belfast Film Festival Madison's Bar, Belfast.*
2003, EV+A,, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick.*
2002, Clotworthy Art Centre solo exhibition of kinetic sculpture.
2001, stars look down, Catalyst Arts.
2001, Courtyard collaborations, biokinetic outdoor sculpture, Belfast.
1997-2001,various exhibitions in Belfast.
*in Collaboration with Nicholas Keogh
public art
2009, Tchimi public art commissions for An Munia Tober Belfast
2007, story sculptures, public art commission for An Munia Tober Belfast
2004, commissioned to develop public art in Derry for Sustrans / Derry City Council
outreach and workshops
2015, Machinations. projects working with Mens Sheds groups for Big Telly
2014, Ariel photography workshop, Belfast photo festival
2013, Temporary places, Skegoniel, with PS²
2011, Village works, Ballykinler, with PS²
2011, Up-down workshops and village fair with PS², Ballykinler, Ireland
2009, Workshop for Fix 09, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
2009, Workshop and talk Tactic, The Lab, Dublin
2006-2007 out reach programs with Golden thread Gallery.
2005-2007 out reach programs with Flax art studios.
Props and set
2013, Built props for Inventors, produced by Kabosh
2011, Art department for Monsters of Ulster a Factotum film
2009, Art department for Busby Furball a Factotum film
2007, worked as prop designer for City of Ember, Gil Kenan
1998-2012, various mobile sculptures for beat carnival
Writings
2003-2011 regular contributions to the Vacuum free news paper in Belfast.
residencies
2006-2009 Various projects for Re-generate, in partnership with Banbridge, Craigavon and Dungannon councils.
2004 residency at Likoni Salon, Celje, Slovenia.
Education
University of ulster, Belfast, BA(hons) fine and applied art. 2000