Bríd Heffernan

Studio: Cuíg, Mayfield Arts Centre, Old Youghal Road, Mayfield, Cork
Phone: M 085 2865485 W: 0214530434
Email: mayfieldarts@gmail.com

Bríd Heffernan has just been awarded the Arts and Disability Connect Scheme, Mentoring Award 2017. Bríd has worked as artist in residence at Mayfield Arts Centre since March 2008 as part of Cúig supported studios. Bríd has experimented with various materials working primarily with mixed media, dry point etchings and drawing with acrylic inks.

Bríd takes inspiration from the world of style and fashion in particular, incorporating elements of patterns and vivid colours into her work. She regularly co-facilitates creative workshops in print and drawing with groups of all abilities. Bríd has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally and is interested in developing a new body of work for a solo exhibition in 2018.

Awards

2017 Arts and Disability Connect Scheme
Mentoring Award

Residencies/Projects/Exhibitions:

2017 ‘Black and White’, Gallerie Outsider Art, Amsterdam
Group Show,
Hamburg International Literary Festival, Hamburg, Germany
‘Mná’, Mayfield Arts Centre
KFEST, Killorglin, Kerry

2016 ‘Perceptions’, Crawford Gallery, Cork
‘Lost & Found Exhibition’, Temple Bar
‘Include’, Irish Performing Arts Festival, CIT School of Music Cork
Frank O’Connor Library, Mayfield, Cork. Joint exhibition with artist Mathew Thompson

2015 ‘Imagine’ Arts Festival, Waterford
Quay Co-Op, Cork. Joint Show with Frankie Burton
‘Creative Link’ CIT O’Sullivan’s Quay, Cork. Group Show in collaboration with Cope Foundation

2014
 ‘Creative Mix’ Gallerie Outsider Art, Amsterdam
Boyle Arts Festival, Boyle Co. Roscommon
Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahealy, Co. Wicklow

2013 ‘Outside In; Art of Inclusion’, Cork City Hall, Cork
‘Walk’, Walk Shoe Shop, Paul St Cork, Solo show
‘Side by Side’, Southbank, London

2012 ‘Trash Fashion’, Kings Hall, Belfast. Solo Show as part of Community Arts Partnership Fashion event
‘Impressions 2012’, Galway Arts Centre
‘Arts and Minds’ Canberra, Australia
‘5 Counties’ HAI, New York
Bríd Heffernan, Quay Co Op, Cork, Solo Show

2011 
‘Art work Embassy’ Art Trail, Cork
‘Other Voices’ Paul Bardwell Gallery of Contemporary Art, Centro Colombo, Colombia
‘Expect the Extraordinary’ Kinsale Arts Week
Group Show, Sirius Gallery, Cobh

2010 ‘Intersection’ The Jennings Gallery, UCC
Crawford College of Art, Cork 2009 – Group Show

‘Movin’ A film by Bríd Heffernan created as part of the Channel 3 Erasmis project
https://youtu.be/y-5of4cW83A