Alison Trim is a visual artist, gallery educator and arts facilitator from Co. Cork, Ireland, currently based in British Columbia, Canada.
You can follow her on Instagram here.
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Education
2020 MFA Visual Art, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
2010 BA (Honours) Visual Art (1st class), Dublin Institute of Technology / Sherkin Island, Ireland
1993 National Diploma in Art and Design, Weston College of Further Education, UK
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2022 Tethered: a study in entanglements, Alternator Gallery, Project Space, Kelowna, BC
2020 Still, they are speaking, MFA thesis exhibition, FINA Gallery, , University of British Columbia,
Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
TOUCH//screen, White Box series for Living Things Festival, FINA Gallery, University of British
Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
2015 Between Here and You, Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co. Clare, Ireland (with Els Borghart)
Group Exhibitions
2022 Immigration: A Conversation, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2021 Viewpoint, A Fibre-based Exploration of the Natural World, Tilted Brick Gallery, Creston, BC
North Valley Mountain Film Festival, film screening, New Denver, BC
2020 Me, Looking at You, Looking at Me, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
Nelson Virtual Artwalk 2020, online exhibition, Nelson, BC
2019 The Sherkin Show, 2008-2012, Blue House Gallery, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland
Interstice (Intermission series), Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Making Senses, FINA gallery, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
2018 Light Sensitive, Blue House Gallery, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland
2017 A Taste of West Cork Creates, Cork Airport, Ireland
Flora, Uillinn; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
A Coming Together, Shape Art Studio for Skibbereen Arts Festival, Co. Cork, Ireland
2016 West Cork Creates: The Garden, The O’Driscoll Building, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2015 An Occurence of Diverse Elements, Art Upstairs, Organico, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland
Is Anybody Watching? Shape Art Studio for Skibbereen Arts Festival, Co. Cork, Ireland
2014 Beneath the Surface, Shape Art Studio for Skibbereen Arts Festival, Co. Cork, Ireland
2013 Curb your Carrie Bradshawism, MART gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Circulation, Monster Truck/Flood/ Black Church Print Studio, Dublin, Ireland (catalogue)
Trace Elements, Sherkin Island, Co. Cork, Ireland
Wet, Hive Emerging, Avenue Festival, Waterford, Ireland
Octagon, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
2012 MART's 'We Wear Short Shorts', The Irish Film Festival, London, UK (artist's film screening)
Idionumina, No. 15 Hughes, Graiguenamanagh, co. Kilkenny, Ireland (site- specific, curated by
Deirdre Southey and Maria Tanner, with catalogue)
Between Lines, Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Running with Scissors, Basement Project Space, Cork, Ireland
Indexing, Cork County Library HQ, Cork, Ireland
2010 BAVA DIT Sherkin Island Degree show, West Cork Arts Centre (catalogue)
2005 Markowicz Award Shortlisted Artists Exhibition, United Arts Club, Dublin, Ireland
Island, Courtyard Gallery, Middleton, Co. Cork, Ireland
2004 Sherkin, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Ireland (catalogue)
Awards, Commissions and Residencies
2019 Graduate Deans Thesis Award, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus,
Kelowna BC
University Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus,
Kelowna BC
Graduate Student Residency, Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre, Kelowna, BC
2018 Graduate Deans Entrance Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus,
Kelowna BC
Graduate Student Residency, Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre, Kelowna, BC
2015 Cork County Council Commission, for Phoenix a collaborative artwork with children for Skibbereen
Library, Ireland
2013 Travel and Training Award, Arts Council, Ireland
2011 Research and Development Award, Artist in the Community Scheme, Arts Council, Ireland
2005 Artist in Residence, Reenascreena National School, Cork County Council's Artist in Residence in
Schools Scheme, Co. Cork, Ireland
Shortlisted for Marcowicz award, United Arts Club, Dublin, Ireland
Bibliography
2021 Becoming Feral, A Book of Beasts, Objet-a Creative Studio, Scotland pp.92-95 Becoming Feral
2017 The Collection, Art Donated To Cork University Hospital, CUH Arts Committee, 03895867 CUH.arts
2016 Aamora (blog) www.aamora.com/2016/10/05/a-secret-garden-by-alison-cronin-and-emma-jervis/
2013 Circulation, catalogue, Dublin
2012 Idionumina, a site specific exhibition of contemporary art, Southey and Tanner, catalogue, Kilkenny
Aamora (blog) www.aamora.com/2012/08/25/aamora-featured-artist-august-2012-alison-cronin-2/
2011 Guest Editor, practice.ie, December 2011- January 2012, www.practice.ie/editorHome/1705
2010 BA (Hons) Visual Art, Sherkin Island 2010, Dublin Institute of Technology, exhibition catalogue, 2010
2007 West Cork Arts Centre's Youth Arts Strategy 2007-2009, Alison Trim and Chris Black, West Cork Arts Centre,
ISBN 1-904354-19-X
2004 Sherkin, Art and Culture Programme, West Cork Arts Centre, catalogue, ISBN 1-904354-08-4
Collaborative Projects
2016 A Secret Garden, with photographer Emma Jervis, for West Cork Creates, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2015 Flying Colours, installation with primary schools, Uillinn; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
2015 Phoenix, commissioned permanent installation with children, for Cork County Libraries
2012 Place of the Boat, outdoor sculptural installation with Michael Ray and adult learners at National
Learning Network, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland
2009 Executive Producer/Producer/Production Manager, The Yellow Mountain, a performance art film by
Amanda Coogan and the Friday Night Youth Arts group, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
Curatorial Experience
2017 Flora, Members exhibition, Uillinn; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
Prints, Members exhibition, Uillinn; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork,Ireland
Regions a series of foyer showcases, Uillinn; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2014 – 17 Annual Studio Exhibitions, Skibbereen Arts Festival, Shape Arts Studio, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
(with Paul Forde Cialis)
2004 –17 Annual Children's exhibitions, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2004 – 17 Annual Youth exhibitions, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2015 An Occurence of Diverse Elements, collage exhibition, Art Upstairs, Organico, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland
2008 My Space and I, Selected works from the UCC Collection, West Cork Arts Centre, Co. Cork, Ireland
(with Justine Foster)
Other professional experience
2019 Guest artist presentation and field trip, for The World with Us; Art practice in the age of the
Anthropocene, summer intensive course, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus,
Kelowna, B.C
2019 Presenter at Walls, Humanities Graduate Students Conference, University of British Columbia,
Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, B.C
2014 –18 Co-founder and member of Shape Arts Studio, Mardyke Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland (with
Paul Forde Cialis)
2013 Presenter, IDEAlaboratory conference, Eksperimenta! Contemporary Art Trienniale for School
Students, Tallinn, Estonia
Teaching or related experience
2020 - 2021 Sessional Instructor, Drawing, 100 - 300 level drawing courses, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
2019 – 2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant, VISA 482/3 Advanced Art Practice, University of British Columbia,
Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, B.C
2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant, VISA 110, Creative Digital Photography, University of British Columbia,
Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, B.C
2019 Graduate Research Assistant, Waterways project, University of British Columbia,
Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, B.C
2003 – 2018 Schools and Youth Coordinator, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen Co. Cork, Ireland
2015 – 2018 Gallery Administration Assistant, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen Co. Cork, Ireland
2010 – 2017 Visual Arts Tutor, In-career Teacher Education, West Cork Education Centre, Dunmanway, Co. Cork, Ireland
2013-14 Exhibitions Coordinator, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2002 – 2010 Freelance Arts Facilitator in a variety of settings, Co. Cork, Ireland
2004 - 2005 Education and Community Coordinator, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork,
Ireland
2006 - 2009 Tutor, Arts and Crafts for Childcare, VEC, Sutherland Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2003 – 2005 Visual Arts Teacher, Youth Reach, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland
2020 MFA Visual Art, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
2010 BA (Honours) Visual Art (1st class), Dublin Institute of Technology / Sherkin Island, Ireland
1993 National Diploma in Art and Design, Weston College of Further Education, UK
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2022 Tethered: a study in entanglements, Alternator Gallery, Project Space, Kelowna, BC
2020 Still, they are speaking, MFA thesis exhibition, FINA Gallery, , University of British Columbia,
Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
TOUCH//screen, White Box series for Living Things Festival, FINA Gallery, University of British
Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
2015 Between Here and You, Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co. Clare, Ireland (with Els Borghart)
Group Exhibitions
2022 Immigration: A Conversation, Two Rivers Gallery, Prince George, BC
2021 Viewpoint, A Fibre-based Exploration of the Natural World, Tilted Brick Gallery, Creston, BC
North Valley Mountain Film Festival, film screening, New Denver, BC
2020 Me, Looking at You, Looking at Me, Lake Country Art Gallery, BC
Nelson Virtual Artwalk 2020, online exhibition, Nelson, BC
2019 The Sherkin Show, 2008-2012, Blue House Gallery, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland
Interstice (Intermission series), Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
Making Senses, FINA gallery, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
2018 Light Sensitive, Blue House Gallery, Schull, Co. Cork, Ireland
2017 A Taste of West Cork Creates, Cork Airport, Ireland
Flora, Uillinn; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
A Coming Together, Shape Art Studio for Skibbereen Arts Festival, Co. Cork, Ireland
2016 West Cork Creates: The Garden, The O’Driscoll Building, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2015 An Occurence of Diverse Elements, Art Upstairs, Organico, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland
Is Anybody Watching? Shape Art Studio for Skibbereen Arts Festival, Co. Cork, Ireland
2014 Beneath the Surface, Shape Art Studio for Skibbereen Arts Festival, Co. Cork, Ireland
2013 Curb your Carrie Bradshawism, MART gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Circulation, Monster Truck/Flood/ Black Church Print Studio, Dublin, Ireland (catalogue)
Trace Elements, Sherkin Island, Co. Cork, Ireland
Wet, Hive Emerging, Avenue Festival, Waterford, Ireland
Octagon, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
2012 MART's 'We Wear Short Shorts', The Irish Film Festival, London, UK (artist's film screening)
Idionumina, No. 15 Hughes, Graiguenamanagh, co. Kilkenny, Ireland (site- specific, curated by
Deirdre Southey and Maria Tanner, with catalogue)
Between Lines, Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Running with Scissors, Basement Project Space, Cork, Ireland
Indexing, Cork County Library HQ, Cork, Ireland
2010 BAVA DIT Sherkin Island Degree show, West Cork Arts Centre (catalogue)
2005 Markowicz Award Shortlisted Artists Exhibition, United Arts Club, Dublin, Ireland
Island, Courtyard Gallery, Middleton, Co. Cork, Ireland
2004 Sherkin, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Ireland (catalogue)
Awards, Commissions and Residencies
2019 Graduate Deans Thesis Award, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus,
Kelowna BC
University Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus,
Kelowna BC
Graduate Student Residency, Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre, Kelowna, BC
2018 Graduate Deans Entrance Scholarship, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus,
Kelowna BC
Graduate Student Residency, Woodhaven Eco Culture Centre, Kelowna, BC
2015 Cork County Council Commission, for Phoenix a collaborative artwork with children for Skibbereen
Library, Ireland
2013 Travel and Training Award, Arts Council, Ireland
2011 Research and Development Award, Artist in the Community Scheme, Arts Council, Ireland
2005 Artist in Residence, Reenascreena National School, Cork County Council's Artist in Residence in
Schools Scheme, Co. Cork, Ireland
Shortlisted for Marcowicz award, United Arts Club, Dublin, Ireland
Bibliography
2021 Becoming Feral, A Book of Beasts, Objet-a Creative Studio, Scotland pp.92-95 Becoming Feral
2017 The Collection, Art Donated To Cork University Hospital, CUH Arts Committee, 03895867 CUH.arts
2016 Aamora (blog) www.aamora.com/2016/10/05/a-secret-garden-by-alison-cronin-and-emma-jervis/
2013 Circulation, catalogue, Dublin
2012 Idionumina, a site specific exhibition of contemporary art, Southey and Tanner, catalogue, Kilkenny
Aamora (blog) www.aamora.com/2012/08/25/aamora-featured-artist-august-2012-alison-cronin-2/
2011 Guest Editor, practice.ie, December 2011- January 2012, www.practice.ie/editorHome/1705
2010 BA (Hons) Visual Art, Sherkin Island 2010, Dublin Institute of Technology, exhibition catalogue, 2010
2007 West Cork Arts Centre's Youth Arts Strategy 2007-2009, Alison Trim and Chris Black, West Cork Arts Centre,
ISBN 1-904354-19-X
2004 Sherkin, Art and Culture Programme, West Cork Arts Centre, catalogue, ISBN 1-904354-08-4
Collaborative Projects
2016 A Secret Garden, with photographer Emma Jervis, for West Cork Creates, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2015 Flying Colours, installation with primary schools, Uillinn; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
2015 Phoenix, commissioned permanent installation with children, for Cork County Libraries
2012 Place of the Boat, outdoor sculptural installation with Michael Ray and adult learners at National
Learning Network, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland
2009 Executive Producer/Producer/Production Manager, The Yellow Mountain, a performance art film by
Amanda Coogan and the Friday Night Youth Arts group, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
Curatorial Experience
2017 Flora, Members exhibition, Uillinn; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
Prints, Members exhibition, Uillinn; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork,Ireland
Regions a series of foyer showcases, Uillinn; West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2014 – 17 Annual Studio Exhibitions, Skibbereen Arts Festival, Shape Arts Studio, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
(with Paul Forde Cialis)
2004 –17 Annual Children's exhibitions, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2004 – 17 Annual Youth exhibitions, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2015 An Occurence of Diverse Elements, collage exhibition, Art Upstairs, Organico, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland
2008 My Space and I, Selected works from the UCC Collection, West Cork Arts Centre, Co. Cork, Ireland
(with Justine Foster)
Other professional experience
2019 Guest artist presentation and field trip, for The World with Us; Art practice in the age of the
Anthropocene, summer intensive course, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus,
Kelowna, B.C
2019 Presenter at Walls, Humanities Graduate Students Conference, University of British Columbia,
Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, B.C
2014 –18 Co-founder and member of Shape Arts Studio, Mardyke Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland (with
Paul Forde Cialis)
2013 Presenter, IDEAlaboratory conference, Eksperimenta! Contemporary Art Trienniale for School
Students, Tallinn, Estonia
Teaching or related experience
2020 - 2021 Sessional Instructor, Drawing, 100 - 300 level drawing courses, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC
2019 – 2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant, VISA 482/3 Advanced Art Practice, University of British Columbia,
Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, B.C
2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant, VISA 110, Creative Digital Photography, University of British Columbia,
Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, B.C
2019 Graduate Research Assistant, Waterways project, University of British Columbia,
Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, B.C
2003 – 2018 Schools and Youth Coordinator, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen Co. Cork, Ireland
2015 – 2018 Gallery Administration Assistant, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen Co. Cork, Ireland
2010 – 2017 Visual Arts Tutor, In-career Teacher Education, West Cork Education Centre, Dunmanway, Co. Cork, Ireland
2013-14 Exhibitions Coordinator, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2002 – 2010 Freelance Arts Facilitator in a variety of settings, Co. Cork, Ireland
2004 - 2005 Education and Community Coordinator, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork,
Ireland
2006 - 2009 Tutor, Arts and Crafts for Childcare, VEC, Sutherland Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
2003 – 2005 Visual Arts Teacher, Youth Reach, Bantry, Co. Cork, Ireland