Patricia Hurl

WAAG Women artists Action Group. includes the Feminist Women's Collective WAAG My influences: I would always say I wanted to be an artist when I grew up and I might have done so as my mother was very encouraging, but it wasn't to be, as in my early teens she was diagnosed with cancer and after a few years of intermittent hospital proceedures, with me not bring told the truth, she died when I was just 18 years. My dad was hesrtbroken and exhausted, life ad I knew it fell apart and i ended up in a mundane office job. A nice boy stole my heart and I think my Dad was glad to have me off his hands. i married had children and lived if mot exactly 'Happy Ever After' then, an ordinary life. After a happening in my life,when my much longed-for baby was stillborn, I didnt paint for years. one day I wandered into an exhibition of sculptures, small scale abstract pieces, with dark brown glaze. Not my usual taste. I was intrigued. One piece in particular captured

ELLIPTICAL AFFINITIES:Women Artists and the politics of the Body,1984 to the present.  Highlands Gallery, Drogheda.  Curated by Dr. Fiona Barber and Aoifa Ruane.  Featuring:  Aideen Barry, Sarah Browne, Amanda Coogan, Dorothy Cross, Pauline Cummins, Rachel Fallon, Patricia Hurl, Jessie Jones, Breda Lynch, Alice Maher, Alanna O,Kelly, Kathy Prendergast, Louise Walsh.  Women Artists and the politics of the Body,1984 to the present. 2019-20. Curated by Dr. Fionna Barber and Aoifa Ruane Director Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda Ireland.

Curriculum Vitae     Patricia Hurl:   Visual Artist   Studio Address:   Silver Barn, Ballybritt, Roscrea, Co.Tipperary   Contact:  Home:   087913191.   Mobile: 087 2793051.  e-mail:  patricia.hurl@gmail.com     Patricia Hurl : MA, (Digital Media Tallaght IT (2003), (BA.Fine Art,(hons), IADT ), (T.C Awards. 71-’73, NCAD).     Artists Profile :    Patricia Hurl’s work spans the disciplines of painting, multi-media and collaborative art practice.  She was a member of Temple Bar Gallery and Studios from 1986 – ’09. leaving in 2009 to move to Co. Tipperary, where she set up Silverbarn Studios with artist and partner Therry Rudin.  After Art College (DIT) in 1983 she has shown regularly in selected group and solo shows and has represented Ireland in symposiums in Atlanta USA, Caversham, S.A. and Zaragossa Spain. She was a contributor to The Great Book of Ireland. Her work is included in the  recent publication, RIA of Artists of 20 th  Century Art.    For the past number of years she has wor

  Mitochondria (The Eve Factor) Winter Roses (Hand 1)               Winter Roses (hand 2)                                                     Selfportrait -Series 1                                                                 Video Installation Corridor Women's Wing, Galway University Hospital                                       First Aid Box 1 (set of four) Galway University Hospital. Exterior of corridor window Xray painting (ink on transparency)

“The Laundry Project” , Collaborative Art Project with Therry Rudin.  Artists' in Residence for two months in St. Finbarrs, Hospital as part of the Cork Cultural Capital events (2007)  Exhibition  “White on White”  Triskel Arts Centre. S elected by the Artistic Director, Penny Rea .

                                                                                           Topsoil Topsoil is my latest work. The first one person show in many years, although saying that I feel a tad uncomfortable, as I believe my  collaboration with Therry Rudin,  which has formed the major part of my work over the past number of years, is done in a  parallel and participatory way, rather than a traditional collaboration. In other words, while we share ideas, concept and  research, as the work begins to take shape, we enter our own spaces as our methodologies and outcomes are completely different. As a result we normally show two distinct  bodies of work out of the same root  form. In 2011 was awarded a solo show for an Individual by Offaly Co. Council, Arts Office. Aras an Chondai, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. Thanks to this, I foung myself heading off on this individual, and somewhat lonely  journey in June of last year. Concept This past three years found me maki