Sadie Tierney – curriculum vitae

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Training:

MA (RCA) Fine Art Printmaking

BA(Hons) Fine Art, Newcastle University

Selected Exhibitions:

2023 RWA 170 Annual Open Exhibition, 9 September - 14 January 2024, Summer Exhibition and Open Studios, Binnel Studios 26-28 August 2023, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, 26-29 October 2023, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 13 June - 20 August 2023, Summer Exhibition Rabley Gallery, Wiltshire, 2023

2022 RWA 169 Annual Open Exhibition, 8 Oct- 8 Jan 2023, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, June 21- August 21,
Summer Exhibition and Open Studios, Binnel Studios 27-29 August, London Original Print Fair, Somerset House, 26-29 May with Rabley Gallery, The Darkling Night, Rabley Gallery, Wiltshire, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, 3-6 November, IFPDA International Print Fair, New York, 27-30 October, with Rabley Gallery

2021 RWA 168 Annual Open Exhibition, Bristol, 5 January - 11 April, the Mountains are Calling, Solo Exhibition with Rabley Gallery, Pause, Reflect, Curate, curated by Hotwalls Studios Portsmouth, Portsmouth Revisited, Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery, Kolekcja, Basil Alkazzi’s Gift to the National Museum in Gdansk, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

2020 Picture Palace, Transition Gallery, London, London Original Print Fair with Rabley Gallery, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (Boodle Hatfield Prizewinner)

2019 Round Tower Portsmouth (solo), Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London Original Print Fair, Joie, Gallery 68 Ulverston, Printfest Printmaker of the Year, Ulverston, National Original Print Exhibition, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair

2018 RWA, Sawdust and Sequins: The Art of the Circus 24 March - 3 June, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London Original Print Fair, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Recent Acquisitions University of Chichester, London Art Fair

2017 Art Basel Miami, London Art Fair, Of Night and Light and the Half Light, Rabley Contemporary (solo), From Here to There, Eton College (solo)

2016 Tide&Time, Playdead Gallery (solo), Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London Original Print Fair, RCA Secret London (1995-2016), RCA Secret Dubai (2015-16)

2015 Under the Spotlight (February 13), Mamart (January 15)

2014 The Discerning Eye selected artist (November 13 - 23),RA Summer Exhibition (June 9 - August 14), Creating Balance Aspex Gallery, Beyond Dickens (Dickens Birthplace Museum)

2013 Flowers Gallery Small is Beautiful, Creating Balance London, Shedshow 1, 2, 3 (solo), Shedshow 4

2012 Beyond Dickens

2010 6 x 4 Artspace, London Art Fair (Rabley Contemporary)

2008 Acquire, Aspex Gallery Portsmouth (May 14 - July 13 2008)

2007 Flotilla, Aspex Gallery Portsmouth (solo)(June 27 - July 29 2007) Funfair, Pottinger Gallery (solo)(July 12 - August 29 2007), Rabley Drawing Centre (solo), A Space, 23 High Street, Old Portsmouth (solo), Art for Life, Christies, Cancer Research Campaign (2002,2005-7)

2006 A Beautiful South…, Millais Gallery, Southampton Solent University, Fosterart, London

2005 Acid Drops / Sugar Candy, Transition/ Fosterart, London, Band of Nod, 39, London, Nocturne, Sketch and Drawing Through Print, Rabley Drawing Centre and 77, London

2004 Group Show, 39, London

2003 Angela Flowers Ireland (solo), Exhibit 001, OLS&CO gallery, London, Evans Collection, Rivington Gallery, London, Clifford Chance, London

2002 Flowers East Gallery (Small is Beautiful) (1998-2002), Young Masters, Atlanta Georgia, Plemont Gallery, Jersey (solo)

2000 Flowers East Gallery (Gallery M)(solo), Hammerson, London, The Peterborough Prize 2000 (finalist)

1999 Drawing Schools Gallery, Eton College (solo)

1998 Flowers East Gallery (Flowers Graphics) (solo), Oxford Gallery (solo), British Airways (Concorde Lounge)

1997 Addison Wesley Longmans, Clifford Chance, London, RA Summer Exhibition, Cable & Wireless, Printmakers’ Council

1995 University of Bratislava

Collections:

Pallant House Gallery, Imperial Health Trust London, The Royal West of England Academy, Portsmouth Museum & Art Gallery, National Museum Gdansk, Poland, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, Otter Collection, University of Chichester, Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, Clifford Chance, Baker & MacKenzie, Eton College, Royal College of Art and international private collections in the UK, USA, Europe and Hong Kong.

Film Screenings:

BBC BIG SCREEN FILM FESTIVAL (Saturday 26th January). Shortlisted for Best Arts/Factual/Documentary, 5th London Short Film Festival (4th – 13th January). Documentary programme screening, Roxy Bar & Screen (9th January)

2007 Reading Lines  Aspex Gallery, (31 August), The Bigger Picture curated by Cornerhouse, Exchange Square, Manchester City Centre (19 May - 6 June)

2006 Gravix Award, Switzerland, (22 July) http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=20E48A0DC9617175, Talent Circle Super Shorts Film Festival, London http://www.supershorts.org.uk/view.html?id=2006226, Rewind Film Festival, Harbour Lights, Southampton, (9 May), Stolen, The Aquarium Gallery, Euston, (14 April), Halloween Short Film Festival (vx Vauxhall Auteur Theory Award nominee), ICA, http://www.shortfilms.org.uk/, Road Buzz, India Arms, http://www.saftandboneless.co.uk, Portsmouth Film and New Media Festival

Film Projects:

2012 Road Buzz 60 minute documentary supported by Arts Council England

2006 Southsea Sunsets 10 minute looped film for the Millais Gallery

funded by the Millais Gallery and Arts Council England

Awards:

2020 AN Bursary Time Space Money Award, Arts Council England Emergency Response Fund, Boodle Hatfield Prize for print, purchase prize and solo exhibition

2019 Printfest Printmaker of the Year, purchase prize, residency and exhibition

2006 Arts Council England Grants for Individuals Award

2005 Arts Council England Grants for Individuals Award

1997 Printmakers' Council Award, Alf Dunn Award (RCA)

1996 The Basil Alkazzi Travel Bursary

Lecturing:

University of Portsmouth, BA (Hons.) Illustration 2018, School of Art and Design, Swindon College (0.5 lecturer BA(Hons.) Fine Art Drawing, 2003-2007)

University of Brighton (visiting lecturer, 2007)

Rabley Drawing Centre (2006-ongoing)

Glasgow School of Art (head of Illustration, 2001-2002)

Lincoln University (lecturer, Fine Art, 2002)

Kingston University (visiting lecturer, 2002)

Eton College (full time, head of Printmaking, 1997-2001)

Kent Institute of Art (visiting lecturer, 1997)

Falmouth College of Art (visiting lecturer, 1996)

Press and Publications:

Twenty Concepts in Woodblock Printing, Chesterman / Nelson 2023 The Crowood Press p.88 ISBN 978-0-7198-4217-7

Rabley Gallery Folio 2022

The Mountains are Calling, S.Tierney 2021
ISBN 978-1-00-636503-4

Kolekcja, The Collection. Basil Alkazzi’s Gift to the National Museum in Gdansk 2021 p.18, 204-205 & 243.
ISBN 978-83-66433-18-2

The Shaking City, Cath Drake 2020
ISBN 978-1-78172-575-7

250th RA Summer Exhibition Illustrated Catalogue 2018

Spears Magazine, 26 April 2019 ‘You’ll soon be hooked’ – Adam Dant on the London Original Print Fair

The Portsmouth News, 2018, The Portsmouth News Owen Feature 21 March 2016

The Guardian Guide 29 July 2006 (review), 5/8, 19/8, 26/8 (pick of the week), 2/9 (pick of the week)

AN Magazine August 2006

twohundredby200 webzine 7/06, Headway summer 2006

The Basil H. Alkazzi Foundation 2005

Homes and Gardens November 2005

The Sunday Times 1 June 1997