Susan O'Byrne was born and grew up in Cork, Ireland. In 1991 she received a Certificate with Merit from the Grennan Mill Craft School in Co. Kilkenny. From there she moved to Scotland and the Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 1999 with a First Class Honours Degree in Design and Applied Arts and a Post Graduate Diploma in Ceramics in 2000.
Susan exhibits widely in solo and group exhibitions in the UK, Ireland and abroad.
Susan O'Byrne CV
Education
Grennan Mill Craft School:
Certificate with Merit 1999
Edinburgh College of Art:
Post Graduate Diploma in Ceramics 2000
First Class Honours Degree in Design and Applied Art 1999
Solo Exhibitions
Galerie Marianne Heller Heidelberg, Germany Dec-Jan 2016
Ruthin Craft Centre Ruthin, Wales Sept- Nov 2015
The Harley Gallery, Nottingham, England Aug- Sept 2012
Galerie Marianne Heller Heidelberg, Germany Dec- an 2012
Galerie du Don, Aveyron,France Jun-Sept 2011
The Harley Gallery Nottingham, England Aug 2001
Two-person Exhibitions
Contemporary Applied Arts, London Sept-Oct 2016
Bircham Gallery, Holt, England Sept-Oct 2014
Contemporary Ceramics, London Aug-Sept 2014
Selected Group Exhibitions
Fly2016 VAS, RSA Edinburgh Dec2016
RuthinCraft Centre, Ruthin, Wales Nov- Feb 2017
Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton, England Feb-May2016
Craft in the Bay Cardiff, Wales March-May 2016
Keramikmuseum Westerwald Hesse, Germany Feb-June 2016
Selectedat Dovecoat Studios Edinburgh,Scotland Nov-Dec 2014
Keramikmuseum Westerwald Hesse,Germany Dec-Jan13/14
CraftScotland at SOFA Chicago,USA Nov 2013
Selectedat Dovecoat Studios Edinburgh, Scotland Nov-Dec 2013
BluecoatDisplay Centre Liverpool, England Jun 2013
BillcliffeGallery Glasgow, Scotland May 2013
National Craft Gallery of Ireland Kilkenny, Ireland Jan 2013
National Craft Gallery of Ireland at COLLECT 2012, London May 2012
Ceramic Art London 2012, London Mar 2012
European Makers Gallery Amsterdam, Netherlands Sep 2011
Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin, Wales Jun-Sep 2011
Galerie Terra Delft, Netherlands Apr 2011
Ceramic Art London 2011, London Feb 2011
The Harley Gallery, Nottingham, England Aug 2010
Ceramic Art London 2010, London Feb 2010
WVK Kunststipendium, Bernburg,Germany Oct 2004
Talente 2003, Munich, Germany Mar 2003
Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland Jul-Sep2002
Awards
Visual Arts Scotland Dec 2016, Richard Coley Award for Sculpture
Creative Scotland, Creative Development Grant May 2015
Inches Carr Trust Award May2014
Creative Scotland Aug2010, Development Grant
Creative Development Grant, ScottishArts Council Feb 2003
Scottish Arts Council Apr 2001, Setting Up Grant
New Designers Jul 2000, Highly Commended Award
CPA Charitable Trust FundAward Jan 2000, Wildlife drawing and research in Kenya (March 2000)
Edinburgh College of Art Jun1999, Andrew Grant Post Graduate Scholarship
Edinburgh College of Art Jun1999, Helen A Rose Bequest
Edinburgh College of Art Aug1996, Andrew Grant Travel Bequest
Residencies
Artist in Residence Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales Nov2015
Artist in Residence Kreisspark, Bernberg, Germany Jun-Oct2004
Artist in Residence Edinburgh Zoo Jan-Sep 2002
Publications
Ceramic Review (Page 11) “A sense of family” Mar2016
Susan O’Byrne “Five sistersand a Family Tree”, Ruthin Craft Centre Sept 2015
Additions to Clay Bodies Kathleen Standen 2013
Sculpting and Hand building Claire Loder 2013
Irish Craft Portfolio Catalogue Aug 2012
AD Architectural Digest GER Jun2012
Keramiek NL (Pages 14-15) Jun2011
Brandpunt Terra 2011 Catalogue April 2011
Ceramic Review UK (Pages 28-33) feature article Mar 2011
Ceramics with Mixed Media Joy Bosworth Aug 2006
Crafts UK Look Out (Pages 32-33) Jan 2002
Homes and Interiors Scotland UK (Page 61) Autumn 2000
Ceramic Review UK (Pages42-43) May 2000
Homes and Interiors ScotlandUK Autumn1999