EXHIBITIONS

2022
Re-Visioning The Screen, collaborative online VR work with Janelle Pewapsconias, in association with Paved Arts Canada and Glór Ennis.

2021     
Staring At A Painted Sky, PhotoIreland, TLP Editions.
Testing, Testing: World-Wide Web, invited artist for international collaborative project with curator in residence at Glór Ennis, Moran Been-Noon.
Ritual Dream of The Shaman, shown at the Mountshannon Arts Festival, Clare.
2019     
Ritual Dream of The Shaman, exhibition of studio practice, the New Gallery of the Luan Athlone, Ireland.
The Blue Wind, Photobook prototype shown with Read That Image, at The Arles International Photography Festival, 2019, France.
Halftone, PhotoIreland Annual Print Exhibition at The Library Archive, Dublin.
2017     
Flaneur New Urban Narratives, Format 2017, Derby, UK.
2016     
Flaneur New Urban Narratives - Perspectives, Cité Internationale Des Universitaire de Paris, France.
The Suitcase Archive, The Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Ireland.
They Glide Like Birds, Single And In Groups Over The Roads, Glór, Ennis, Ireland.
2015     
At Night We Dreamed of Tall Ships, Procur:arte Flaneur New Urban Narratives, Lisbon, Portugal.
Tiblisi Photo Festival, Kolkata, Georgia.
Just Another Photo Festival, New Delhi, India.
Obscura Festival, George Town, Malaysia.
Athens Photo Festival 2015, Main Exhibitions at the Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece.
Doing The Rounds, with Sherry Erskine, Avenue C Studio, New York, USA.
Format 2015, Derby, UK, with work published in accompanying exhibition catalogue.
Impressions Biennale 2015, Galway, Ireland.
In Your Dreams, Photoplace Gallery, Vermont, Canada.
Annual G126 Members Show, Galway, Ireland.
2014     
Describing Architecture, Place And Memory, The Irish Georgian Society, Dublin, Ireland.
2012     
Turning Point, Glór Ennis, Ireland.
Turning Point, The Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny, Ireland.
Turning Point, Limerick Printmakers, Ireland.
2011     
Turning Point, The RHA Ashford Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
The Outside Is Inside, The Courthouse Gallery Ennistymon, Ireland.
Rianta, Ground-Up Artist Collective Show, Ennis, Ireland.
2010     
Invisible, Black Church Print Studios, Dublin, Ireland.
Summer Show, Stone Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
Monster Truck Gallery at the Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, Dublin, Ireland.
The Dublin Art Fair, with Monster Truck Gallery, RDS, Dublin, Ireland.
2009     
Art@Work Residency Exhibition, Cruchan Ai Heritage Centre, Roscommon, Ireland.        
2008     
Things That Go Bump, Monster Truck Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
Impressions Biennale 2008, Galway, Ireland.
EV+A International 2008, Limerick City Gallery, Ireland.
Transducers, Limerick Printmakers, Ireland.
G126 Presents, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, UK.
G126 Members Annual Show, Galway, Ireland.
Christmas Show, The Talbot Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
2007     
G126 at The Galway Art Centre, Ireland.
2006     
G126, Two Person Show with Anne Madden, Galway, Ireland.
Sommerwende International Arts Festival, Gallery 24, Berlin, Germany.
Helsinki Artists Association Annual Show, Rantakasarmi Gallery, Helsinki, Finland.
2005     
Babylon, Gallery Vuoksi, Helsinki, Finland.
Taru II, Lasipalatsi Media Centre, Helsinki, Finland.
Arteeki Artists Collective, Gallery Vuoksi, Helsinki, Finland.
2004     
Transformation, Lasipalatsi Media Centre, Helsinki, Finland.
City of Helsinki Artists House, Annual Show, Vuotalo, Helsinki, Finland.
2001     
365 Days - 19 Hours, Porvoo Art Hall, Finland.    
Kerava Artists Association, Annual Show, Kerava Museum, Finland.

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2023
CREATE AIC R&D Award.
The Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award.
Satle Research Award, TUS.
TUS Research Bursary 2023.
Clare Local Area Grant, Artists Support 2023.

2022
National Forum for The Enhancement of Teaching & Learning LDP 2022 Grant @ TUS.
TUS Research Bursary 2022.

2021
The Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award.
National Forum for The Enhancement of Teaching & Learning SATLE 2021 Grant.
TÚS Research Bursary 2021.
2020    
Clare County Council, Arts Act Grant.
2019    
National Forum for The Enhancement of Teaching & Learning, LEP Grant.
National Forum for The Enhancement of Teaching & Learning, Seminar Grant.
2016     
County Clare Arts Office, Culture Night Grant.
County Clare Arts Office, Artist in Schools Scheme, (three project awards).
2015     
The Arts Council of Ireland Travel and Training Award, to support post-graduate research.
County Clare Arts Office, Creating Space Award.
County Clare Arts Office, Artist in Schools Scheme, (two project awards).
County Clare Arts Office, Arts Act Grant.
Format 2015, Ideas Tap Award.
2014     
The Arts Council of Ireland Travel and Training Award, to support post-graduate research.
County Clare Arts Office, Artist in Schools Scheme, (two project awards).
County Clare Arts Office, Arts Act Grant.
2012     
County Clare Arts Office, Arts Act Grant.
2010     
The Arts Council of Ireland Project Award.
County Clare Arts Office, Exhibition Grant.
CREATE Artist in The Community, Research Award.
2008     
Impressions Biennale 2008, First Prize.
2006     
The Arts Council of Ireland Travel and Training Award.
2000     
Analyste Young Artists Competition, Purchase Award, Helsinki, Finland.
The Finnish Cultural Foundation Exhibition Grant.
The City of Kerava Exhibition Grant.

RESIDENCIES

2019     SIM Iceland, Artist/ Guest for research project in collaboration with Sherry Erskine.
2015     Procur:arte Flaneur Project, invited artist, Lisbon, Portugal.
2008     Art@Work, selected artist, Cruchan Ai Heritage Centre, Roscommon, Ireland.
2006     Belmont Mills, selected international artist, Offaly, Ireland
Cite International Des Artes, Paris, France.

CURATORIAL & COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

Trasmigrators, a collaborative project and exhibition with Tracy Fahey and students of BCA and LSAD, for the international conference Locating The Gothic, 2014.
‘Timespace’,  an exhibition co-curated with Jerome O, Drisceoil, Green On Red Gallery, Dublin, presenting the work of Kevin Atherton, Damien Flood, Tom Hunter, Bea Mc Mahon, Dennis Mc Nulty, Aug/Sept 2010, BCA Gallery, Ireland.

‘Modal Worlds’, an exhibition co-curated with Dr. Alice Correia,  Gimpel Fils London, presenting the work of Guy Ben-Ner, Susan MacWilliam, Callum Morton, Shana Moulton, Sista Pratesi, Lucy Stein, Edwin Zwakman , Aug/Sept 2009, BCA Gallery, Ireland.

‘Due North’, an exhibition co-curated with Prof. Jan Kaila, presenting the work of Doctoral researchers at the Finnish Academy of Fine Art, including Pekka & Lea Kantonen, Pertti Kekarainen, Johanna Lecklin, Heli Rekula, Jan Svenungsson, Sami Van Ingen, Aug/Sept 2008, BCA Gallery, Ireland.

‘Flicker’ - New Media Artists from Dublin, Darren Bolger, Mark Cullen, Brian Duggan, Cliona Harmey, Niamh McCann Jan/Feb 2008, BCA Gallery. 

‘Savays’, Hanne Horte, Erkka Nissinen, Martina Cleary, MM. Timo Laiho, Pauli Laine, Max Savinkangas, at The Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Feb/March 1996. 

ACADEMIC POSTS
Lecturer in Dept of Fine Art & Education, LSAD, (2016) onwards.
Lecturer on the MA Fine Art, LSAD (2023) onwards. 
Lecturer on the Art, Psyche & The Creative Imagination programme, LIT, (2019-23).
Lecturer on the MA in Art & Design with Digital Media Education, LSAD, (2016). 
Guest Lecturer, MIC, University of Limerick, (2016). 
Assistant Lecturer in Photography, GMIT, (2014-15).
Head of Photography & Lecturer -Historical & Critical Studies, The Burren College of Art (2006/15). 
Guest Lecturer in Art History, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia (2011-14).
Associate Tutor in Photography and Video, and vising artist in the Dept. of Printmaking and Photomedia, Cardiff School of Art & Design, (2009-13).
Lecturer in Critical and Contextual Studies, Limerick College of Art & Design, (2010-11). 
External Examiner in CCS, Limerick School of Art & Design (2009-10).
External Consultant for MFA GRO Bursary Award, Limerick School of Art 2009 & 2010. Visiting Artist/Lecturer in the Dept. of Printmaking, Limerick School of Art & Design 2009.
Lecturer in Graphic Design, Webpage Design, Art History and Drawing, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki (2002-05).
Guest Lecturer in Fine Art & Art History, Imatra Art School, Finland (1995-97).
Guest Lecturer in Art History, The Free Art School of Helsinki (1995-96).
Assistant Lecturer in the Dept. of Fine Art, The Finnish Academy of Fine Art (1995-96).

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Founder and PI, ADEPT Research Group, TUS, 2020 onwards.
Founder and Chair of Clare Pyrite Action Group (CPAG), 2020 onwards.
National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning, LEP Project Leader (2019-20).
Member of LIT Academic Council (2020-22).
Member of LIT Research and Development Sub-Committee (2019-21).
Member of LIT Admissions and Academic progress Sub-Committee (2020-21).
Member of TU Research & Development Working Group (2021).
TUI Union Rep LSAD (2021) onwards.
Founder and leader of the Clare Pyrite/Mica Action Group (2020) onwards.
Selected by LIT for Aurora Women In Leadership programme (2019).
LIT Athena Swan Award Application preparation, working groups member, (2018-19).
Selected for Board of Directors of PhotoIreland (2015-2021).
Selected Expert Panel Member, National Forum for The Enhancement of Teaching & Learning, 2015.
Workshop facilitator for Mayo Arts Office - Digital Photography for Professional Artists (2008).
Board member, Taiteen Vuoksi, Artists Collective (2003-06).
Workshop facilitator for The Kassandra EU Urban Development Project, Helsinki, (2004-05).
Workshop facilitator at Annantalo Children and Youth, Cultural Centre Helsinki (1995-98).
Visual Art workshop facilitator at Our Lady’s Psychiatric Hospital Cork, (1993).

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Using Accessible VR for Interdisciplinary Teaching Learning and Collaboration, ILTA Edtech Conference 2023, The Law Society of Ireland, Dublin.
The Well At The Bottom of The Sea, International Conference for the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology, New York, 2023.
Trauma, Healing & Transformation – The Potential of the Symbolic Order of the Mother, The Hidden Mother Conference, University of Bolton, April 2021.
The Photograph as a Site of Mnemonic Return, Using the Photograph to Preserve, Construct and Trigger Memory, Research Seminars, Art, Memory, Place, IMMA, Nov 2015.
Playing with The Evidence: Reconstituting the Photographic Trace as an Act of Intervention, Disruption, and Political Agency,International Format 15 Conference, Derby, April 2015.
Walking the City at Night – The Gothic Undertow of Surrealist Visions of Paris in Andre Breton's Nadja, Locating The Gothic Conference, Limerick School of Art and Design, Oct 2014.
Dorothea Lange’s Images of Ireland as Sites of Mnemonic Return, University of South Wales, June 2014.
The PhD and The Studio: Sharing The Experience, Symposium BCA, April 2013.
Digital Imaging, Memory and the Visual Art Student, International Symposium for Learning and Teaching in Studio Art, BCA, Oct/Nov 2012.

Publications and Media Coverage

‘Taken by the Others, The Danger of Being Feral’ - Gone Feral: Unruly Women and the Undoing of Normative Femininity (book chapter), Demeter Press 2024.

‘Re-Generating the Myth of the Missing Mother for Growth,  Healing and Transformation’ – The Missing Mother, book chapter, Demeter Press, 2024.

‘Irish Digital Art’,(contributing artist) Sample Studios Dublin, 2023.

200+ Media interviews related to the CPAG Campaign and Community Based Project (2020-22) more information here https://www.martinacleary.com/archive/house

‘The Best Visual Art Shows This Week’, by Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, 06.07.2019

‘Re-Imagine’, Exhibition of the Artwork of Breda Burns, Martina Cleary, Jo Kimmins at The Luan Gallery Athlone, with forward by Ángel Luis González Fernández, Director of PhotoIreland, 15.06.2019.

‘For Arts Sake on Athlone Community Radio’, interview with Philomena Barry, 17.07.2019.

’Flaneur New Urban Narratives’, Exhibition Catalogue, published by Procur.arte Lisbon, 2016.
’Re-Frame Memory’, The Athens International Photography Festival 2015 Exhibition Catalogue published by HCP Hellenic Centre for Photography, Athens, 2015.
’Format 2015- Evidence’, Exhibition Catalogue, by QUAD Publishing Derby, 2015.

‘A Dark Domesticity: Echoes of Folklore in Irish Contemporary Gothic’, by Dr. Tracy Fahey in The Gothic and The Everyday, The Palgrave Gothic Series (2013-18).

‘One Must Assume the Feminine Role Deliberately’ : Comparing Nancy Spero and Martina Cleary’s Mimetic Strategies – by Rachel Wariner, The Comparative Literature Association of Ireland Conference, UCC June 2012. 

The Clare Champion, ‘A Turning Point for Mother-Daughter Relationships’, by Owen Ryan, 23.03.2012.

Prism Photo Magazine, Featured Photographer, Jan-Feb 2012.

The Clare Champion, ‘Photo Series Explores Domestic Violence’  by Dan Danaher, 17.06.2011.

RTE Nationwide, interview on the Art@Work Residency at Cruachan Ai, 19.05.2010

The Irish Times, The Ticket, 02.01.2009, by Aidan Dunne.

’Art@Work’, Residency Catalogue, published by Roscommon County Council, 2008

The Irish Arts Review, ‘OPEN/INVITED EV+a 2008, by Marianne O’Kane Baol, Spring 2008.

EV+a (2008) Too Early For Vacation’, Exhibition Catalogue, Gandon Distribution, 2008.

The Irish Times, ‘Artists in The House’, by Aidan Dunne, 12.09.2006.

HBL Helsinki Swedish Daily, ‘From Japanese Woodcuts to Girls Comics’, by Anne Rouhiainen, 16.11.2005.  

HBL (Cultural Supplement featured artist), ‘When Hunting The Ego’, by Annika Rentola. 28.03.2004.

The Helsinki Sanomat,’ The Process Based Art of Martina Cleary, by Anne Rouhiainen, 17.04.2004.

Ny Tid (Swedish Cultural Magazine), ‘Struggle for Insight’, by Bianca Gresbeck, 06.04.2004.

Uusimaa (Daily Finnish Newspaper), ‘From the Small Painting to the Installation’, by Maarit Uusikumpu, 05.06.2001.

Pohjolan Sanomat, ‘Looking at the Buddhist World View’, 15.04.2000, by Soile Seppa.

The Helsinki Sanomat, ‘The Spirit of Eastern Painting’, 04.12.1999, by Marja-Terttu Kivirinta.