Curriculum Vitae
21 Grammerscroft, Millom, Cumbria LA18 5EJ ENGLAND, UK
Mob: +44 7885522525 irenerogan@gmail.com
EDUCATION
1987-88 Foundation Cumbria College of Art & Design Carlisle, UK
1988-91 B A (Hons) Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University, UK
EXHIBITIONS, FORTHCOMING PROJECTS
2024 Rock Solid 2, Kendal Museum and Art Gallery, Cumbria
2023 OSMOSIS The Vicarage, Broughton in Furness, Cumberland artist curator: Irene Rogan featuring
Sonic Saturation' sound, music: David Baker, Jo and Neil Wade, Photography of local standing stones - Jem Freiesleben - '
Genesis Echoes a participatory spoken word event - Julie Jackson, Permeations - Cultural Osmosis activist artwork against Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) a nuclear waste dump and Flaming Fleeces - The Overlooked an agricultural artwork in Millom, Cumberland Irene Rogan
2023 Real Presences - Presentation and Talk - The Parsonage Room, Broughton in Furness, Cumberland
2023 COSMIC EXPLORERS Broughton and Thwaites Primary School astronomy and microscopy art and science workshops exhibition, The Vicarage, Broughton in Furness, Cumberland023
2023 Creation: Life in the Making Workshops in Broughton in Furness, Ulpha, Seathwaite, Hallthwaites
2022 UNPUBLISHED, Liverpool exhibition 15 Cumbrian artist
2021 - 2022 Being and Dwelling, St Michaels Church, Hawkshead, Cumbria
2021 Unpublished Tour, Millom, Haverigg and Duddon estuary,Cumbria
2020 ReDrift, west coast Cumbria
2019 – 2020 Between Silence and Light, Millom and villages, Cumbria
2018 – 19 ‘The Making of a Cultural Landscape’ Moving Mountains environmental art a programme of art collaborations between Irene Rogan and local and regional artists, the local and agricultural community in Millom Cumbria, UK; short film, music and composition, environmental art, photography, poetry, video and artist talks.
2017 FINDING CUBA Research Centre for Cuban Studies, University of Nottingham, Cuban collaborative project, paintings, photography and video, Notitngham
2017 Arcane Tender, Havana, Cuba - Artist’s International Development Fund, Arts Council of England and The British Council: research for exchange project, networking and collaborations with Cuban artists and researching Cuban culture.
2017 Nottingham Light Night, city-wide event, Hologram of a diatom and text, Innovation and Development programme, working with Nottingham Trent University, UK Nottingham Castle
2016 Living Dock residency and ‘Precious’ exhibition at the GSML, Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory Panacea, Florida, USA
2015 ‘Luotaamaton alue’ ( The Unsurveyed Area) part I and II - international artists visiting the archipelago; Reksaari, Nurmes and Kuuskajaskari islands, Finland Nurmes Island, Finland - Environmental works, photography, poetry and mapping.
2015 Morphogenesis, the Settlement community centre, Maryport, Cumbria
2015 Art, science and environment projects Framework Charity for vulnerable and homeless adults, The Burrow, Nottingham
2015 Morphogenesis Art science and Environment, RaumArs Residency Programme, Rauma, Finland
2014 - 15 Future Factory team, collaboration for 3D printing, microbiology, Nottingham Trent University, UK
2014 Urban Grace, Research and production located on city centre abandoned industrial site, The Island, Nottingham
2014 Allegory of Faith exhibition Nottingham UK, panels now in a permanent exhibition at Christchurch Heritage Centres in Jerusalem and Beit Emmanuel Jaffa, Israel
EXHIBITIONS, COMMISSIONS, RESEARCH AND EVENTS
2013 BLOOM eco-art and science schools project, University of Aberdeen, Natural History Centre
2012-13 River Don AIR Public Art Development Scheme, Aberdeen City Council, in collaboration with SURF Aberdeen (Sustainable Urban Fringes – an Interreg North Sea Programme), Scotland, UK
2013 EAFS 13 Environmental Arts Festival selected for ‘The Archivist’ with curator Jo Hodges, Scotland
2012 Light Night Nottingham City Council - light sculpture commission and public engagement collaborating with SEND arts organisation and Greenway Centre community arts, Nottingham, UK
2012 The Games People Play, the Atrium, ICCA Centre - Nottingham, Quad - Derby, and Embrace Arts – Leicester UK
2011 & 12 ‘Process’, Burghley House, Burghley Park Stamford, Lincolnshire UK - sculpture exhibition
2010 Body in Pieces - Sideshow 2010 curator/exhibitor supporting The British Art Show 7, Nottingham UK
2010 ‘The year we made contact’, group exhibition, Exchange Walk, Nottingham UK
2010 REUNION Oldknows Factory, For Realism’ installation. Nottingham UK ‘
2010 Head Heart Hand Harold Martin Botanic Gardens University of Leicester, UK
2009 Celebration of British Sculpture, International Artist’s exhibition - University of Leicester UK
2008 VITAL, Solo exhibition the Tobacco Factory, Bristol, England. UK
2008 Influence group exhibition Chapel Gallery, Bath, UK
2007 ‘A Breath of Fresh Air’ residency and exhibition Finzean, Aberdeenshire, Scotland UK.
2006 Liverpool Independents Biennial - ‘Passion’ The Projection Gallery film ‘The Unknown Image’16m b/w short film writer/director /co-Producer, Liverpool, UK
2006 Sunday Shorts; A feast of film showing my film ‘unknown image ‘Drama Theatre, Plymouth UK
2006 Plymouth Exchange PEX06 Film Festival, ‘Unknown Image’ writer/ producer/ director Mass, USA
2002 WYRED Wales UK - project manager and exhibitor Touring mobile cinema, screening short films by award winning new directors from Wales, transforming community facilities and public spaces into a film theatre in villages without cinemas - South to Mid Wales, Wales UK
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
2017 Travel Research Cuba British Council and Arts Council of England
2016 Residency, Marine Specimen Laboratory, Panacea, Florida
2015 Raumars Residency, Rauma, Finland
2011 p.ART 2011, Group Painting Exhibition, Pankow, Charlottenburg, Berlin.
2009 Images, Árvore Gallery, Centro De Actividades Artisticas, Portugal,
2008 Dams Research, (Arts Council England) Three Gorges Dam, Yichang, China,
2009 IMAGES - Exposição Galeria de imagens, Ávore Cooperativa De Actividades Artísticas CRL, Oporto,
2006 Exchange PEX06 Film Festival, selected ‘Unknown Image’ writer/ producer/ director, Plymouth, USA
2005 Holland Art Fair paintings exhibition The Hague, Holland
2004 & 05 Galeria de Gaudi, paintings exhibition, Madrid, Spain
2003 Utopien, Visionen, Lebenswelten,’ He that Ploughs’ installation, international multi-media art event: sculpture, Installation, e KiC NordArt nr Hamburg, Germany
2000 Presences Reais Árvore Gallery, Centro De Actividades Artisticas, Portugal
AWARDS / GRANTS
2021 - 24 Diocese of Carlisle Growth Fund
2022 CGP/Millom Town Council Community Grant - Unpublished, Liverpool
2021 Cumbria Wildlife Trusts Dynamic Dunescapes, Haverigg Cumbria - art project
2021 Art Council England Unpublished Tour, Millom, Cumbria
2020 Art Council England ReDrift, West Cumbria
2019 Arts Council England Grants for Arts Between Silence and Light, Millom Cumbria
2018 Arts Council England Grants for Arts - The Making of a Cultural Landscape, Millom Cumbria
2017 Arts Council England and The British Council Artists International Development Fund- travel research, Arcane Tender, Cuba
2016 Nottingham Trent University Enabling and Innovation programme development of a hologram
2015 Arts Council England Grant for Arts Morphogenesis with RaumArs Residency Programme, Finland
2015 RaumArs Residency Funded Programme, Finland
2014 Nottingham Trent University Future Factory grant for 3D printing design development
2008 Arts Council of England Outward Mission to China Arts Council England Project for six artists to travel to Chongqing and for a self-directed research project on hydroelectric dams, the Three Gorges Dam, China
2005 Arts & Business Wales, Winner Arts & Business Award with Architen Landrail, Chepstow, Wales UK
2005 Pontypool Council - Project Funding for short film and projection event, Torfaen, Wales UK
2004 Artworks Wales Cywaith Cymru residency grant ‘Artist at Work’ with Architen Landrell Ltd Wales UK
2004 Wales Arts International, travel grant Kic Nordart, Hamburg, Germany
2002 Arts Council Wales grant for Wyred short film touring cinema, Wales
2002 Monmouthshire County Council, Wales grant for Wyred touring short films in villages project, Wales
1999 Arts Council England, film grant for Unknown Image 16mm b/w short writer, producer, director
1996 Pollack Krasner Foundation, Grant, New York US
PUBLIC REALM
2014 Seaforth Place,Stirling, Scotland final shortlist design public artwork for new urban centre, Michale Laird Architects
2008 - 2012 Lead Artist - Riverside Centre JSC, Nottingham City Council, Laing O Rourke, recommendations for an arts programme ‘Art at the Heart’, permanent and temporary commissions ‘ Nottingham, UK
2012 OPUN, East Midlands Architecture Centre - Design Review Panel Member
2011 Big Bright Night, Rochdale Lead Artist for Oldham Rochdale Housing Market Renewal sculpture and lighting commission Kirkholt Estate, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, UK
2011 Lead Artist Oldham Rochdale Housing Market Renewal Sculptural earthworks and arts programming proposing artists, themes, including biodiversity projects for Kirkholt Estate, Rochdale UK
2009-2010 Chettles Yard gateway sculpture commission. With Lewis Hickey Architects, OPAL Properties in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, UK
2010 SoundWave Ltd, Sculpture Commission working with musicians, writers Workington, Cumbria UK
2009 Artist Turnstone Estates, Chelmsford Borough Council, Essex County Council Celestial Fix’ Sculpture Commission for a new hotel, residential accommodation and commercial premises, with SMC Covell Matthews Architects , e2v space imaging company, Chelmsford High School students, Canada France Hawaii Telescope, Hawaii, USA
2009 - Artist in Residence, Arnold Health Centre, with CPMG Architects, toward designs for embedded exterior and interior artworks, Nottingham UK
2008 Consultant Artist Bournemouth Borough Council identifying locations and art budgets for artwork community library. Working with Architect and design team
2007 Consultant Artist for Bournemouth Borough Council, regeneration scheme recommendations for art interventions for Boscombe Spa Village, Bournemouth, UK
2006 - Art Consultant Nottingham City Council, Urban Lighting Vision: The delivery of a creative-led sustainable lighting strategy for Nottingham City, UK
2004-2006 Ipswich Shared Space, a public artist with landscape architects and urban designers Sheils Flynn Ltd, Suffolk County Council, Suffolk, UK
2000 - 2004 NORA Nar Ouse Regeneration Area Lead artist and design development for a landmark feature, incorporating a viewing platform and shelter/cafe Sculpture Glass tower inspired by diatoms found in the rivers Nar and Ouse.
2000-03 Turning Tides Gainsborough lead artist and commissioned to develop designs for large-scale sculpture and viewing platform the Whoosh, the flood defence site was. featured in the Guardian, it was focused on the regeneration of buildings and landscape of the neglected riverside in Gainsborough