Monday 1 December 2014

About




Siobhán Clancy’s artistic practice explores models of socialization that impact on individual wellbeing in contexts of health, disability, education, women and young people.  She is a founding member of Abortion Rights Campaign in Ireland and, following a BA in Fine Art, recently completed a Masters in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism at Maynooth University, Ireland.  Her practice-based MA Thesis was entitled ‘Enda, we need to talk about abortion: Reframing Abortion Discourse through Dialogical Arts’.  

In the past, her work has been supported by Derry City of Culture with Void Gallery (2013), Dublin City Council Arts Act Grant (2010), The Arts Council and Create (2009). Other awards have included residencies with DIY 10 – Lancaster, GB (August 2013), Disposable Film Festival - San Francisco, USA (March-May 2012), art@Work - Boyle, Co. Roscommon (June-September 2011), Helium Children’s Arts and Health (2009-2012), National Council for the Blind of Ireland (2008-2012) and ArdBia - Berlin, Germany (Dec 2009-Jan 2010).  In addition to other studies, Clancy has also completed courses in Arts, Participation and Global Development at CIT and Crawford College of Art and Theatre of the Oppressed at NUIG with Alá Theatre, Galway.

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