Bio

(b.1980) Waterford. BA (Hons) in Fine Art Painting at Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork – 2000-2004. Aidan was a participant in the painting mentorship programme with Turps Banana Art School, London – 2021-2023. He is currently living and working in Sligo where he has recently completed a 6-month residency award at The Model Studios, funded by Sligo Arts Service. He was the recipient of the ESB Keating Award and Silver Medal at the RHA in 2022 and the Zurich Portrait Prize 2020 at the National Gallery of Ireland. Primarily a painter, he has been continually developing his practice since 2005 while also teaching and working with arts in the community.

Collections

National Gallery of Ireland. Office of Public Works. AXA Insurance. Munster Technological University Art Collection.

Solo Exhibitions

2024 Brumous, Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady, Co. Derry. 

2019 The Everyday, Courtyard Gallery, National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, Co. Mayo.

2018 Vernacular, The Custom House Studios and Gallery. The Quay, Westport, Co. Mayo.

2009 Fallow, Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo.

          Inert, Paul Kane Gallery, Dublin.

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022 192nd RHA Annual Exhibition, Invited Artist

2021 Crossings, King House, Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon.                                                                                                                                             2020 Zurich Portrait Prize, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin & Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork.

2019 Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen, Irish Consulate, New York.

2018 Cairde Visual, The Model, Sligo.

2017 VUE, National Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin. Claremorris Gallery.

2016 Case ’16, Lavit Gallery, Cork.

2015 Hennessy Portrait Prize 2015, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.

2014 Entropy, Aidan Crotty, Gillian Lawler and Michael Wann, Claremorris Gallery, Mayo.

2013 Aidan Crotty, Gillian Lawler, Ann Quinn. Claremorris Gallery, Mayo.

2012 VUE, National Contemporary Art Fair, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin. Paul Kane Gallery.

2011 Tom Climent, Aidan Crotty & Stephen Lawlor, Lavit Gallery, Cork.

2010 Backwater, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.

2009 Eigse, Invited artist, Carlow.

Awards

2023 Sligo Arts service 6-month Bursary, The Model Studios, Sligo.

2022 Agility Award, Arts Council of Ireland.

2022 ESB Keating Award and Silver Medal at the RHA, Dublin.

2022 Jackson’s Painting Prize, Still Life / Botanical Award (UK).

2020 Zurich Portrait Prize, National Gallery of Ireland.

2011 Individual Artist Bursary, Sligo County Council Arts Office.

2009 The Cill Rialaig Project, Residency Award, Invited artist, Kerry. 

2004 Ciaran Langford Memorial Bursary, 6-month residency, Backwater Studios, Cork.