biography 

Ruby Wallis is a practice based PhD researcher with National College of Art & Design, Dublin (NCAD) &  GradCAM. She completed an M.A. In Documentary Photography in 2007 at The University of Wales, Newport and a Degree in Fine art from GMIT, 2004. Wallis Lectures photography history and theory at Griffiths College Dublin. 

In 2012 Wallis has had work published in The Journal of Artistic Research (JAR). Recent exhibits include, The Lab, Dublin. G126, Galway. Basic Space, IMMA ( residency ). In the near future Wallis will present her practice at On-Walking , International multidisciplinary conference and at Portfolio 13 -International Portfolio review, Dublin.  

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Published Research The Journal of Artistic Research

Moving Stills  The Dock

100 Years of Photography Newport

Project 30 Gallery of Photography

The Dublin Art Book Fair   Temple Bar Gallery

exhibitions

2013

On Walking
International multi-discplinary conference, 
University of Sunderland & The Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, UK 

Portfolio 13 International Portfolio review  PhotoIreland festival  - July 2013 

'Exiles' 
The Lab, Dublin - curated by Alison Pilkington  

G126 Annual Members Show
G126, The Docks, Galway
Curator: Katherine Waugh 


2012

Moving Stills
The Dock, Carrick on Shannon Co. Leitrim (solo exhibition) Curators: Alice Lyons & Claire McAree

Project 30
Emerging Views of Ireland
Gallery of Photography, Dublin
Curators: Tansy Cowley & Trish Lambe

Undertow
The Lab, Dublin
Curators: Aideen Barry & 
Alice Maher

Watching the River Flow 
Centro de Artes Visuais, Coimbra, Portugal
Curator: Sean Walsh

100 years of Photography at Newport 
University of Wales, Newport

The Dublin Art Book Fair
Templebar Gallery + Studios, Dublin

Latency
An Engage Art Studios Group Exhibition
The Linenhall Arts Centre
Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Curator: Michaële Cutaya

#008000
An Engage Art Studios Group Exhibition
The Shed, Galway
Curator: Grace McEvoy 

Under the Counter Poster Collective
Niland Gallery, Galway
Curator: by Vicky Smith


2011

Undertow
Ormston House, Limerick
Curators: Aideen Barry & 
Alice Maher

‘Incredibly Close and
Extremely Slow’
Vondelbunker, Amsterdam

Visualizing Utopia
National College of Art and Design, Dublin

Live@8 Sligo edition - Feast of Fools
Trade Centre, Sligo
Curator: Vivienne Dick 


2010

Auto promenades
Tulca - Festival of Visual Arts  
Galway Arts Centre  2010
Curator: Michelle Brown


2009

Exposure
Contemporary Photography  
CoExist Gallery  Southend-on-Sea, UK
Curator: Michaela Freeman 

Insight  
Sligo Art Gallery
Curator: Orla Kenny

Live@8
Galway
Curator: Louise Manifold


2008

An Insiders View  
Festival of Contemporary Photography  
Paris | Arles
Berlin | Dublin
Curator: Darragh Shanahan


2007

City of Ideas  
Barons Storage
Curators: Emma Houlihan & 
Ben Roosevelt

The Space Between  
Ffotogallery Cardiff
Curators: Ian Walker & 
Ken Grant


2006

Other Madonnas  
Tulca - Festival of Visual Arts Galway Arts Centre
Ballina Arts Centre
Curators: Cliodhna Shaffrey & Sarah Searson

Local, local
Glor, Ennis, Co. Clare 
Siamsa tire, Co. Kerry 
Curator: Deidre O'Mahony

Live@8Galway
Curator: Vivienne Dick


2004

Ordinary Moments  
Ard Bia, Galway
Curator: Aoibhean McNamara

Selected graduate show 
Galway Arts Centre
Curator: Michael Dempsey


2003

Individual threads 
Cuirt Festival of Literature  
Townhall Theatre  Galway
Curator: Michael Dempsey

publications

2012

'Unfixed Landscape' Is it possible to define "place" through artistic practice?
The Journal of Artistic Research
Bern, Switzerland

lectures & talks

2008 - present

Griffiths College Dublin
Critical Theory and The History of photography


2012

‘The Social Landscape’
Project 30
The Gallery of Photography, Dublin 

‘Unfixed Landscape’
Artists talk and student tutorials  
The Burren College of Art, Co. Clare


2011

PhotoIreland 2011
'Relating to the Gaze'

Off The Shelf - GradTalks
La Cathedral Studios, Dublin


2005 - 2011

Fine Art Visiting Lecturer  
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology


2010

Visiting lecturer
Limerick Institute of Technology


2004 - 2008

Adult Education
Galway Arts Centre

awards & grants

2009

Individual Visual Artists Award
Galway County Council

Shortlisted for Artist Award
Gallery of Photography, Dublin


2008

Travel and Training Award
Arts Council Ireland


2006

Artist in the Community Scheme, CREATE - national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts


2003

Shortlisted for Artist Award
Gallery of Photography, Dublin

Student of the Year Award - Painting
Cluain Mhuire, Galway-Mayo Institute Technology

residencies

2010

Galway Arts Centre
Galway

Ard Bia
Berlin


2009

"Crossing the border, 
 Bridging the gap"
Kidsown Publishing Company
Tipperary


2008

Aras Eanna
Inis Oirr

 

studios

2011 - present

Engage Studios 
Galway


2005 - 2006

Artspace 
Galway

curation

2011

Live @ 8, Galway 
Out of your mind


2005

Tulca, Galway
Experimental video event 
curated in collaboration Austin Ivers