Member
Education
Contemporary Applied Art, MTU Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork (2023)
Art and Design, Skibbereen (2020)
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions:
2024 – The Unnatural Museum, LHQ Gallery, Cork County Council. This exhibition was followed by events such as Artist talk with Clean Coasts and engagement with MTU Crawford Art & Design students.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2026 – Visual Lyrics, Skibbereen Library, World Poetry Day
2024 – Glass Runway, Glass Society of Ireland, Craft NI Gallery, Belfast
2023 – Lavit Gallery, Cork
2023 – STEAM, James Barry Gallery, Cork
2023 – Momentum, James Barry Gallery, Cork
2023 – EMERGE, Grand Parade Gallery, Cork
2023 – Zeitgeist, CCAD, Cork – Graduation Exhibition
2022 – Mend, Grand Parade, Cork
2020 – Vision, West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen
2019 – Le Ch é ile, O’Driscoll Building, Skibbereen
Commissions
2026 Through the Marsh, painting series, Ecology Research and Solutions
2022 – Tech Industry Alliance – it@cork & KerrySciTech Leaders Awards 2022, Cork “Recognising Excellence in Innovation, Business & Technology” – 11 awards commissioned in glass, copper and clay. Read article.
Awards
2023 – Cork County Council Bursary
2023 – EMERGE Cork Craft & Design Award
2023 – MTU Collection Award
2023 – Lavit Gallery Graduates Award
2023 – MTU STEAM Exhibition Award
2023 – MTU Student Engagement Award
2023 – The Executive Institution Annual Award
Press
2024 – Visual Artists Ireland / Ana Maria Surdu at LHQ Gallery
2024 – Cork County Council / The Unnatural Museum opens at LHQ Gallery
2024 – Irish Independent / The Unnatural Museum exhibition scheduled to open at LHQ Gallery in Cork
2024 – The Echo / Unnatural Museum to show plastics’ impact
2024 – The Irish Times / The Glass Runway: Fashion designers and glass artists across Ireland join forces to create extraordinary work
2024 – Craft NI Gallery / All Caps
2023 – Irish Arts Review / Printed Article / Portfolio
