ABOUT:

Eilis McDonald graduated with a 1st class honours BA degree in fine art sculpture from the National College of Art and Design (Ireland) in 2005 and has since been invited to exhibit in galleries and events such as: Irish Museum of Modern Art, Eigse Arts Festival, Pallas Contemporary Projects, Dublin City Gallery - The Hugh Lane, and Temple Bar Gallery & Studios.

As Tremors, Eilis McDonald and Andrew Fogarty have releases on Munitions Family (IRL), Alcoholic Narcolepsy (UK/GER), and Risc Records (IRL) and have previously been invited to preform at numerous events including Mor Festival 04, "The Dirt Once Found in the Grooves" at Ashford Gallery, RHA, Dublin Electronic Arts Festival (DEAF), and at the opening of Paper Rad's "The Game" in the Green on Red Gallery.
Eilis McDonald and Ivan Pawle collaboration, Scented Candle, completed an Irish tour in summer 2007 supporting Indian Jewelry (USA) and are due to release a full length album on Deserted Village in late summer 2009.


RECENT & UPCOMING PROJECTS, EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS:

"Contemporary Semantics Beta" at Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam... 13/02/09 - 22/03/09
Scented Candle support Lucky Dragons and United Bible Studies, at A Secret House Party curated by Skinny Wolves... 28/03/09
"Forms of Melancholy" at Sego Art Center, Utah... 03/04/09 - 25/04/09
"It Goes On" at Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin... 02/06/09 - 18/07/09
"SAVE 4 WEB" at Xpace Gallery, Toronto... 06/08/09 - 08/08/09
Munitions Family Summer Party with Scented Candle, Toymonger, Boys of Summer and Catscars. Anseo, Camden St, Dublin 2... 13/08/09
"The True Artist Helps the World By Revealing Mystic Truths" (curated), Rapture Heap / Liberty Corner, Dublin... 25/09/09 - 28/09/09
"Mental Dynamics" Group show at Sync Space, Los Angeles.... 12/11/09 - 12/12/09
Pixxelpoint 2009 - 10th International New Media Festival, Nova Gorica, Slovenia... 04/12/09 - 11/12/09


PRESS/REVIEWS:

04/09/09 'The GIFs that keep on giving' (Save4Web at Xpace, Toronto), Dakshana Bascaramurty, The Globe and Mail
08/07/09 'It Goes On' Review, Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times
01/06/09 'Opening the Chakras' on Rhizome
10/04/09 'Best Link Ever! Forms of Melancholy...' on Art Fag City
09/04/09 "On Sale!" (review of 'Forms of Melancholy' group show), Brian Droitcour, Rhizome
26/02/09 "General Web Content: tumblr blogs", Ceci Moss and John Michael Boling, Rhizome
31/01/09 'Lo-fi Wi-fi' on VVORK
28/01/09 'Welcome to my Modern Fantasy' on Rhizome
17/11/08 'Dublin City Colouring Book' review, Elaine Reynolds, Recirca
10/11/08 'Return 2 VHS' on Rhizome
16/10/08 'Dublin City Colouring Book' on RTE News2day (children's news on Irish national television station, RTE 2)
20/02/07 "Pallas in Wonderland...", Victoria Watson, Dublin Metro
11/02/07 "Contemporary art finds a Pallas", Eimear McKeith, Sunday Tribune
10/02/07 "The Peoples Pallas", Emma Cullinan, Irish Times Magazine
27/01/07 "Portrait of the artist and her work", Sophie Gorman, Irish Independent
01/01/07 "Newfangled", Totally Dublin Magazine
03/08/06 'Tremors - Darkest Africa' Review, Scott McKeating, Stylus Magazine
02/03/06 "Pallas, Dublin", Billy Leahy, The Village Magazine
28/09/05 "Festival takes a subtle approach", Aiden Dunne, Irish Times
02/09/05 The Village Magazine
13/05/05 "Stars shine in student designs", Aidan Dunne, Irish Times
13/09/05 Irish Museum of Modern Art

email: eilismcdonald@gmail.com