Derval Symes

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Derval Symes is an Irish artist. Her work is mainly abstract, using oil paint and other mixed media, although there is a strong landscape element to her work.

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Born in Dublin in 1964,[ citation needed ] she is a graduate of Middlesex University and Coventry University, where she graduated with a BA in Fine Art in 1991. She now lives and works from her home in County Leitrim.[ citation needed ]

She has had many solo and group exhibitions. Her works have been exhibited at The Applecroft Gallery in Sligo, [1] [2] the Droichead Arts Centre in Drogheda, [3] the Hallward Gallery in Dublin, the Powerscourt Centre and the Dock Arts Centre in Carrick-on-Shannon. [4]

She has exhibited in Coventry and London. Many of her works are held in public and private collections in Ireland, USA and Europe. [5]

Symes received a bursary for a residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in 2004. [5] She also received a bursary from Leitrim County Council in 2006 for artists born or living in Leitrim. [6] In 2005, the book Earthworks by Philomena Kearney-Byrne about the works of Derval Symes was published by BackYard books. [5]

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