Exhibitions

• Alternative Entertainments at Rua Red Gallery, solo exhibition ‘A Mythical Army’, January 2010
• Sandymount School of Art, Christmas Exhibition, December 2009
• Ballina Arts Centre, solo exhibition ‘A Mythical Army’, April 2009
• Wexford Artists’ Book Exhibition; 2001 and 2000
• EsPaCe, 1991; Vice Versa, 1990; Crafts Council Graduate Show, 1989; Dun Laoghaire Arts Week, 1989; WAAG II, 1989; NCAD Diploma Show, 1989; Dun Laoghaire Arts Week, 1988; WAAG I, 1987

Drawings purchased by Mayo County Council and are held in several private collections

Teaching/workshops/residencies

• Weekly art class at Walkinstown Social Services Centre since April 2013
• One day drawing workshop for women, Edinburgh, November 2009
• IMMA, Focus On, with a group from Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, October/November 2009
• IMMA, Focus On, with a group of women from Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, July/August 2008
• Residency through Alternative Entertainments for Arts Week in Holy Rosary Primary School, Tallaght – puppet making with 50 5th years. Apl, May, June 2008
• IMMA, Introduction to Drawing, April/May 2008
• IMMA, Focus On, with a group of men from the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, summer 2007
• IMMA, Appointed to the Artists’ Panel, 2007–2008
• IMMA, Focus On, with group of intellectually disabled people from St. John of God, Cintra House, spring/summer 2006
• HSE Eastern Region, Art for fun, February 2006
• IMMA, Working with Active Age Retirement Group, Apl/May 2005
• IMMA, Appointed to the Artists’ Panel, 2005 – 2006
• Open College for the Arts, Drawing Tutor, 2005-2007
• IMMA Residency, Artists Work Programme, Sept/Dec 04 – Military uniform – Image and Text: connections and overlaps
• IMMA, summer 2002, Older Age Group from St. Michael’s House
• Visiting Lecturer, Women’s Art Studies, Dublin Institute of Technology, Fine Art Department, 1993. Co-ordinator: Patricia Hurl
• IMMA, Visiting Artist, Unspoken Truths, Co-ordinator: Ailbe Murphy
• Limerick College of Art and Design, Visiting Lecturer, History of Art Department, 1991
• Visiting Lecturer/External Examiner, Studio 55, Limerick, 1991
• Visiting Lecturer, The Explorers, Marino College, 1991

Short Stories/pieces – broadcast

• Provisions – Tipp FM – Summer 2002
• Richard Ganly, Sand, Dance, Sandglass, Sahara, Venus, Move, Apology – RTE Radio – Sunday Miscellany, 1994 – 2001
• Richard Ganly and Dance. BBC Radio Ulster, Thought for the Day, 1997
• Garden – BBC World Service – 1994

Short Stories – published

• Flatcat Freddy, – Electric Acorn, February 2003 (No. 13)
• Garden, iQ Magazine, June 2001
• Richard Ganly and Venus – Best of Sunday Miscellany, edited Marie Heaney, Townhouse, November 2000
• Girl – Cork Literary Magazine – autumn 1998 (selected by David Marcus)
• Boat – Phoenix Irish Short Stories, 1997 (edited by David Marcus)
• Doctor – Woman’s Way – 1995
• Discovery – Drumlin Magazine – 1995
• Bird – Drumlin Magazine – 1994

Poetry – published

• Miniature – THE SHOp, Winter 2001
• Sand and Boundary – Electric Acorn, July 2001 (No. 10)
• Journey – Dandelion, University of Calgary Literary Magazine, Summer 2000
• Slabs – Electric Acorn, December 1999 (No.6)
• Earth – Poem on the work of Patricia McKenna, CIRCA Art Magazine (84), Summer 1998
• Sand – artists book published by Graphic Studios, 1996

Readings/Talks

• Ballina Arts Centre, A Mythical Army, 2 May 2009,
• Thurles Institute, Provisions, May 2002
• Newbury Arts Centre: ‘Visit’, ‘Cousin’ + 4/5 other poems – May 2001
• Waterstones: ‘Boat’ + four poems – 1998
• City Arts Centre: ‘Discovery’ – 1996

Education

• MA in Screenwriting, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design Technology, 2003
• MA History of Art, NCAD, 1991 (by thesis) topic: Aspects of the psychology and sociology of the uniforms of the British military with particular reference to the Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Great War
• Diploma (1st class) Textile Design, NCAD, 1989
• Certificate in Visual Education, DLSAD, 1986
• Trinity Matriculation + 7 GCE ‘O’ levels