Ultraviolet Art Talks is a podcast/videocast series exploring the human side of artists, curators, musicians and people involved in the art world.
Listen to the latest episode, featuring artist Vanessa Jones below:
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Born in Tennessee, Dublin-based artist Vanessa Jones received her BA in Fine Arts in 2003 from the George Washington University in Washington DC. In 2021, she completed her MFA at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in Dublin.
Her portraits have been shortlisted in the Zurich Portrait Prize at the National Gallery Ireland in 2020, 2021 and 2022 where her work was awarded Highly Commended in 2021.
She was the winner of the inaugural self-portrait Sequested Prize, 2021 based in London. Her work is in the OPW National Collection as well as private and corporate collections in both Ireland and abroad.
Vanessa is also one of the 2022 Next Generation Artists Awardees from the Arts Council Ireland and is currently a part-time lecturer in the Painting Department at NCAD.
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