Born in Co. Tipperary, now lives in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 ‘New Paintings’, Taylor Galleries, Dublin
2004 ‘Local Time’, Catherine Hammond Gallery, Glengarriff, Co. Cork
2004 ‘Slow Time – Local Ground’, Model Arts & Niland Gallery, Sligo
2002 ‘The Milky Way is Always Clearly Visible’ Taylor Galleries, Dublin
2001 ‘Slow Time…’ Claremorris Art Gallery
2000 ‘Moon, River, Sky’ Taylor Galleries, Dublin
1999 ‘Irsk Dialog’ Skive Kunstmuseum, Denmark
1999 ‘Caelum/Sky’ Kilkenny Arts Festival
1998 ‘Breathing Spaces’ Taylor Galleries, Dublin
1997 ‘Shore’ County Hall Gallery, Kilkenny
1995 ‘Paintings’ Sligo Art Gallery
1995 ‘New Works’ Allward Gallery, Dublin

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 RHA Annual Show, Dublin
2002 ‘Compulsions’ Galway Art Centre
2002 ‘Acquisitions 91-01′ Butler Gallery, Kilkenny
2002 ‘Art London 2002′ Archeus Fine Art, London
2001 ‘Heaven on Earth’ Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
2001 West Wales Art Centre, Fishguard
2001 Iontas – Sligo Art Gallery; Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast; Crawford Gallery, Cork
2001 ‘Art London 2001′ Archeus Fine Art, London
2000 ‘Four Series’ Fenton Gallery, Cork
2000 ‘Spring to Mind’ Lismore Art Centre, Co. Waterford
1999 ‘Eight Painters from Ireland’ John Martin Fine Art, London
1999 ‘Tony O’Malley Selects’ Lavit Galery, Cork

AWARDS
‘Drawing the Line’ Garter Lane Art Centre Drawing Award
Kilkenny Co. Council Award for Individual Artist
Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship, Co. Mayo

PUBLICATION
2001 ‘Bernadette Kiely – Slow Time’ by Aidan Dunne
2001 ‘Three Artists from Ireland’ by Myles Pepper
2001 ‘Bernadette Kiely – Growth by Drawing’ Occasional Press, Limerick
2000 ‘Bernadette Kiely – Moon, River, Sky’ by Catherine Marshall

COLLECTIONS
GPA, An bord Gais, Office of Public Works, George Moore Society, Stirling Drug Irl.Ltd, Butler Gallery Kilkenny, Waterford Regional hospital, St. James’ Hospital Dublin, National Self-Portrait Collection University of Limerick, Embassy of Finland

EDUCATION
1983 NCEA Dip. Graphic Design, College of Art & Design, Waterford
2000 Slade School of Fine Art, London