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Jennifer Trouton

Jennifer Trouton is an award-winning figurative painter who deliberately uses the tools and materials of the past to subtly express ideas around gender, class and identity within Irish history; combining an interest in the mythological, the historical and personal narrative with meticulous technique.

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Born 1971 in Co. Armagh Jennifer Trouton is currently based in QSS Studios East Belfast and is a member of the Royal Ulster Academy. Since graduating from the University of Ulster in the mid-nineties her work has been extensively exhibited both locally and Internationally. Solo exhibitions include the 18th Street Gallery Los Angeles, Spectrum Gallery, London, The Ashford Gallery, Dublin, The Fenderesky Gallery Belfast and The Millennium Court Arts Centre, Portadown.

AWARDS

2016 Golden Fleece Award, winner
2011 The Keating/McLaughlin Award, Royal Hibernian Acadmy, Dublin
2006 Golden Fleece Merit Award
2005 COE 2005, Adjudicators prize 2000 COE 2000, Adjudicators prize winner

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Arts Council of Northern Ireland (View paintings online at Art UK)
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast, N. Ireland
Office of Public Works, Ireland
Ballinglen Art Museum, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo, Ireland

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014 ‘The Past is Present’, Wexford Arts Centre, Ireland 2014 ‘What Remains’, Molesworth Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2011 ‘Post’, Molesworth Gallery Dublin, Ireland 2009 ‘Still’, Molesworth Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2008 ‘Ellipsis’, Millennium Court Portadown, N. Ireland 2007 ‘Re(collection)’, QSS Gallery Belfast
2006 ‘Re(collection)’, Spectrum Gallery, London 2004 ‘Trace’, Grove Gallery, Downpatrick, N. Ireland
2003 ‘Looking at the Overlooked’, Ashford Gallery Dublin
2002 ‘Looking at the Overlooked’, The Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland 2002 ‘Looking at the Overlooked’, Triskel Gallery, Cork, Ireland
2000 ‘Select Your Pattern Pieces According to the View You Have Chosen’, Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards, N. Ireland
2000 ‘Remould’, L.A International Biennale, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, U.S.A
2000 ‘Select Your Pattern Pieces According to the View You Have Chosen’, Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Ireland #
1997 ‘The Invention of Solitude’, Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim, N. Ireland

SELECTED RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 ‘Gallery 545: Contemporary Art of Northern Ireland #3’, Gallery 545 at the Island Arts Centre, Lisburn, N. Ireland
2022 ‘Future/Forward’, QSS Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland & MART, Dublin, Ireland
2022 - 2018 'Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition', Ulster Museum, Belfast, N. Ireland
2021 'Gallery 545 Group Exhibition', Gallery 545 at Blick Studios, Belfast, N. Ireland
2020 'Highlanes Open Submission', Highlanes Municipal Gallery, Drogheda, Ireland
2020 Fanzoug Museum , Suzhou, China
2019 'Gallery 545 Pop-up: Contemporary Art of Northern Ireland', Sea Holly Gallery, Belfast, N. Ireland
2019, 2018, 2017 ‘RHA Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin Ireland
2018 ‘Winter Open’, Rua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre, Dublin, Irealnd
2018 ‘Lavish and Judicious’, CCA Derry, N. Irealnd

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

Queens University Belfast, Portrait for Great Hall
ESB Credit Union 50th Anniversary special commission
ESB 75th anniversary special commission
BHSC TrustIntegrated arts project Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Belfast

Selected Recognitions

Member of the Royal Ulster Academy
Award-winning artist, including the the Keating/McLaughlin Award, Royal Hibernian Acadmy, Dublin
Extensively exhibited locally and internationally including at the Royal Ulster Academy (Belfast) and Royal Hibernian Academy (Dublin)'s annual exhibitions

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