David Lilburn

2012                      

King and Piercy Mid-Career Award, 'Impressions', 2012, Galway, curator/adjudicator Norman Ackroyd

2011                      

Fellow of the Ballinglen Arts Foundation

2004

First prize, Impressions Open Print Exhibition, Galway

2002                      

Michael Byrne Award for Print, administered by the Arts Council

2001                      

Mary Farl Powers Printmaking Award, administered by the Arts Council

First Prize, Second Limerick Small Print Exhibition, Chris Doswell Gallery, Limerick,

1997                      

Arts Council materials grant. This grant went towards purchasing an English made Bewick     etching press – which has been central to my work ever since.

1993                      

European Commission Award – ‘Kaleidoscope’ to Art Network Europe ‘Art Network Europe’ was established by Irish Artists Michael Byrne and David Lilburn to develop cultural links between Ireland and other European countries for contemporary visual artists.

Between 1993 and 1996 a number of exhibitions and events were organised involving artists from, and venues in, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Russia.   

Was awarded a number of Arts Council/Aer Lingus funded travel awards for projects related to Art Network Europe in this period.

1990                      

Arts Council grant to travelling exhibition  ‘Home Ground, Monoprints by David Lilburn’

1984                      

Graphics prize, Limerick Exhibition of Visual Art, Selector Peter Fuller

Further information relating to ‘Towards from the Forceps to the Chains of Office’,

link to: ‘Extract from report on eva’84.pdf’

and ‘A Rocky Road’ by Sean Lynch

1977                     

Setanta Gallery Award, Listowell III