Biography
David Lilburn lives in Limerick, where he was born in 1950. He studied history at Trintiy College Dublin, lithography at Scuole istituto statale d’arte, Urbino, and art and design at Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD).
On leaving art school he lived in the Netherlands for a few years before returning to Ireland in 1979. He taught for a few years in LSAD before moving to the University of Limerick in 1983 to 2016.
He is a member of Limerick Printmakers, an associate member of Cork Printmakers and a Trustee of the National Self-Portrait Collection. Together with artist and writer Jim Savage, he runs ‘Occasional Press’ which publishes art-based books.
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Walking Drawing Making Memory, Ballynahinch Castle, Connemara
2007 ‘Way Points’, Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare
2007 ‘In Medias Res’, James Joyce Centre, Dublin,
‘In Full Flight’, Chris Doswell Gallery, Limerick,
1999 ‘The Usurpers Habit’, Galway Arts Centre, Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, Bourn Vincent Gallery, Limerick,
1994 ‘Lets Take a Walk and Other Prints’, Chris Doswell Gallery, Limerick, 1994
‘Andiamo Passiagare’, Palazzo della Penna, Perugia,(Italy)
1991 ‘Homeground’, National Touring Exhibition, Ireland, Monoprints by David Lilburn,
Two Person Shows
1993 ‘New Work’, with Michael Byrne, Vanguard Gallery, Macroom, Co. Cork
1986 ‘Once Off - Recent Work by David Lilburn and Michael Byrne’
Limerick City Gallery of Art
1984 ‘New Works’, with Joe Wilson; Peacock Gallery, Craigavon, N. Ireland;
1983 with Joe Wilson, Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, Grapevine Centre Dublin
2016 ‘25’, City Hall, Cork.
‘15th Lessedra World Art Print Annual-Mini Print 2016’, Bulgaria.
‘Seacourt’s International Mini
Print Biennial’, The Centre for Contemporary
Printmaking, Bangor, FE McWilliam Gallery and Down Art Centre
‘Voyage Boxed’, Quebec, Toronto, Montreal and travelling.
‘Cork Printmakers at the Lavit Gallery’, Cork
‘RHA Annual Exhibition’, Dublin
‘Hope’, Glór, Ennis
‘1916 in Contemporary Art,’ Toradh Gallery, Co. Meath, and travelling.
2015 International Print Triennial – Krakow
XII International Graphic Art Biennial Dry Point, Uzice
‘Impressions Biennial’, Galway
‘Plan A and Plan B’, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Carlow, Hang Zhou
RHA Annual Exhibition, Dublin
‘KALEID 2015’, London, Oslo
Limerick Printmakers at the Hunt Museum, Limerick
Galway Print Studio, Galway
‘A Natural Selection’, Skull, Co Cork, and travelling
‘Senza Cornice’,
RiflessiDiVersi X, La Torre dei Lambardi, Maggione
2014 ‘Voyage Boxed’, Norwich, Orkney, Oxford, UK; Bergen, Norway and travelling.
‘A Natural Selection’, Lavitt Gallery, Cork; Greenacres, Wexford, Norrköping, Sweden and travelling
‘Nova’, an exhibition of new works by Cork Printmakers’ members CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork
‘Synergy, Connections to Limerick,’ Bourn Vincent Gallery, Limerick
‘Personal Selection, twenty artists from the Limerick School of Art and Design’,
Selected by John Shinnors’, Church Gallery, LSAD, Limerick
185th RHA Annual Exhibition, Dublin
‘Curators Choice’, Hunt Museum, Limerick
Limerick Printmakers at the Culture Factory, Avilles and travelling in Spain
‘Limerick: My City, My Home’, Hunt Museum, Limerick
‘Annual Exhibition 2014’, Cork Printmaker
2013 ‘Voyage: sea journeys, island hopping & trans-oceanic concepts’, Künstlerhaus Dortmund,Germany
‘Open Submission 2013’, Limerick Printmakers, curated by Charles Harper.
‘A Natural Selection’, Botanic Gardens, Dublin
2012 ‘Islands’, Custom House Gallery, Westport.
‘202nd Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
‘Open Submission Print Show’ 2012, Limerick Printmakers, Curated by Marianne Keating
‘Impressions 2012’, Curated by Norman Ackroyd Galway
‘A Rocky Road’, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, curated by Sean Lynch
Limerick Printmakers Studio & Gallery, Kulturwerk des bbk berlin GmbH
‘Marathon Irish’, Dialogue Culture Space, in London’s East End.
‘Cork Printmaker at 21’, Wandesford Quay Gallery, City Hall, Cork
‘Cork Printmakers’, The Cornmarket Centre Cork
‘Winter Show’, Custom House Gallery, Westport.
2011
‘The Swimming Naked Prophecy’, Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge; Mermaid Arts
Centre, Bray;
Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford, Courthouse Arts centre, Tinahely, Co. Wicklow
(Clinton Arts Centre, Enniskillen, 2012 ) curated by Norah Hickey
‘201st Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
‘Fine Lines’, a selection of
work from the National Collection of Contemporary Drawing,
Limerick City Gallery of Art
‘Limerick Printmakers Open Submission Print Show 2011’
2010 ‘OPEN/INVITED e v+ a 2010 – Matters’, Limerick
‘BIMPE VI’, Sixth Biennial International Minature Print Exhibition, Vancouver
‘200th Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
‘Editions’, Lavit Gallery, Cork;
Open Submission Print Show, curated by Jim Sheehy, Limerick Printmakers
‘Excitement on Robert Street’, Limerick Printmakers
2009 ‘Burst Into Bloom’, Glór, Ennis,Co.Clare
29th Mini Print International of Cadaques, Catalunya.
‘Artist’s Proof’, a collaboration
between the Graphic Studio and Chester Beatty Library, Chester Beatty
Library
Dublin
‘X’, a collaboration between ‘Limerick Printmakers and RTE Lyric FM. No 2 Pery Square,Limerick
‘7th International Biennial of Contemporary Engraving’, Liège, Belgium, 2009,
‘179th Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2008 ‘BIMPE V’, Fifth Biennial International Minature Print Exhibition, Vancouver
‘Open Submission Print Show’, Limerick Printmakers, selected by Suzannah O’Reilly
‘Charles Tyrell Selects’. Cork Printmakers, Kinsale Arts Week
‘Into landscape‘, Galway Arts Centre, curated by Jim Savage
‘All Hung Up’, Limerick Printmakers
‘Is Mise Ireland’, Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou,
‘178th Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2007 ‘Into landscape’ Macroom and travelling Ireland,
‘Cork Printmakers at the Horace Mann Gallery’, New York, curated by
Prawat Lauchareon
‘177th Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin,
‘Cead in China’, Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou,
‘8th International Drypoint Biennal’, Uzice, Yougoslavia
‘Small Print/Big Impression’, Leicester and travelling UK,
‘Open Submission Print Show’, Limerick Printmakers, curated by Chris Doswell
2006 ‘Ireland - St.Petersburg 2006’, Nabakov Museum, St. Petersburg (Russia),
‘From Landscape’, Crawford
Gallery, Co.Cork and Mermaid Gallery, Co.Wicklow; Galway Arts Centre,
curated by Jim Savage,
‘Impressions’, Galway Art Centre, Curated by Chris Plowman
‘Within and Without’, The White Room Gallery, Galway and travelling Ireland, Curated by Ruairi O’ Cúiv
2005 ‘6x6 Tri Showcase’, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, China
‘175th Anniversary Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
‘Iontas, 16th National Small Works Exhibition’, Sligo Art Gallery, Yeats Memorial Building, Sligo
2004 ‘Taking Stock’, Triskel, Cork; Halsinglands Museum, Hudiksvall, Sweden
‘Textures’, Lavitt Gallery, Cork
‘Impressions’, Galway Arts Centre
‘From Inniskeen to Parnassus’, Patric Kavanagh Centenary, Monaghan
‘174th Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2003 ‘Fourteen Artists, One Place’, Holter Museum, Helena, Montana;
‘Bláth Buí na Bealtaine’, Limerick;
173rd Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
Cork Printmakers Annual Show, travelling, Ireland
2002 ‘Line / Exploration’, Lavitt Gallery, Cork
Skibereen, Co.Cork
‘Print Alternatives’,
172nd Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
‘Hope and Homes’, Limerick
Templebar Galleries
2001 ‘WorkingAgainst the Void’, an exhibitioninterpreting the poetry of ‘Padraic Fallon, Athenry;
Focus
on Drawing’, the Limerick City Gallery of Art and the Crawford Gallery, Cork ,
NCAD
Dublin 171st Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian
Academy, Dublin
‘As I see myself’ an exhibition held in conjunction with the National Self-Portrait Collection, UL. Limerick.
Limerick Printmakers, Limerick
2000 Cork Printmakers Inaugural Show, Nuala Fenton Gallery, Wandesford Quay, Cork;
‘Second Limerick Small Print Exhibition’, Chris Doswell Gallery, Limerick;
‘170th Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
1999 Mini print show, Impact, Bristol;
169th Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
‘First Impressions’, Chris Doswell Gallery, Limerick;
Sheen falls, Kenmare, With Vanguard Gallery, Co.Cork;
Drawing Exhibition, Lavitt Gallery, Cork;
‘Jim Kemmy Remembered’, Limerick City Gallery of Art
Group show, Daffodil Gallery, Skerries
1998 EV+ALimerick, Curator Paul O’Reilly;
‘Limericks’, An exhibition of contemporary prints, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibereen; United Arts Club, Dublin;
Dolmen Gallery, Limerick; Havanna, Cuba,(1998) Galerie Acud, Berlin (1997)
‘Araon’, Frostburg State University, USA
1997 3rdWexford Artists’ Books Exhibition, Wexford, touring in Ireland
‘Printed Matter’, Triskel Arts centre, Cork
‘Dialog in Groen’, Zutendaal, Belgium
‘AIB Art on tour’, travelling Ireland.
1996 ‘Objecten,Kunstenaarsboeken en Grafiek’, Galerie Bredevoort, the Netherlands,
International Print Show, Templebar, Dublin
2nd Wexford Artists’ Books Exhibition, Wexford,touring in Ireland and Wales
‘Observatorium,96’,Bredevoort, The Netherland.
1995 EV+A, Limerick; Cork Printmakers, Crawford Gallery, Cork;
Prints, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork;
Inaugural Exhibition, Danny's, Rutland St. Limerick;
‘Into Print’, The Dolmen Gallery, Limerick,
Iontas, small works exhibition, Sligo, Dublin, Belfast;
‘First Annual Open Small Print Exhibition’, Chris Doswell's, Limerick,
‘Grond,’ Zutendaal, Althoeselt, Belgium,
‘Grafiek op Groot Format’, De Fabriek, The Netherlands,
‘Impressions’, Galway
‘Irish Art’, Central House of Artists, Moscow,
1994 EV+A, Limerick;
‘The Printed Image’, University of Limerick, Limerick;
‘Off Side,’ Hallward Gallery, Dublin
1993 GroupShow, Grain Store, Galway;
Art Fest, Cork
1992 ‘OnTour’, European touring exhibition, Sittard, the Netherlands, Zutendaal, Belgium;
‘Deck The Halls’, Riverrun,Limerick;
Group Show - Willow Gallery, Limerick;
Western Artists, Shannon, Co. Clare
1991 ‘After The Siege’, Riverrun Gallery, Limerick;
Western Artists, Galway, Dublin, Limerick;
European Large Format Printmaking, Hop Store, Dublin,
Willow Gallery, Limerick;
‘Deck The Halls’, Riverrun Gallery, Limerick
1990 ‘LandscapeUrban/Rural’, University of Limerick;
Oireachtas, Dublin;
‘Dance Strokes’, RHA Gallery, Dublin;
Western Artists, Galway;
Art Forum, Limerick;
1989 EV+A New Work of Past Winners 1984-1988, Limerick, Dublin, Sligo,Cork;
National Self-Portrait Collection, Limerick, Belfast, Dublin;
‘Limerick Soviet Commemorative Show’, Limerick,
Belltable Print Collection, Limerick, Galway, Wexford;
Western Artists, Galway;
‘Impressions II’, Galway;
‘Fool's Gold’, Dublin, Galway;
1988 ‘ImpressionsI’, Galway; Western Artists, Galway, Tralee;
Independent Artists Dublin
1987 Limerick Contemporary Art 1983-87;
Independent Artists, Dublin;
Oireachtais, Dublin;
1986 IndependentArtists, Dublin;
Western Artists, Galway;
Oireachtas, Dublin;
1985 Independent Artists,
Dublin, Limerick; with Jim Sheehy and Dietrich
Blodau, Merriman Summer School,
Lisdoonvarna, University of Limerick;
1984 Arnotts National Portrait Award Exhibition (ANPA), Dublin;
Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin,
1983 Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick
1981 ‘Grafica II’, Galway; Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick
1980 ‘Grafica I’ ,Galway;
Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA), Dublin
1979 Listowel International Graphic Exhibition;
1978 Listowel International Graphic Bienalle;
78’ EVA, Limerick
1977 Listowel Graphics III
Limerick Exhibition of Visual Art (EVA)
Public Collections
Allied Irish Banks
Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork
Dublin Corporation
Dublin City Library and Archive
Guinness Ltd.
Limerick City Gallery of Art
Limerick Corporation
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
National Collection of Artists’ Books, NCAD, Dublin
National Collection of Contemporary Drawing, LCGA
National Library of Ireland
National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland, University of Limerick
National University of Ireland, Cork
National University of Ireland, Galway
Office of Public Works
Palazzo della Penna, Perugia (Italy)
RTE
Shannon Development Company
University of Limerick
Uzice City Gallery, Serbia