All my work within my practice is made by hand.
This tactility is central to my process
as it allows me to work instinctively.
Amy Devlin
The work of Belfast artist Amy Devlin revolves around the theme of gender and consumerism. Critiquing how capitalistic corporations use a woman’s figure as a marketing tool to sell commodities. Aiming to subvert within capitalism limited portrayals of women. The Housewife and The Sex Object.
I am an Irish artist currently residing in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I graduated my BA Honours in 2019 and my MFA in 2022 at Ulster university. Currently, my practice focuses on the theme of gender and consumerism explored through the mediums of collage and stop motion. All my work within my practice is made by hand. This tactility is central to my process as it allows me to work instinctively. I never start with an outcome in mind. This may seem unorthodox. However, I believe this way of working creates an energy that naturally brings the work together and prevents the work from becoming repetitive and stale.
Above: ‘The Less you know the Better‘
Amy Devlin, Installation view, Ulster University, 2022
Accolades
Education
- Ulster University- Belfast Campus, (September 2019 – June 2022), MFA Course
- Ulster University- Belfast Campus, (September 2016 – June 2019), BA Honours Fine Arts
- South Eastern Regional College- Bangor Campus, (September 2015 – June 2016), Foundation Diploma for Art and Design
Publications
- The Apiary, Queens University Literary Magazine, Front Cover, Issue Two, May 2021
- MFA Fine Art Website, MFA Final Show 2022, Amy Devlin, https://mfabelfast.wordpress.com/gallery/mfa-final-show-2022/mfa-2022-amy-devlin/
Publications
- Femmage to Bob and Roberta Smith: Artist walks through Belfast City, 15th February 2018
- Second Femmage to Bob and Roberta Smith: Artist walk through Belfast City – 10th November 2018
Exhibitions
- Resolution, Group Show, Platform Arts Belfast, 10th-23rd December 2024.
- Cotyledon, Group Exhibition, Boundary Taproom, 4th– 13th September 2024.
- Pollen Postcard Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Pollen Studios, Belfast, 7th-14thDecember 2023.
- December Member 2023, Group show, Platform Arts Belfast, Belfast, 7th December- 21st December 2023.
- Royal Arcade Academy, Group Exhibition, Belfast, 5th-26th October 2023.
- Afterword, Group Exhibition, Engine Room Gallery, Belfast, 2nd-25th February 2023.
- XII, Group Exhibition, MFA Final Degree Show, Ulster University, Belfast, 6th-18th June 2022.
- Concurrence, Group Exhibition, QSS Studios, Belfast,14th-20th January 2022.
- Here/ Not Here: In Person Show, Group Exhibition, Arts for All, Cityside Retail & Leisure Park, Belfast, 10th – 16th June 2021.
- Here/Not Here: Virtual Show Group Exhibition, MFA Degree Show, Ulster University, Belfast. 24th May- 4th June 2021.
- Melting Pot, Group Exhibition, Artcentera, Belfast, 1st – 8th November 2019.
- Multi-Culti Collective, Group Exhibition, Artcentera, Late Night Art, Belfast, 1st– 8th August 2019.
- BA Honours, Sculpture and Lens Degree Show, Group Exhibition, Belfast,7th June- 15th June 2019.
- 66% There Second, Group Exhibition, Catalyst Arts Gallery, Belfast, 17th April- 21st April 2018
- Go Beyond Art, Group Exhibition, Sailor Town Regeneration Centre, Belfast, 26th January 2018.
- End of Year Show, Group Exhibition, Bangor, SERC, 6th– 24th June 2016.
- The Curious Cat Café Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Curious Cat Café, Banger,15th August 2015.
Curator
- The Uncomfortable Beauty of the Truth, work produced by PAES, solo exhibition in Platform Arts Belfast, 11th-25th August 2023.
- Acid Reflux, work produced by Aoife Ward and Sorcha McNamara, joint show in Platform Arts Belfast, 13th-18th October 2023.
- BLACKOUT, work produced by NUA Collective, group exhibition at Platform Arts Belfast, 7th-30th March 2024.
- Thus Far, work produced by the Artnauts (Art Not As Usual) group show at Platform Arts Belfast, 5th-22nd June, 2024. With open artist panel discussions and workshops on 7th June 2024.
- Echo, work by produced by Latisha Reihill, Anne Marie Hill and Juste Bernotaite, group show at Platform Arts Belfast, 14th-30th November 2024.
- Safe Foods, work produced by Sonia Reid, solo show at Platform Arts,Platform Arts BA Graduate Award Winner, 13th– 27th February 2025.
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