About
Irish artist. Maker of contemporary bronze sculpture.
Aoife developed her skills in bronze sculpture during an extended period in Burkina Faso, West Africa, from 2007-2008.
She produced a number of large and small scale works whilst in Africa and these were shipped back to Ireland.
Aoife is originally from Kerry, but has lived and worked in Kildare for the past 8 years.
Working predominantly in bronze, her forms at times hint at the figurative, but are mainly abstracted interpretations of the world around her.
Aoife developed her skills in bronze sculpture during an extended period in Burkina Faso, West Africa, from 2007-2008.
She produced a number of large and small scale works whilst in Africa and these were shipped back to Ireland.
Aoife is originally from Kerry, but has lived and worked in Kildare for the past 8 years.
Working predominantly in bronze, her forms at times hint at the figurative, but are mainly abstracted interpretations of the world around her.
Education
- N.C.A.D. National College of Art & Design- Post Graduate Dip. in Community Arts Education, 2011-2012.
- C.I.T. Crawford College of Art- Arts Participation & Development, 2010-2011
Awards/Recognition/Exhibitions
- CIACLA-Contemporary Irish Arts Centre Los Angeles 2020- ciacla.com/online-program/
- RUA- Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2020- www.royalulsteracademy.org/annual-exhibition https://www.artshow.at/royalulsteracademy/index.htm?skip-loading#media-index=46&focus-overlay-name=AoifeBambury
- Sculpture In Context, Dublin, Ireland 2020.
- N.C.A.D. National College of Art & Design 2019- Bronze Art Sculpture Award, C.E.A.D.
- Sculpture in Context, Dublin, Ireland 2014.
- Irish Sculpture Awards - Millcove Gallery 2013.
- R.D.S. Craft Awards, Dublin. Shortlisted 2012 & 2013.
Artist Statement
My work is a loose and often abstracted reflection of how I see the world around me. It is influenced by people and experiences, and my emotional responses to these encounters. The sculptures I make are my attempt to celebrate and understand the world, and whilst usually abstracted, they are also closely connected to the figurative, or, intended to convey a variety of human emotions, experiences or responses.
