Darek Fortas – Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth: 16th October 1986
Lives and works in Dublin, Ireland
00353 (0) 87 645 1473
info@darekfortas.com
www.darekfortas.com
www.photovolume.org
www.prismphotomagazine.com
Education:
2007-2011 Dublin Institute of Technology, BA (Hons) Photography – First Class Honours Degree.
2012-2014 Royal College of Art, London, Fine Art Photography MA candidate
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2012/04 – Alliance Française 2nd Photography Prize Group Show, Dublin
2012/02 – Foto Foyle,Tower Museum, Derry
2011/11 – RUA RED, Winter Exhibition, Tallaght, Dublin
2011/09 – ‘What Matters Now?’, Aperture Foundation, New York
2011/07 – The Copper House Gallery, Propeller Finalist Group Exhibition, Dublin
2011/08 – Belfast Photo Festival, Open Submission Exhibition, Belfast
2011/07 – PhotoIreland Festival, Four Floors Exhibition, Dublin
2011/06 – DIT Photography BA Grad Show, Gallery of Photography, Dublin
2010/07– Photo Ireland Festival, Open Submission Exhibition, The Complex, Smithfield, Dublin
2010/05 – Full Spectrum, 3rd Year DIT Photography, Mill Street Gallery, Dublin
2010/03 – For the Love of Change, Mill Street Gallery, Dublin
2009/12 – Interpret, Irish Design Shop, Bow Lane East, Dublin
2009/08 – For the Love of God , Mill Street Gallery, Dublin
Solo Exhibitions:
2012/01 – Coal Story, The Copper House Gallery, Dublin (upcoming)
2009 /11 – The View of Photography: After-Party Portraits, The Crow Gallery, Dublin
Curatorial & Editorial Experience:
2011/06 – Prism Photography Magazine – photo editor
2010/06 – Photo Volume – www.photovolume.org
2010/05 – Full Spectrum, 3rd Year DIT Photography, Mill Street Gallery, Dublin
2009 /11– The View of Photography: After-Party Portraits, The Crow Gallery, Dublin
Publications:
2011/09 – Irish Arts Review, Autumn Issue.
2011/08 – Source Photographic Review, Booklet with Graduate Photography 2011 Focus in Ireland & UK
2010 /09 –”Intimacy” (Issue 5), SuperMassiveBlackHole Photography
Magazine
Awards:
2012/01 – The Foam Paul Huf Award 2012 nominee
2012/01 – 2nd Alliance Française Photography Award nominee
2011/10 – Dublin Institute of Technology Medal
2011/07 – Propeller Fine Art Award – 16.000 Euro for project development and solo exhibition in 2012
2011/07 – shortlisted by Chris Hammond of MOT International for Claremorris Open Exhibition 2011
Date of birth: 16th October 1986
Lives and works in Dublin, Ireland
00353 (0) 87 645 1473
info@darekfortas.com
www.darekfortas.com
www.photovolume.org
www.prismphotomagazine.com
Education:
2007-2011 Dublin Institute of Technology, BA (Hons) Photography – First Class Honours Degree.
2012-2014 Royal College of Art, London, Fine Art Photography MA candidate
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2012/04 – Alliance Française 2nd Photography Prize Group Show, Dublin
2012/02 – Foto Foyle,Tower Museum, Derry
2011/11 – RUA RED, Winter Exhibition, Tallaght, Dublin
2011/09 – ‘What Matters Now?’, Aperture Foundation, New York
2011/07 – The Copper House Gallery, Propeller Finalist Group Exhibition, Dublin
2011/08 – Belfast Photo Festival, Open Submission Exhibition, Belfast
2011/07 – PhotoIreland Festival, Four Floors Exhibition, Dublin
2011/06 – DIT Photography BA Grad Show, Gallery of Photography, Dublin
2010/07– Photo Ireland Festival, Open Submission Exhibition, The Complex, Smithfield, Dublin
2010/05 – Full Spectrum, 3rd Year DIT Photography, Mill Street Gallery, Dublin
2010/03 – For the Love of Change, Mill Street Gallery, Dublin
2009/12 – Interpret, Irish Design Shop, Bow Lane East, Dublin
2009/08 – For the Love of God , Mill Street Gallery, Dublin
Solo Exhibitions:
2012/01 – Coal Story, The Copper House Gallery, Dublin (upcoming)
2009 /11 – The View of Photography: After-Party Portraits, The Crow Gallery, Dublin
Curatorial & Editorial Experience:
2011/06 – Prism Photography Magazine – photo editor
2010/06 – Photo Volume – www.photovolume.org
2010/05 – Full Spectrum, 3rd Year DIT Photography, Mill Street Gallery, Dublin
2009 /11– The View of Photography: After-Party Portraits, The Crow Gallery, Dublin
Publications:
2011/09 – Irish Arts Review, Autumn Issue.
2011/08 – Source Photographic Review, Booklet with Graduate Photography 2011 Focus in Ireland & UK
2010 /09 –”Intimacy” (Issue 5), SuperMassiveBlackHole Photography
Magazine
Awards:
2012/01 – The Foam Paul Huf Award 2012 nominee
2012/01 – 2nd Alliance Française Photography Award nominee
2011/10 – Dublin Institute of Technology Medal
2011/07 – Propeller Fine Art Award – 16.000 Euro for project development and solo exhibition in 2012
2011/07 – shortlisted by Chris Hammond of MOT International for Claremorris Open Exhibition 2011