My Professional Portfolio
Ciara Skehan's
Professional Biography
Raised in a small Gaeltacht in the heart of County Meath. Home is a huge part of my identity this evident in my paintings. Enthusiastic and Motivated Final Year Student in the Professional Masters of Education in Art and Design with Digital Media at the Technological University of the Shannon. With advanced professional knowledge and skills of research informed curriculum development, teaching, learning and the assessment of and for learning.
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Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of subject matter, gained from Professional Masters in Education; Bachelor of Arts Degree, in Fine Art Painting and Post Leaving Certificate Course in portfolio preparation. Keen interest in photography; comfortable using a range of cameras. Successfully completed a Post Leaving Cert Course in art and design. All of which enriched my vast subject knowledge of many different media; from painting to 3d plaster cast.
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Experience gained from school placement in Eureka Secondary School, Kells and Colaíste na Mí, Navan, Co Meath.
Exhibitions
-Limerick City Gallery
-the Hunt Museum.
-Variance
Research:
-To what extent can reflective practice aid students to make critical decisions about the development of their visual art project