Biography
Jean Curran is a Dublin based photographic artist. Her work has taken her on assignment to east, west and south Africa, Haiti and throughout Europe. Jean's work has been published both nationally and internationally, most notably in the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, El Paiz and the The Irish Times. She has exhibited alongside other artists in London and China and has also had a solo show of her work in Dublin.
Jean has been the recipient of two Simon Cumbers Media Challenge Fund Grants, which were funded by The Department of Foreign Affairs. She has also received a Dublin City Council Artist's Bursary to assist in the continuation and development of her photographic practice. Jean has recently completed a MFA in Photography in the University of Ulster, Belfast.
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Neither Here Nor There
Neither Here Nor There, is centered on a group of young middle-class Malawian students who moved to Ireland to further their third level education. The artist’s work explores the difficulties with adapting to a new culture and of having to confront a stereotype. It draws on the misconceptions by juxtaposing the subject into environments where the stereotype is created.
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