Artist Talks and Public Presentations

2023       Keynote Speaker at Irish Glass Biennale, Dublin Castle, Ireland

2023       Saint Manchan's Shrine, Offaly History seminar, Ireland

2022       Saint Manchan's Shrine, Offaly History, Ireland

2022       Pilgrim's Path, Eco Showboat programme. Ireland

2017         Sculpture in the Wild, University of Montana, USA
2016          Kevin O’Dwyer – A Sparkling Party, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile    
2015          Kevin O’Dwyer – A Sparkling Party, Florida Goldsmiths, Miami     
2014         Art in the Land: Beyond the White Cube, Holter Museum, Montana, USA
2013         Kevin O’Dwyer, Mesa Arts Center, Phoenix, Arizona,
                  Sculpture in the Parklands, Lincoln Arts Council, Montana, USA
                  Kevin O’Dwyer - A Sparkling Party, University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA
2012          The Heat is On, SNAG 2012 Conference, Phoenix, AZ. USA
                   A Sparkling Party , Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Phoenix, AZ. USA
                  A Sparkling Party, Art-house, Lincoln, Montana, USA
2011          Kevin O’Dwyer -Selected Works in Silver, Princess Grace Library, Monaco
                   Sculpture in the Parklands, Lycée Albert I, Monaco
                   Engaging with Glass, Solstice Arts Centre, Ireland
                   Hiberno/Norse metalwork. Monrovian Academy, USA
2010          Gardner-Medwin Memorial Lecture, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool, England
                   Kevin O'Dwyer - A Sparkling Party, Pratt Fine Arts Center, USA
                   Kevin O’Dwyer – A Sparkling Party, Bellevue Art Museum, Washington, USA
                   University of Limerick, Ireland
                   World in Denmark 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009           GoggleWorks Arts Centre, Reading, PA, USA
                   Kevin O'Dwyer, Kutztown University, PA, USA
2008           Presenter, World Archaeology Congress, Ireland
                   Sculpture in the Parklands, International Peat Congress, Ireland
                   Pratt Fine Arts Centre, Seattle, Washington, USA
                   Salem College, Winston Salem, N.C., USA
                   Silver Seminar, National Museum of Ireland
2007           The Art of Innovation, Engineering Ireland, Ireland
                   Sculpture in the Parklands, University College Dublin, Ireland
2006          Lough Boora Parklands Symposium, Ireland
2005          Science, Craft and Technology, Kilkenny Arts Festival
                   SOFA Chicago, Crafts Council Ireland

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