Exhibitions, Awards and Publications

2021: Exhibition 'Colour My World' FMI (Felt Makers Ireland) - Pheonix Park, Dublin, Needle Felting Image "The Joys of Colour".
2021: Featured in USA journal ‘Rocks and Minerals’, Published March 2021 - Shibori stone Felt Art.
2020: Poem 'Spiders' published in anthology ‘The One With The Waggly Tail’ Sarah Webb (Author), Steve McCarthy (Illustrator) - The O’Brien Press.
2019: Exhibition 'Something Red' Finland. Joint exhibition between Finland Felt makers and FMI (Felt makers Ireland).
2019: Waterford City and County Council Business Awards - Finalist for Craft Retail/PSD (Pippa Sweeney Designs (Needle Felt art and prints).
2018: Exhibition - solo - 'Between a Rock and a Soft Place' Joan Clancy Gallery, Co Waterford.
2016: Exhibition, 'Kaleidoscope', FMI (Felt Makers Ireland) group exhibition - Botanical Gardens, Dublin.
2016-2020 LEO (Local Enterprise Office, County Waterford) Funding for PSD (Pippa Sweeney Designs) felt art originals and print wholesale business.
2016: Exhibition, Lavit Gallery, Cork, Annual Member's Exhibition.
2015: Retail Excellence Awards Ireland - Retail Mark of Excellence (USP - making, exhibiting and selling my original felt art on premises).
2015: Bursary, Waterford City & County Council - Residency at Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan.
2014: West Waterford Chamber and FBD Awards - Winner of Emerging New Business (Beach House Gallery - craft gallery).
2014: Exhibition, 'Common Ground' FMI (Felt Makers Ireland Group exhibition - Farmleigh, Phoenix Park, Dublin.
2013: UK Award 'Words Get Knotted' Winner category SEN (Special Education Needs) - non-ICT Resource (UK).
2013: UK Shortlisted 'Words Get Knotted' for BESA (Best Education Supplier Awards - two categories, SEN non-ICT Resource + Best Educational Book.
2013: Bursary, Artlinks Professional Development - for Needle Felting tuition in Denmark with Master felter Birgitte Krag Hansen.
2012: Exhibition, 'Words Get Knotted' - Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
2012: Bursary, Waterford Regional Arts Bursary, Residency - Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan.
2012: Publication, Words Get Knotted (hard back and paperback) Bloomsbury Publishing UK (Featherstone Education).
2011: Publication - Little WW - a Limited Edition, 'a duninaday' production.
2011: Exhibition (group) 'Hung Drawn and Authored' - Falmouth, UK.
2009: Bursary, Waterford County Council, Residential Writing Course, Co Kerry.
2008: Exhibition 'A Meander in Beijing' - Old Market House Arts Centre.
2008: Publication, A Meander in Beijing.
1994: Poem ‘Cautious Companions’ published in anthology Edited by Liz Newman ‘Lunatics, Lovers and Poets’ - Three Fishes Press.