Gala Tomasso
Adare, Co Limerick
galatomasso@icloud.com projectgala.com
Objective
Motivated and experienced artist and creative. Currently working on creative projects for arts facilitation and education. Strong academic and professional background as well as media engagement, marketing, and design skills.
Illustration and 3d work inspired by housing insecurity, anxiety management and the beauty of practiced resilience.
Exhibitions and commissions
2013 Little Big Maps Solo Town Hall Theater Galway.
2014 Ard Bia, Places solo exhibition.
2015-onwards
Coffeewerk and Press Galway. Ongoing design work print, logo, design and exhibition work.
2016-2023
Baboró Children’s International Festival. Program illustration.
2018 ‘Sowing a seed Archives to Art’ funded by the Galway county council, Creative Ireland. Group exhibition Tuam library.
2019 Galway Drawings purchased by Galway 2020 offices.
2019 Exhibition of St Bridgit drawings at Coffeewerks and Press and cup design to celebrate Imbolc.
2019 Studied with justartit.ie Traditional Print methods and studio time.
2020 Two children’s books illustrated for writer Orla McGovern published by the history Press.
2021 commissioned to illustrate ‘the 5 Ways of Wellbeing’ for MTU creativitytonic.ie.
2020-23 Brú Theatre Galway. Poster, program, puppet and illustration.
2020 Group exhibition at the Town Hall Theatre Galway ‘Sheela na Gig’.
2020 member of Artinmind.ie studio space with group exhibition
2021 Residency with Bridgit’s Garden Moycullen creating illustrations for public use funded by the arts council.
2021 Illustration commissioned by the Dunraven Arms, Murphy’s Hotel and Galway food Tours self-Guided food guide.
2023 Group exhibition with Galway’s Menstruation Festival
Education
BA HONS ART AND EDUCATION STUDIES | WORCESTER UNIVERSITY| 2000
MA ARTS AND ENGAGEMENT| 2022-2023 | MTU CORK ONGOING
POST GRAD ARTS FACILITATION | 2021 | MTU CORK
Arts Facilitation Practice Special Award
MA PROFESSIONAL DESIGN PRACTICE | 2008 | DIT, DUBLIN
Professional Design Practice, graphic design, project development with industry clients
HONS DEGREE | 2000 | UNIVERSITY WORCESTER
Art and Education Studies with Women’s Studies
CERTIFICATE IN CREATIVE ENTERPRISE | GMIT | 2016
Experience
ARTS FACILITATOR | RALEIGH ROW BEO | 2022-NOW
ARTS FACILITATOR AND CREATOR OF CRE-AUT.COM | 2022 ONGOING Workshop creation and delivery with CREATE, primary school session on design.