Located in Northern Ireland, Audrey Blue (Previously Gillespie) uses analogue photography, painting and printmaking to explore queerness, mortality and conflict in her ongoing series 'This Hurts'.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
‘This Hurts’, as part of ‘New Irish Works’, The Library Project, Dublin 2023
'This Hurts' as part of 'The Troubles Generation' Seen Fifteen, London, 2022
‘Not Drag’, Abridged, Verbal Arts Centre, Derry 2018
‘Big Wild Showcase’, The Menagerie, Belfast 2018
‘Women of The World festival’, The Playhouse, Derry 2015
EXHIBITIONS
‘It’ll be Alright’, Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow 2023
‘Photography Day, Queer Edition’ Preus Museum, Oslo, Norway 2022
‘New Irish Works’ The Printworks, Dublin Castle, 2022
This Hurts' Streetview, Belfast Exposed Gallery, Belfast. 2022
'SATURATION - The Everyday Transformed' Crawford Arts Gallery, Cork 2022
'You Don't Have To Be Loved' Online Exhibition, Abridged 2022
'Futures Photography Selected Artists' Melkweg, Amsterdam 2021
'Futures Irish Talent' The Library Project, Dublin 2021
'This Hurts - Collection' Common Market, Belfast 2021-2022
'Equal Spaces' (Outdoor) Pilots Row, Derry 2021
'Emergence IV' QSS Gallery, Belfast 2021
'The Dreamer' International Group Show, Millepiani, Rome. 2021
‘Ulster Fine Art Ba Degree Show’, The Mac, Belfast, N.I. 2020
‘104’, Amina Malik Gallery, London. 2020
‘Portrait’, Virtual Exhibition, Air Gallery, Manchester. 2020
‘Gender’, Girls Girls Girls Collective, Prism Contemporary Gallery, Blackburn. 2019
Go Girl Collective, Golden Thread Gallery Pop Up, Castle Court Mall, Belfast. 2019
‘Iklektic’, North West Regional Collage, End of Year Exhibition. The Playhouse, Derry. 2018
Winners Selection, Unison (touring): Queens Film Theatre Belfast & Holy Well Trust, Derry. 2017
‘Ormeau Baths Eagle Labs Launch’, Ormeau Baths Belfast. 2017
‘AVA Festival Best Emerging Artist Showcase’, Bulitt Hotel Belfast. 2017
‘Trauma and Triumph’, Go Girl Collective, Queen Street Studios, Belfast. 2017
‘Share the Load’, Go Girl Collective, Prism Studio 2, Belfast. 2016
‘End of Year Exhibition’, North West Regional Collage, Lawrence Building, Derry. 2015
‘Change works’, Social Studios and Gallery Derry. 2015
TITLES
New Irish Works, Photo Ireland, Selected Artist 2022
FUTURES Photography Selected Artist 2021
iD x Arts Thread Global Design Graduate Showcase, Public Vote Winner in Photography 2020
Belfast Photo festival Shortlist 2019
Vogue Talent Shortlist 2018
AVA Best Emerging Artist 2016
MEDIA/ APPEARANCES
Blue's Clues 'Audrey's Drawing' Winner 2001