about me
I am Oona Tully, a Professional Calligrapher with 35 years of artistic lettering practice in Dublin, Ireland, Oxford, UK, and Nairobi, Kenya. I discovered the art of Calligraphy when I was a teenager - working on local commissions in my home villages of Palmerstown and Chapelizod. I have provided calligraphy for the UN, an Garda Síochána, County Councils, design agencies and global corporations. I get great pleasure in creating gifts for people to celebrate and commemorate special occasions and people in their lives. Calligraphy is also a traditionally Irish art form dating back centuries, and I promote it as much as I can through education, cultural exchange and civic commissions.
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qualifications
1999 : CLAS Diploma in Calligraphy 2023 : CLAS Advanced Diploma in Calligraphy in progress I also hold a Masters Degree in Science and Certificates in Graphic Design, Digital Imaging, Photography, Team Leadership, Global Development, Intellectual Property and Digital Marketing. |
teaching and workshops
1996 - Teacher of Calligraphy at North Bay School , Kilbarrack, Dubin Craft Council's Calligraphy in the Classroom project.
1993 - Gilding workshops for the Oxford Arts Group.
2015 - Wicklow County Council Calligraphy Workshops as part of Heritage Week
2021 - Introduction to Calligraphy Workshop with the Bailieborough Arts Hub, County Cavan
2022 - Introduction to Calligraphy Workshop, Castledermot, County Kildare
1996 - Teacher of Calligraphy at North Bay School , Kilbarrack, Dubin Craft Council's Calligraphy in the Classroom project.
1993 - Gilding workshops for the Oxford Arts Group.
2015 - Wicklow County Council Calligraphy Workshops as part of Heritage Week
2021 - Introduction to Calligraphy Workshop with the Bailieborough Arts Hub, County Cavan
2022 - Introduction to Calligraphy Workshop, Castledermot, County Kildare
EBS Calendar Awards, 1996
awards
1988 - St. Joseph's College, Lucan: Award for Calligraphy Services
1989 - Rathmines Senior College: Award for Calligraphy Services
1995 - RDS National Crafts Competition Award / Calligraphy Category
1996 - EBS Calendar Entry Winner / Calligraphy Category
1999 - CLAS Diploma in Calligraphy
2014 - Dancing Letters Scholarship, USA
1988 - St. Joseph's College, Lucan: Award for Calligraphy Services
1989 - Rathmines Senior College: Award for Calligraphy Services
1995 - RDS National Crafts Competition Award / Calligraphy Category
1996 - EBS Calendar Entry Winner / Calligraphy Category
1999 - CLAS Diploma in Calligraphy
2014 - Dancing Letters Scholarship, USA
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exhibitions 1993 - The Asian Centre, Oxford, England with the Oxford-Irish Society 1995 - RDS Dublin Horse Show, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland. 1996 - EBS Head Office, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. 1996 - Exhibition Gallery, Stephen's Green Centre, Dublin 2, with The Crafts Council of Ireland 1997 - The Beehive, with Palmerstown Arts Group, Dublin 20 1998 - Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland with The People's Art Group 2022 - Society of Scribes & Illuminators Capital Letters Day, Bloomsbury, London, England |
St. Stephen's Green Centre,
Dublin 2, 1996
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