Awards and Prizes
12th International Color Awards 2019, 2nd place overall in Photographer of the Year category
12th International Color Awards 2019, 1st place (Outstanding Achievement Award) Americana Category & 2 further nominations
AOP (Association of Photographers, London) Awards 2019, Finalist
International Photography Awards 2018, Silver & Honourable Mention in 2 categories
International Photography Awards 2017, Honourable Mention in 4 categories
AOP (Association of Photographers, London) Awards 2017, Finalist in 2 categories
AOP (Association of Photographers, London) Awards 2016, Finalist
Shortlisted for the National Gallery of Ireland Hennessy Portrait Prize 2015
Outstanding Student of the Year Award 2014 for MFA Fine Art Photography, given by the Royal Ulster Academy
8th International Color Awards 2014, 2nd Place (Merit of Excellence) & Honourable Mention
Imaging Donegal Residency - Per Cent for Arts Residency, Co. Donegal, Ireland 2010
AOP (Association of Photographers, London) Awards 2004, Silver
Group Exhibitions
AOP Awards (London, UK) 2019
AOP Awards (London, UK) 2017
Royal Ulster Academy (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 2017
Glebe Gallery (Co. Donegal, Ireland) 2017
Higher Bridges Gallery (Enniskillen, Northern Ireland) 2017
AOP Awards (London, UK) 2016
Dali International Photography Festival (China) 2015
Dunamaise Arts Centre (Co. Laois, Ireland) 2015
Remote Photo Festival (Co. Donegal, Ireland) 2015
Artists' Collections (Co. Donegal, Ireland) 2015
Royal Ulster Academy - invited artist (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 2014
14th Pingyao International Photography Festival (China) 2014
Gallery of Photography (Dublin, Ireland) 2014
Laois Arthouse (Co. Laois, Ireland) 2014
University of Ulster, School of Art and Design Gallery (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 2013
Belfast Exposed (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 2013
Royal Hibernian Academy (Dublin, Ireland) 2012
Golden Thread Gallery (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 2011
Irish Cultural Centre (Paris, France) 2010
Circulo de Bella Artes (Madrid, Spain) 2010
Royal Ulster Academy (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 2010
Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny (Co. Donegal, Ireland) 2010
Glebe Gallery (Co. Donegal, Ireland) 2010
Royal Hibernian Academy (Dublin, Ireland) 2010
Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (Thessaloniki, Greece) 2010
Paul Kane Gallery (Dublin, Ireland) 2008
Royal Hibernian Academy (Dublin, Ireland) 2008
Royal Hibernian Academy (Dublin, Ireland) 2007
Royal Hibernian Academy (Dublin, Ireland) 2006
Habitat & candyculture.com (Dublin, Ireland) 2005
Royal Hibernian Academy (Dublin, Ireland) 2005
AOP Awards (London, UK) 2004
Solo Exhibitions
RUA Red Arts Centre (Dublin, Ireland) 2011
Centre Culturel Irlandais (Paris, France) 2010
McKenna Gallery, Riverbank Arts Centre (Co. Kildare, Ireland) 2010
Tullamore Regional Offices (Co. Offaly, Ireland)2009
Gallery of Photography (Dublin, Ireland) 2009
Letterkenny Arts Centre (Co. Donegal, Ireland) 2005
Selected Literature and Press
Carville, Justin. (2011) Photography and Ireland. London:Reaktion Books Ltd. p.89
Colberg, Joerg. (2010) Contemporary European Photography, Conscientious Blog
McDonnell, Ross. (May 2010) Milky Blacks Blog
Aletti, Vince. (March 2010) Out of the Darkroom, Phillips de Pury 'Now', .p44-7
Dunne, Aidan. (Dec 2009), A Quintessentially Irish Exhibition, Irish Times
Butler, Kate. (2009) Sunday Times Culture Magazine
Source Magazine. (2009), Issue 60, p.44-53
The New Yorker. (2009) June 8th 2009, p.56
6 One News (2009) TV, RTE1 Interview with Kathy Burke. Oct 2009, 18:00 hrs.
Publications
'Under a Grey Sky' (2009). Dublin: Gallery of Photography
Visiting Artist Lecture Venues
Griffith College, Dublin, Ireland
Texas Tech University, TX, USA
University of East Tennessee, TN, USA
Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
University of Ulster College of Art, Belfast, Northern Ireland