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Conor McGarrigle is an artist and researcher working primarily with digital media. He holds a BSc from UCD, an MFA from NCAD and a PhD from DIT.
A pioneer of digital art in Ireland his research-based practice has examined the entanglements of pervasive networked devices and computational processes in everyday life working with net art, locative media, augmented reality, and machine learning.
He has exhibited internationally including the Venice Biennale, the St. Etienne Biennale, Fundació Miro, SIGGRAPH, Site Santa Fe, FILE São Paulo, EVA International, and Science Gallery Dublin and Detroit, and the Green on Red Gallery Dublin.
His research has been widely presented including at the Centre Pompidou Paris, Computer Art Congress, Pact Zollverein, College Arts Association, SIGGRAPH, published as book chapters by Routledge, Springer, and Blackdog, and in journals such as Visual Resources, International Journal of Performance Art and Digital Media. Leonardo Electronic Almanac, and Digital Creativity. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Routledge journal Public Art Dialogue.
Research Interests
Fine Art, New Media, arts practice, artistic research, locative media, augmented reality, artificial intelligence and creativity, history of art and technology,
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The Construction of Locative Situations: the Production of Agency in Locative Media Art Practice , School of Media
Award Date: 31 Aug 2012
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Aesthico: Aesthetics and Ecology in Technological Education
McGarrigle, C. (PI), Vaughan, C. (CoI), Ohara, M. (CoI) & McCabe, H. (CoI)
28/02/22 → 27/07/25
Project: Knowledge and Technology Transfer › Education
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Exploring Transdisciplinary Education combining Arts & Sciences
Fitzpatrick, N. (PI), McGarrigle, C. (CoPI) & McDonald, S. (CoPI)
1/09/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Knowledge and Technology Transfer › Education
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From Art and Technology to AI: artists’ collaboration with big tech
McGarrigle, C., 1 Sep 2026, (Accepted/In press) AI and Algorithmic Aesthetics: Soft Codes. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Locative Media as Remix
McGarrigle, C., 3 Feb 2025, The Routledge Companion to Remix Studies 2nd Edition.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Where We Are: the datafication of location
McGarrigle, C., 9 Sep 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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A history of machine creativity
McGarrigle, C., Jul 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Cinema of Transmission
McGarrigle, C. (Photographer), Aug 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
Prizes
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UCD Parity Studios Artist in Residence 2018-19
McGarrigle, C. (Recipient), 1 Aug 2018
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Management Committee for European Media and Born-digital Art Conservation and Knowledge Network (EMBARK) COST Action (External organisation)
McGarrigle, C. (Member)
16 Oct 2025 → 15 Oct 2029Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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5th ECT Lab Annual Conference (Event)
McGarrigle, C. (Reviewer)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Data Stories Artist/writer in Residence, Maynooth University (Event)
McGarrigle, C. (Reviewer)
24 Sep 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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SIGGRAPH 2024 (Event)
McGarrigle, C. (Reviewer)
28 Jul 2024 → 1 Aug 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Journal of Franco Irish Studies (Journal)
McGarrigle, C. (Reviewer)
Jul 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
Press/Media
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Meet the Irish artist using Vine to show the chaos of the internet
13/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media