Personal profile
Research Interests
Dara is currently undertaking his PhD research, "Recording How Queer Animators in Ireland Represent Their Collective Memory Through Character Design". The research is focused on how members of the LGBTQIA+ represent themselves using character design and subsequently exploring whether this research can then be implemented to allow for more inclusive representation.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Fine Art
2014 → 2016
Award Date: 1 Jun 2016
Bachelor, Photography
2011 → 2014
Award Date: 1 Jun 2014
External positions
Senior Compositor, Sixteen South
Sept 2021 → Oct 2022
Senior Animator, Educational Voice
Nov 2020 → Sept 2021
Compositor, Paper Owl Films
Sept 2020 → Nov 2020
Compositor, JAM Media
Apr 2017 → Jul 2020
Compositor, Paper Owl Films
Mar 2017 → Apr 2017
Keywords
- NC Drawing Design Illustration
- Character Design
- Animation
- Collective Memory
- TR Photography
- Video