EDUCATION
2021-2023 MFA Fine Art, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
Class representative, Post-Graduate Officer, RDS Visual Art Award Exhibitor
2006-2009 BA, Studio Art emphasis in Textiles, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, US
Dean’s Scholar
2004-2006 Ceramics & Illustration, Diablo Valley College, Concord, California, US
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 The Show Nearly No One Saw, The Annex, NCAD, Dublin, Ireland
2019 Champ-oeuf-gnons, Aranis Cuisine, Antony, Paris Ile-de-France, France
2016 Forest of Stories, Treehouse Society, San Francisco, California , U.S.
2008 Between Two Worlds, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, U.S.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Journeys: For a Better Tomorrow, Helium Arts, Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) Studios, Kilmainham, Ireland
A Journey For Change, Mother Tongues Festival, Rua Red, Tallaght, Ireland
Auspicious Eight : Wood Snake, Flux Studios, Dublin, Ireland
2024 Expanded Visions, An Chéad Tine, Kilkenny, Ireland
Auspicious Eight : Wood Dragon, Ton Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
2023 2023 RDS Visual Art Awards Exhibition, The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Kilmainham, Ireland
Grandma used to tell me, NCAD Works, The Annex, NCAD, Dublin, Ireland
2020 Thank You, No Thank You, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
2016 Fiber and Cloth Art Show, The Haight Gallery, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Fresh, Treehouse Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.
2008 Dimensional Textiles Exhibit, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, U.S.
CURATORIAL
2026 Auspicious Eight: Fire Horse, Flux Studios, Dublin, Ireland
2025 Art of Belonging, Co. Roscommon Integration Team, Castlerea, Ireland
Journeys: For a Better Tomorrow, Helium Arts, Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) Studios, Kilmainham, Ireland
Journeys: Everything Begins Somewhere, Helium Arts, Súil Gallery, Ennis, Ireland
A Journey For Change, Mother Tongues Festival, Rua Red, Tallaght, Ireland
Auspicious Eight : Wood Snake, Flux Studios, Dublin, Ireland
2024 Auspicious Eight: Wood Dragon, Ton Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Residencies/projects
2026 Art for All — Sunday Explorers series for IPAS families, Learning and Engagement, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
2025 Assistant to Cecilia Vicuña, Reverse Migration, Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Kilmainham, Ireland
Engagement Hub: Art in Action Project, Super Projects x IMMA, Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Kilmainham, Ireland
2024 Shared Island Civics Society Project, Mother Tongues & ArtsEkta, Dublin, Ireland
LECTURES, TALKS, Workshops
2026 Brain Gain 2026 : Fireside Conversation with Jinny Ly (guest speaker), AkiDwA, Dublin, Ireland
Familial Narratives and the Art of Jinny Ly (guest speaker), Anti-racism Lecture, University of Maynooth, Maynooth, Ireland
Auspicious Eight 2026 Artist Panel, Central Library, Dublin, Ireland
Lunar New Year Festival Opening (speaker), Dublin City Council, Dublin, Ireland
2025 Helium Arts at the Lynn Clinic, Creative Ireland Nature Fund Conference, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Art Practice as a Child of Refugees, Local Integration: Building the Welcome Conference, Immigrant Council of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Arts Practice working with Youths, Engagement Hub: Art in Action, Super Project x Angelica Network x IMMA, Dublin, Ireland
2024 Knotmaking Workshop, DLR Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
Ropemaking Demonstration, DLR Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
Creative Ropemaking Workshop, DLR Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
2023 RDS Visual Art Awards Artists Panel Discussion, IMMA Talks, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
Inspiration from the Personal Archive, Department of Visual Culture, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
2021 Jenny “Jinny” Ly Part 2., Textiles, Art & Artefact Department (TAA), National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
Introduction to Jinny Ly, Gaginang Conference 2021, Online Conference
2020 Introduction: From California to Ireland, Textiles, Art & Artefact Department (TAA), National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
AWARDS/Achievements
2026 Dublin Lunar New Year Festival Ambassador 2026 : Year of the Fire Horse, Dublin City Council and Dublin Lunar New Year Committee, Dublin, Ireland
2024 Agility Award 2024, The Arts Council, Dublin, Ireland
2023 RDS Visual Art Awards Exhibitor, Royal Dublin Society (RDS), Dublin, Ireland
MEDIA
2026 Asian cultures unite for Dublin’s unique take on Lunar New Year, Dublin Lunar New Year Festival, Irish Independent, Ireland
2025 Art of Belonging – Celebrating Voices from County Roscommon, Roscommon Creative Ireland Projects, Ireland
Helium Arts Dublin Showcase — Journeys: For a Better Tomorrow, Ireland AM, 7 June 2025, Dublin, Ireland
Art exhibition highlights Helium Arts’ growing work in supporting children at risk of social exclusion, Dublin Gazette, 27 May 2025, Ireland
Art exhibition to highlight growing work in supporting children at risk of social exclusion in Tipperary, Tipperary Live, 22 May 2025, Ireland
RTE News: Helium Arts Workshop Ballybrack, 10 April 2025, Ireland
A Journey For Change : Jinny Ly, Shared Island Civics Society Project, Mother Tongues, Ireland
2024 Coders of the Zeitgeist, Irish Arts Review, Sarah Kelleher, Spring 2024, Ireland
Contatto: Jinny Ly, Contatto Project, Dublin, Ireland
2024 Asian Talents: Jinny Ly, Host Alice Chau, NearFM Radio, Dublin, Ireland
2023 New to the Parish: Jinny Ly, Irish Times, Dublin, Ireland
2019 Uppercase Magazine, Vol. 42, “Perfect Imperfections”, Mixed Media Sculpture (Canada)
Professional service/Contributions
2026 Creative Director, Asian Irish Community Connect, Ireland
Associations
2020-current Visual Artists Ireland, Professional Member (Ireland)
2019-current Society for Embroidered Works, Member (U.K.)
2020-2024 European Textile Network (Austria)
2004-current Bay Area Artists Unite (BAAU), (U.S.)