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
2025 A Journey For Change, Mother Tongues Festival, Rua Red, Tallaght, Ireland
2025 Auspicious Eight : Wood Snake, Flux Studios, Dublin, Ireland
2024 Expanded Visions, An Chéad Tine, Kilkenny, Ireland
2024 Auspicious Eight : Wood Dragon, Ton Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
2023 2023 RDS Visual Art Awards Exhibition, The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Kilmainham, Ireland
2023 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.
2016 Fresh, Treehouse Society, San Francisco, California, U.S.
2008 Dimensional Textiles Exhibit, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, U.S.
CURATORIAL
2025 Upcoming, County Roscommon, Ireland
2025 Journeys: For a Better Tomorrow, Helium Arts, Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) Studios, Kilmainham, Ireland
2025 Journeys: Everything Begins Somewhere, Helium Arts, Súil Gallery, Ennis, Ireland
2025 A Journey For Change, Mother Tongues Festival, Rua Red, Tallaght, Ireland
2025 Auspicious Eight : Wood Snake, Flux Studios, Dublin, Ireland
2024 Auspicious Eight: Wood Dragon, Ton Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Residencies/projects
2025 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
2025 Art Practice as a Child of Refugees, Local Integration: Building the Welcome Conference, Immigrant Council of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
2025 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
2024 Ropemaking Demonstration, DLR Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
2024 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
2023 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
2021 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
2024 Agility Award 2024, The Arts Council, Dublin, Ireland
2023 RDS Visual Art Awards Exhibitor, Royal Dublin Society (RDS), Dublin, Ireland
MEDIA
2025 Helium Arts Dublin Showcase — Journeys: For a Better Tomorrow, Ireland AM, 7 June 2025, Dublin, Ireland
2025 Art exhibition highlights Helium Arts’ growing work in supporting children at risk of social exclusion, Dublin Gazette, 27 May 2025, Ireland
2025 Art exhibition to highlight growing work in supporting children at risk of social exclusion in Tipperary, Tipperary Live, 22 May 2025, Ireland
2025 RTE News: Helium Arts Workshop Ballybrack, 10 April 2025, Ireland
2025 A Journey For Change : Jinny Ly, Shared Island Civics Society Project, Mother Tongues, Ireland
2024 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
Contributions
2019 Uppercase Magazine, Vol. 42, “Perfect Imperfections”, Mixed Media Sculpture (Canada)
2019 Patterns of Life Because Pourquoi Pas, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, New York (U.S.)
2018 Whys of the Wheres : A Map Brothers Movie (Producer Nathaniel Pope), Storyboard/Production Artist, Los Angeles, California (U.S.)
2018 A Little World of Unfiltered Curiosities Because Pourquoi Pas, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, New York (U.S.)
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.)