Ian Joyce is currently lead artist of UR, a trans-European visual art and culture project supported by the EACEA (2013-2014) which takes place in Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Germany and France. His worl has been exhibited, published and performed internationally since 1990.

In 2000 - with Oona Hyland - he founded Clo & The Living Archive, a residential art and media workshop located at the foot of Mount Errigal in County Donegal at the extreme north west of the Republic of Ireland. The unique landscape, language and local culture is a source of inspiration for visiting artists, curators, and environmentalists from all over the world.