Mary O’Connor

Biography

Mary O’Connor is an artist from Wexford living in Dublin. Mary studied at TU in Dublin, Chelsea College of Art, London, and New Zealand. Mary has had solo exhibitions, and has exhibited regularly in-group exhibitions including the RA London, RHA Dublin, and RUA Belfast. She has participated in emerging space exhibitions, and was awarded a residency and fellowship at Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Co Mayo. Her work is included in many public and private collections. She has received Arts Council Awards

Statement

Mary has lived in London, and New Zealand. And also Belize and Kazakhstan before repatriating to Dublin in 2014. She has experienced much flux and flow. This has had a huge impact on her work. Mary makes paintings, screen-prints, large-scale wall murals as well as a recent departure into sculptural installations influenced by many vast landscapes she has encountered. These works are flat and gestural with recurrent shapes, forms, and layers of colours that emerge as abstract compositions. The works are made using bold abstract geometric designs and a strong colour pallet.