EO
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Irish sculptor
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
1953
Education:
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
The details
Biography
Introduction
Eilis O'Connell (born 1953, Derry, Northern Ireland) is an abstract sculptor. She is known for her free-standing works and wall pieces. O'Connellwas educated at the Crawford School of Art, Cork, Ireland and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts, US. She is a founder director of the National Sculpture Factory (Cork); a member of Aosdána and the Royal Hibernian Academy; and a former member of the Arts Council of Ireland. Her honors include the Art & Work Award from Wapping Arts Trust, and Royal Society of Arts Award (1998). O'Connell's works were displayed at the Biennale de Paris (1982) and the São Paulo Art Biennial (1985).
Bibliography
- Finlay, Sarah (1989). The National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland: 1979–1989. University of Limerick Press. ISBN 9780950342764.
- Ruckenstein, Lelia; O'Malley, James (20 November 2013). Everything Irish: The History, Literature, Art, Music, People, and Places of Ireland, from A to Z. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-48445-1.