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The basics
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Intro
Irish artist
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
1963(Belfast, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
Education:
Middlesex University
The details
Biography
Introduction
Siobhán Hapaska (born 1963) is an Irish sculptor.
Early life and education
Hapaska was born in Belfast and studied art at Middlesex Polytechnic from 1985 to 1988 before completing a master's degree at Goldsmiths College in 1992. In 1993 she won a Barclays Young Artist Award and had her first solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London during 1995 and 1996.
Career
Hapaska works with a variety of synthetic and natural materials, and often incorporates sound and light elements into her work. Her sculptures range in form from completely abstracted to hyperrealistic.