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Abigail O'Brien    (Irish, 1957)

 Abigail O'Brien - Bella (Photographs)
Abigail O'Brien
Bella
 
 Abigail O'Brien - Bella Series #14 – Blue Bella (Photographs) h: 59 x w: 43 in / h: 149.9 x w: 109.2 cm
Abigail O'Brien
Bella Series #14 – Blue Bella 2007
 
 Abigail O'Brien - Bella Series #2 – Navy Bella (Photographs) h: 59 x w: 43 in / h: 149.9 x w: 109.2 cm
Abigail O'Brien
Bella Series #2 – Navy Bella 2007
 
 Abigail O'Brien - Bella Series #3 – Dark Green Bella (Photographs) h: 59 x w: 43 in / h: 149.9 x w: 109.2 cm
Abigail O'Brien
Bella Series #3 – Dark Green Bella 2007
 
 Abigail O'Brien - Bella Series #4 – Green Bella (Photographs) h: 59 x w: 43 in / h: 149.9 x w: 109.2 cm
Abigail O'Brien
Bella Series #4 – Green Bella 2007
 
 Abigail O'Brien - Bella Series #5 – Purple Bella (Photographs) h: 59 x w: 43 in / h: 149.9 x w: 109.2 cm
Abigail O'Brien
Bella Series #5 – Purple Bella 2007
 
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Biography
1957 Born in Dublin, Ireland
1990 - 1991 Certificate in Visual Research (Distinction), Dún Laoghaire College of Art and Design
1991 - 1992 Foundation Year, Dún Laoghaire College of Art and Design
1992 - 1995 BA Fine Art
1996 - 1998 MA Fine Art, National College of Art and Design
1999 EV+A Award, Limerick, Ireland
2000 Arts Council & Visual Arts Bursary
2000 - 2001 Arts Council of Ireland/Aer Lingus Art Flight Award
2001 - 2002 Project Studio, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin
2003 Arts Council of Ireland Visual Arts Bursary
2003 Cultural Relations Commitee of Ireland Award
2005 Culture Ireland Exhibition Bursary
2006 Associate member of the RHA Royal Hibernian Academy, Ireland

Exhibitions
2008 Bella, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf (solo)
2008 Temperance, Letterkenny Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, County Donegal (solo)
2008 Summer Interval 08, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf
2007 The Sleep of Reason. Crawford Open 2007, Crawford Art Gallery Cork, Cork / Ireland
2007 Gestures of Infinity – Emotion und Religion in einer globalisierten Welt, Minoriten Galerien Graz, Graz / Austria
2007 Minoriten Galerien Graz, Graz / Austria
2007 177 Annual Exhibition, RHA Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2007 Bella, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin (solo)
2006 Confirmation - Martha’s Cloth, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf (solo)
2006 Einfach so, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf
2006 176 Annual Exhibition, (invited artist) RHA Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2006 Ten Years in the Making – an Exhibition of Art from the State Buildings, 1995-2005, Farmleigh, Dublin
2006 National Self-Portrait Collection, University of Limerick, Limerick / Ireland
2006 Einfach so, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf
2006 176 Annual Exhibition, (invited artist) RHA Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2006 Ten Years in the Making – an Exhibition of Art from the State Buildings, 1995-2005, Farmleigh, Dublin
2006 National Self-Portrait Collection, University of Limerick, Limerick / Ireland
2005 Contemporary Art from Ireland, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main
2005 The Eye of the Storm, IMMA Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
2005 Bread Matters, West Cork Arts Centre, West Cork / Ireland
2005 Happy Holiday, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
2005 Fortitude, The John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago / Illinois (solo)
2005 Vita Activa, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin (solo)
2005 The Seven Sacraments. Abigail O'Brien and everyday rituals, RHA Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin (solo)
2005 Garden Heaven - Holy Orders, Centre Culture Irlandais, Paris (solo)
2004 The Seven Sacraments. Abigail O'Brien and everyday rituals, Haus der Kunst, Munich (solo)
2004 The Seven Sacraments. Abigail O'Brien and everyday rituals, Kunsthalle und Kunstverein, Lingen / Germany (solo)
2004 From a Collection - For a Collection, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf
2004 In the Time of Shaking, IMMA Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
2004 Banquet Exhibition, RHA Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2004 Tir na nOg. New works from the IMMA Collection, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
2003 Child in Time, Gemeentemuseum Helmond / The Netherlands
2003 The Rag Tree Series, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf (solo)
2003 The Rag Tree Series, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin (solo)
2003 The Rag Tree Series, The Metatron Art Gallery, Co.Wicklow / Ireland (solo)
2002 Paris Photo, Carousel du Louvre, Paris, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer (solo)
2002 Stories. Erzählstrukturen in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, Haus der Kunst, Munich
2002 Lerse Kunst uit de Collectie van het Museum Modern Art Te Dublin, Stedelijk Museum
2001 How to Butterfly a Leg of Lamb, in Cooperation with Mary Kelly, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf, Germany (solo)
2000 Extreme Unction - From the Ophelia Room, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf (solo)
2000 How to Butterfly a Leg of Lamb, in Cooperation with Mary Kelly + From Baptism, ECA Edinburgh / Scotland (solo)
1999 - 2000 Lautlose Gegenwart, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden Bielefelder Kunstverein, Germany
1999 - 2000 Unschärferelation, Kunstverein Freiburg im Marienbad & more Freiburg & more, Germany
1999 - 2000 Irish Art now. From the Poetic to the Political, McMullen Museum of Art & more Boston, MA & more
1999 EV+A the 23rd Annual Exhibition of Visual Arts, Limerick City Gallery Ireland
1999 Kitchen Pieces - Confession + Communion, Galerie Stadtpark Krems, Austria
1998 Kitchen Pieces - Confession + Communion, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer Düsseldorf
1998 MA Fine Art Degree Show, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art Dublin, Ireland
1997 Passport Exchange; (Ex)Change, Temple Bar Gallery Dublin, Ireland
1996 Figuration, Irish Museum of Modern Art Dublin, Ireland
1996 Baptism, Temple Bar Gallery & Studio Dublin, Ireland
1996 Man Eating Cream Bun, Installation in Habitat Dublin, Ireland
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