Eilis O'Connell

Sculpture over Pero's Bridge, Bristol

"Sacrificial Anode" in Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf, London

"Helix" at One Curzon Street, Mayfair, London

Eilis O'Connell (born 1953, Derry, Northern Ireland)^[1] is an Irish abstract sculptor. She is known for her free-standing works and wall pieces.^[2] O'Connell was educated at the Crawford School of Art, Cork, Ireland and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts, US.^[3] 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).^[4]

References

1. Ruckenstein & O'Malley 2013, p. 382.
2. Finlay 1989, p. 202.
3. "Eilís O'Connell: Conetwirl". Cass Sculpture Foundation. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
4. "Eilís O'Connell RHA Haptic". Royal Hibernian Academy,. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

Bibliography

• Finlay, Sarah (1989). The National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland: 1979-1989. University of Limerick Press.
• 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.

External links

• Media related to Eilis O'Connell at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website