ABIGAIL O'BRIEN

 

 

1957 in Dublin / Irland geboren

Lebt und arbeitet in Dublin / Irland

 

 

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

National College of Art and Design, B.A. in Kunst (Malerei)

1996-1998

National College of Art and Design, M.A. (mit Auszeichnung) in Kunst (Malerei)


AUSZEICHNUNGEN / AWARDS

1995

Häagen Dazs Solo Award, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin

1995

NCEA National Student of the Year, NCAD, Dublin

1996

Artists Work Programme-Stipendium, IMMA Irish Museum of Modern Art

1996

Arts Council of Ireland Materials Award

1997-1998

Arts Council of Ireland Visual Arts Bursary

1998

Random Access Video Training Symposium, Sculptor’s Society Ireland

1999

EV+A Award, Limerick / Irland

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Residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig / Irland

2000

Arts Council of Ireland 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

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Cultural Relations Commitee of Ireland Award

2005

Culture Ireland Exhibition Bursary

2006

Associate member of the Royal Hibernian Academy, Ireland

 

EINZELAUSSTELLUNGEN / SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007

"Bella" Rubicon Gallery, Dublin / Irland

2006

"Confirmation - Martha’s Cloth" Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

2005

"The Seven Sacraments. Abigail O'Brien and everyday rituals"

 

Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin / Irland

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"Vita Activa" Rubicon Gallery, Dublin / Irland

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"Fortitude" The John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago / Illinois

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"Garden Heaven - Holy Orders" Centre Culture Irlandais, Paris

2004

"The Seven Sacraments. Abigail O'Brien and everyday rituals"

 

Haus der Kunst, München

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"The Seven Sacraments. Abigail O'Brien and everyday rituals"

 

Kunsthalle und Kunstverein, Lingen

2003

"The Rag Tree Series" The Metatron Art Gallery, Co.Wicklow / Irland

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"The Rag Tree Series" Rubicon Gallery, Dublin

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"The Rag Tree Series" Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

2002

"Paris Photo" Paris, One-person show, Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer

2001

"How to Butterfly a Leg of Lamb" in Kooperation mit Mary Kelly

 

Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

2000

"How to Butterfly a Leg of Lamb" in Kooperation mit Mary Kelly

 

+ "From Baptism" ECA Edinburgh / Schottland

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"Extreme Unction - From the Ophelia Room"

 

Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

1999

"Kitchen Pieces - Confession + Communion"

 

Galerie Stadtpark, Krems / Österreich

1998

"Kitchen Pieces - Confession + Communion"

 

Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

1996

"Baptism" Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin / Irland

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"Man Eating Cream Bun" Installation in Habitat, Dublin / Irland

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"Baptism" Old Museum, Belfast / Nordirland


GRUPPENAUSSTELLUNGEN / GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007

"Gestures of Infinity – Emotion und Religion in einer globalisierten Welt"

Minoriten Galerien Graz, Graz / Österreich

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"177 Annual Exhibition" Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin / Irland

2006

"Einfach so" Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

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"176 Annual Exhibition" (invited artist) Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin / Irland

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"Ten Years in the Making – an Exhibition of Art from the State Buildings, 1995-2005"

Farmleigh, Dublin / Irland

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"National Self-Portrait Collection" University of Limerick, Irland

2005

"Contemporary Art from Ireland" European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main

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"The Eye of the Storm" Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin

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"Bread Matters" West Cork Arts Centre, West Cork / Irland

2004

"From a Collection - For a Collection" Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

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"In the Time of Shaking" Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin

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"Banquet Exhibition" RHA Gallery, Dublin

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"Tir na nOg. New works from the IMMA Collection" Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin

2003

"Child in Time" Gemeentemuseum Helmond / Niederlande

2002

"Stories. Erzählstrukturen in der zeitgenössischen Kunst" Haus der Kunst, München

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" Lerse Kunst uit de Collectie van het Museum Modern Art Te Dublin" Stedelijk Museum

2001

"Zwischenraum #4 - Arbeiten mit Fotografie"

 

Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

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"Serien" Elke Dröscher Kunstraum Falkenstein, Hamburg

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"Zwischenraum #5 - Skulpturen und Objekte"

 

Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Düsseldorf

2000

"Unschärferelation" Kunstmuseum Heidenheim, Heidenheim

 

und Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken

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"Zwischen-Raum" Galerie Seitz + Partner, Berlin

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"Der Monokulare Blick (Abigail O'Brien - Ingolf Timpner - Florian Merkel)"

 

Kunstverein Lingen, Lingen

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"Lautlose Gegenwart. Das Stilleben in der zeitgenössischen Fotografie"

 

Bielefelder Kunstverein, Bielefeld

1999

"How to Butterfly a Leg of Lamb" in Kooperation mit Mary Kelly

 

Concourse Space, Country Hall, Dún Laoghaire / Irland

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"Les Fleurs du Mal" Galerie Seitz.von Werder, Berlin

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"Video Invidious" (Video 'Muñeco' in Kooperation mit Javier de la Garza),

 

Arthouse, Dublin / Irland

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"EV+A the 23rd Annual Exhibition of Visual Art" (Videoskulptur 'How to

 

Butterfly a Leg of Lamb'in Kooperation mit Mary Kelly) Limerick City Gallery of

 

Art, Carnegie Building, Pery Square, Limerick / Irland

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"Lautlose Gegenwart" Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden

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"Irish Art Now. From the Poetic to the Political", organisiert vom Irish Museum of

 

Modern Art, Dublin und Independent Curators Incorporated, New York

 

(Wanderausstellung)

 

1999-2001: McMullen Museum of Art, Boston / Massachusetts;

 

Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Newfoundland / Kanada;

 

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh / Pennsylvania;

 

Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago / Illinois

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"Perspective '99" (Photoserie 'Black Sole Bonne Femme' in Kooperation mit Mary

 

Kelly) Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast / Nordirland

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"The Challenge of Power" Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick / Irland

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"Lautlose Gegenwart. Das Stilleben in der zeitgenössischen Fotografie"

 

Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden

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"Unschärferelation" Kunstverein Freiburg, Freiburg

1998

"Passport Exchange; (Ex)Change" National Polish Museum of Contemporary Art,

 

Zacheta, Warschau / Polen

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"MA Fine Art Degree Show" Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art,

 

Dublin / Irland

1997

"Banquet Exhibition" RHA, Dublin / Irland

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"Passport Exchange; (Ex)Change" Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin / Irland

1996

"Iontas", Sligo, Dublin, Limerick and Derry / Irland

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"EV+A", Limerick / Irland

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"Figuration" Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin / Irland

1995

"Outpost" zur Biennale Venedig, Venedig / Italien

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"NCAD Degree Show" RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin / Irland

1994

"Aisling" Pantheon Gallery, Dublin / Irland

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"Open Acces" The Crypt, Dublin Castle, Dublin / Irland

1993

Oireachtas Exhibition, Dublin / Irland

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"16 inches x 12 inches" Pantheon Gallery, Dublin / Irland


ÖFFENTLICHE SAMMLUNGEN / COLLECTIONS

Caldic Collection, Rotterdam / Niederlande

ESAT Telecom, Dublin / Irland

European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main

Goldman Sachs International, London / England

Industrie und Handelskammer zu Essen, Essen

Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin / Irland

National Self-Portrait Collection, University of Limerick, Irland

Office of Public Works Ireland

University College Gallery of Limerick, Limerick / Irland

Volpinum Collection, Wien / Österreich


BIBLIOGRAFIE

2006

„Art in State Buildings 1995-2005“

2005

"Some Thoughts on 'The Seven Sacraments 1995-2003' - Abigail O'Brien"

 

Katalog zur Ausstellung Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin / Irland

 

Text von Abigail O Brien

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"Fortitude" Katalog zur Ausstellung in The John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago;

 

George Moore Society

 

Texte von Rosemarie Noone und Alan Phelan

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„Contemporary Art from Ireland“

 

Katalog European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main

 

Texte von John Hurley, Jean-Claude Trichet, Yvonne Scott, Patricia Clyne-Kelly

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"The IMMA Collection" The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin / Irland

2004

"Abigail O'Brien. Die Sieben Sakramente - The Seven Sacraments"

 

Katalog Haus der Kunst; Steidl Verlag, Göttingen

 

Texte von Stephanie Rosenthal, Friedhelm Mennekes, Ciarán Benson

2002

"Stories. Erzählstrukturen in der zeitgenössischen Kunst",

 

Katalog Haus der Kunst; Verlag DuMont, Köln

 

Texte von Stefanie Rosenthal, Söke Dinkla, Christoph Hochhäusler, Thomas

 

Jäger, Matías Martínez und Barbara Scheuermann

2000

"Unschärferelation. Fotografie als Dimension der Malerei" Katalog

 

Kunstverein Freiburg, Kunstmuseum Heidenheim, Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken;

 

Verlag Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern

 

Texte von Stephan Berg, René Hirner, Carl Aigner, Hans Dieter Huber

1999

"Videos Invidious. An Exhibition of Queer Work" Katalog Arthouse, Dublin / Irland

 

Texte von Lynn Turner und John Thomson

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"The Challenge of Power, Celebrating 25 Years of Adapt"

 

Katalog Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick / Irland

 

Texte von Maeve Kelly und Siún Hanrahan

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"Perspective 99" Katalog Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast / Irland

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"How to Butterfly a Leg of Lamb" Katalog EV+A 99 reduced,

 

Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick / Irland

 

Text von Jeanne Greenberg

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"Irish Art Now - from the Poetic to the Political"

 

Hrsg. Merrell Holberton Publishers, London

 

Texte von Declan McGonagle, Fintan O'Toole und Kim Levin

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"Lautlose Gegenwart" Katalog Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden

 

Texte von Jessica Mueller, Gudrun Altfeld und Margrit Brehm

1998

"MA Fine Art Degree Show", Katalog National College of Art and Design /

 

Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin / Irland

 

Text von Peter FitzGerald

1997

"Figuration" Katalog d. Sammlung des Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin / Irland,

 

Text von Catherine Marshall

1996

"Baptism", Katalog Häagen Dazs/Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin / Irland

 

Essay von Medb Ruane

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"Representing Women: an Interview with Kiki Smith", in: "Thought Lines",

 

Hrsg. Sue McNab, National College of Art and Design, Dublin / Irland

 

hrsg. von Marguerite O’Molloy

 

Katalog The Stationery Office Dublin

 

Texte von Yvonne Scott, Patrick J. Murphy, Angela Rolfe, Penny Harris