ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Carolyn O'Neill was raised in Bendigo, Victoria and currently resides in Port Pirie, South Australia.
After seeing a mural painted by parents at her son's kindergarten, she decided to pursue local art classes and then onto formal art studies.
Both modernism and the mid-century modernist aesthetic influence her work. One of her favourite past times is opportunity shopping. She is much like a bower bird filling her home with furnishings and objects thrifted and found.
Her work is intuitive; painting her internal dialogue whilst seeking to push boundaries and delve beneath the surface. Each work is a stepping stone to the next; they are all interconnected.
O'Neill's work has been shortlisted for several high profile South Australian prizes including the Gallery M Contemporary Art Prize, The Kennedy Prize and the Tatiara Art Prize.
ARTIST CURRICULUM VITAE
Carolyn O'Neill
b. 1969 Bendigo, VIC, Australia
EDUCATION
2018 – 2019 Tutor Nancy Hillis - The Artist Journey; 3 Secrets of the Masters and Studio Journey
2008 – 2011 Certificate II & IV Visual Art and Contemporary Craft, South West College of Tafe, WA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 ‘A view to the foothills,’ for SALA at Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery SA
2018 The Other Art Fair, Melbourne VIC
2015 ‘Abstracted Still Life,’ 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast QLD
2015 ‘Colourscapes,’ Brightspace Gallery St Kilda VIC
2012 ‘Arrival,’ Hope & Co Gallery, Hamilton VIC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 ‘Country Cabinet,’ Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery, SA
2022 SALA, Artist of the month, Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery, SA
2022 ‘30th Anniversary exhibition’ Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery SA
2021 ‘Survivalist Stories,’ Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery, SA
2021 SALA, Regional weekend artist talk and demonstration. Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery, SA
2020 SALA, Transforma showroom, Kennsington SA
2019 Artist of the month, Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery, SA
2018 SALA Drawing On Country, Whyalla SA
2017 ‘Conversation,’ Barn Gallery, Monsalvat, Eltham VIC
2016 Camberwell Rotary Art Show, Monash University, VIC
2015 ‘Red Expressionist,’ 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, QLD
2015 ‘Expressionism,’ Hogan Gallery, Collingwood VIC
2014 ‘PAINT’ Melbourne Arts Club, Ruffian Gallery, Footscray VIC
2014 ‘CONNECT 4,’ Brightspace Gallery, St Kilda VIC
2014 ‘Instinct’ Six Years Later magazine launch, Richmond VIC
2013 ‘Nothing Without Love,’ Tusk Gallery,South Yarra VIC
2013 Mixed Abstracts, Manyung Gallery, Malvern, VIC
2006 McCulloch Gallery, Melbourne City VIC
AWARDS AND ART PRIZES
2023 Finalist, Queenscliff Art Prize, Queenscliff pier, VIC
2020 Finalist, Red Hill Art Prize, Red Hill VIC
2020 Online Semi Finalist, Lethbridge 2000 Small Works Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery NSW
2020 Online Semi Finalist, Arts In The Valley Art Prize, Kangaroo Valley VIC
2019 Finalist - Tatiara Art Prize, Walkway Gallery, Bordertown SA
2019 Finalist - Kennedy Art Prize, Royal Society of South Australian Artists SA
2019 Finalist - Gallery M Contemporary Art Prize, Marion Cultural Arts Centre SA
2018 Finalist. Life Abstracted Cambridge Studio Gallery, Collingwood VIC
2016 Highly Commended - ‘5 x 7’ Art Prize, Joel Gallery, Altona VIC
2013 Winner - Arts Hub, online landscape competition.
2010 Finalist - The South West Survey, Bunbury Regional Art Gallery WA
2007 Finalist - Toyota Emerging Artist Exhibition, Port Melbourne VIC
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2020 Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery SA in conjunction with SALA exhibition.
SELECTED TEXTS
Cover Artist, *Bespoke* magazine ‘Inner Animal’ Winter Edition 13. 2014
The Best of Modern and Contemporary Artists 2014, page 203. Curated by Salvatore Russo and Francesco Saverio Russo. EA Editore – Palermo.
International Contemporary Artists Volume IV, page 197. ICA Publishing 2012