Hazel O’Sullivan

2024

Biography

b. 1998, Co. Meath, Ireland

2021 – 2023, MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK

2019 – 2020, Erasmus Fine Art Painting, Künstakademie, Münster, Germany

2017 – 2021, BA Fine Art with Critical Cultures, Dublin, Ireland

Hazel O’Sullivan is a multidisciplinary artist working in sculpture and painting, examining discourse around cultural identity from an Irish perspective. She approaches ancient and future narratives with retrofuturism as an aesthetic tool, confronting the weight of colonialism and neoliberalism on defining contemporary Irish identity. Recent solo and duo shows include: RETROFUTURE, The LAB Gallery, Dublin (2024); Otherscapes, Acrylicize, London (2024); Cladding, Platform Arts, Belfast (2023); Harvest Gold, Solstice Arts Centre, Ireland (2023). Recent awards and artist residencies include: Acrylicize x WCCD 9-week residency, London, (2024); Hypha Studios 3-month residency, London, (2023); Solstice Visual Arts Award, Ireland (2023).

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