Siobhán O'Callaghan
Siobhán O’Callaghan (b. 1992) is a Dublin-based visual artist. She studied Fine Art and Art History at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, graduating in 2015 with a First Class Honours degree and High Commendation.
Siobhán's work finds form primarily through oil paint, with drawing, photography and video contributing to the process. She investigates topics extending from body politics and intimacy to culture and the every day. Her current work is concerned with the Irish language, society and culture, as they relate to the body. An awareness of physicality and identity carries throughout her studio practice.
The artist’s work has featured in a number of exhibitions including the RHA Annual Exhibition (2018, 2019, 2020), Rua Red’s Winter Open (2018, 2019), Utopia/Dystopia at the dlr Lexicon (2019) and Caoláit at Burren College of Art (2019). She has continued her art education at the Art Students League of New York and Florence Academy of Art.
