Róisín O'Sullivan

Róisín O’Sullivan began a four year studio contract with the Backwater Artists Group in Cork City, Ireland, in 2023. She achieved an MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, London, UK (2015) and a BA in Fine Art at CCAM, GMIT in Galway, Ireland (2011). In July 2025, O’Sullivan will exhibit new work in a solo exhibition curated by Rachel Botha at 12 Studio, Backwater Artists Group, Cork City, Ireland.

 

Recent group exhibitions include At First/I Was Land curated by Niamh Brown at Studio 12, Backwater Artists Group; Borders at Rua Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland; Paintingsince2000 online group exhibition, London, UK; MePaintsMe online group exhibition, United States; Field Trip (Backwater Artists Group bi-annual members exhibition) curated by Kevin Kavanagh Gallery at Lavit Gallery in Cork City, Ireland; 194th RHA Annual Exhibition, RHA Gallery (Royal Hibernian Academy), Dublin, Ireland.

 

Recent solo exhibitions include I See Skies at Triskel Arts Centre in Cork City, Ireland (2022-2023), curated by Miguel Amado, and Under a Crescent Moon at Rathfarnham Castle OPW in Dublin, Ireland (2023). In 2022 the artist completed the prestigious twelve-month Tony O’Malley residency, administered by the Royal Hibernian Academy. She is a recipient of multiple awards by the Arts Council of Ireland including the Visual Arts Bursary 2022.  In 2024 O’Sullivan was awarded the Cork County Council Creative Artists Bursary Scheme. 

 

O’Sullivan has presented her work in exhibitions throughout Ireland and overseas, and her work is held in both private and public collections, including the Office of Public Works, Ireland.