Rob O’Connor, painter, was born in Melbourne in 1984 and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours from the University of Tasmania, School of Art, Hobart, in 2007. O’Connor has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions, including '...come to life…’, an exhibition showcasing emerging young Tasmanian artists, which was co-curated by the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG) and Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania (CAST) and held at the QVMAG, Launceston, from 13 July 2012 to 17 February 2013; 'Core’, Bett Gallery, Hobart, 2011; 'The Great White Hoax’, Moorilla Scholarship Exhibition, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, 2008; and 'A Tale told by an Idiot’, Little Space Gallery, Hobart, 2007.
In 2011 O’Connor was the winner of the RACT Tasmanian Youth Portraiture Prize and was an artist in residence, He-Shun International Arts Festival, Xu Village, Shanxi, China. His work is held in several collections, including He Shun International Arts Village, China; RACT Tasmania; and Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Hobart.
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- Date written:
- 2013
- Last updated:
- 2013
