Tom O’Hern, a Hobart-based artist specialising in drawing and painting, was born in 1985. O’Hern received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours from the University of Tasmania, School of Art, in 2006. He has participated in a number of 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; 'Sup Brow’ (2012), Gallery One Three, Melbourne; and 'Primavera’ (2011) at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. His solo exhibitions include 'Holy Hell’ (2011) and 'Dog Boy’ (2010) at Bett Gallery, Hobart.
O’Hern has held residencies at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France (2012); He Shun International Art Festival, Shan Xi, China (2011); and at CAST, Hobart (2010).
- Writers:
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Nancy Mauro-Flude
duggim
- Date written:
- 2013
- Last updated:
- 2013
