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presentation of his work was exhibited at Art Basel Hong Kong in
2013. His work is in a number of public and private collections. He is
represented by mother’s tankstation, Dublin.
Mark O’Kelly
lives and works in Dublin and Limerick. He is a lecturer in
Fine Art at Limerick School of Art and Design. He is a graduate of the
Slade School of Fine Art (1992) and of the National College of Art and
Design, Dublin (1990). His exhibited works include paintings, vitrines
and installations. The studio based painting practice at the core of this
work has provided the foundation for a series of specifically conceived
installations addressing theories of representation, reproduction and
quotation.
Selected exhibitions include: Conversations, IrishMuseumof Modern
Art, 2014; Agitationism, eva International Biennale, curated by Bassam
El Baroni, Limerick, 2014; Drivetime, The Black Mariah, Cork, 2014; New
Additions, The National Self Portrait Collection, Bourn Vincent Gallery,
Univeristy Limerick, 2013; Modern Families, Lewis Glucksman Gallery,
Cork, 2013; Partition, Void, Derry-Londonderry, 2013; Periodical Review 2,
Pallas Projects/Studios, Dublin, 2012/13; After the future, eva International
Biennale, curated by Annie Fletcher, Limerick, 2012; Last, Douglas Hyde
Gallery, Dublin, 2012; and Transitive Relationships, Limerick City Gallery
of Art 2012. Solo shows include: Figure of 8, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery,
Dublin, 2011; Leaders and Followers, Temple Bar Gallery Dublin 2010;
Cinema Impero, Occupy Space, Limerick, 2010; Unconscious, The Black
Mariah, Cork, 2009; Mark O’Kelly, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, 2008; Selective
Knowledge, itys, National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation, Eynard
Mansion, Athens, 2008; Mark O’Kelly and Stephen Loughman, Galway
Arts Centre, 2008; Presence, Limerick City Gallery of Art, 2007; New
Territories; Cityscapes, arcoMadrid, 2006; Other Visions: Representation
in Contemporary Irish Painting and Photography, Purdy Hicks, London,
2006; In Fashion, Limerick City Gallery of Art, 2005.
O'Kelly was also involved in the curation of Starting Over, Temple
Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin, 2013. His work is in collections that include
the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the OPW and Arts Council of Ireland.
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