Eilis O'Connell is one of Ireland's most successful contemporary sculptors. She has completed public commissions worldwide on a variety of scales, using an equally broad range of materials from moss to welded steel. Born in Derry, she studied in Cork under John Burke and graduated from the Crawford School of Art in 1977. In 1981 she won the GPA Award for emerging artists and the following year represented Ireland at the Paris Biennale. She has been the subject of a number of monographs including one by Gandon Press in their series of contemporary artists profiles and is represented in many major public and corporate collections.

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