Artist Biography

Diarmaid O’Sullivan is an Irish artist living and working in Cork City. He studied at Crawford College of Art and Design and graduated with a BA Honours in Fine Art in 2013. Since then his oil paintings have been included in numerous exhibitions and private collections internationally. Currently, he is a full time member of Over the Line Studios and runs numerous private classes and workshops in Cork City.

Education

2002-2007   

St. Brendans College, Killarney, Leaving Certificate.

2007-2008 

Art, Craft & Design, St. Johns Central College,  FETAC 5.

2008-2009 

Painting & Professional Practice, St. Johns Central College, FETAC 6.

2009-2013 

Crawford College of Art & Design, BA Hons Fine Art.

Awards/Achievements

2007

• Communications Officer, Students Union, St. Johns Central College.
• Treasurer, Third Year Exhibition, ‘LISTED’

2013

• Chairperson, Crawford Degree Show, ‘LIMINAL’
• Purchase Prize, OPW, ‘Helical’ Oil on Gesso Panel, 30.5cm x 20.5cm
• Post Graduate Bursary, Backwater Artists Group, Cork
• PR Officer, STUDIO 8-Kerry Contemporary

2015-present

Secretary, STUDIO 8-Kerry Contemporary

2016-2017

• Co-Curator, the Sextant Bar, Albert quay, Cork
• -‘4 Horsemen of the artopolous’, ‘John Corkery at the Sextant’, ‘Alkalart’, ‘paintings by Emmet Brickley’

Exhibitions

2012

• ‘LISTED’, Crawford College of Art & Design Third Yr Exhibition

2013

• ‘LIMINAL’, Crawford College of Art & Design Degree Show
• RDS Student Art Awards, RDS Concert Hall, Luan Gallery, Athlone

2013/2014

• ‘ENCOUNTERS’ , Lisburn City Library, Lisburn, Antrim, Derry Central Library Headquarters, Derry, Cork County Library Headquarters, Cork & Red Door Gallery, Newcastle West, County Limerick‘Beyond the Ha-ha’ group ehxhibition, Wandsford Quay Gallery, Cork
• ‘Mid May Arts Festival’ group exhibition, Courtyard Gallery, Midleton, Cork.
• Backwater Artists Group Members Exhibition, Wandsford Quay Gallery, Cork.
• ‘Open House 5’ group exhibition, Sirius Art Centre, Cobh, Cork.

2015

• ‘Home & Place’, STUDIO 8 group exhibition, Greenlane Gallery, Dingle, Kerry.
• ‘Mid May Arts Festival’ group exhibition, St. John the Baptist Hall, Midleton, Cork.
• Henchys Annual Art Exhibition in aid of Anitas Orphanage in Cambodia, St. Lukes Cross, Cork City.
• ‘Open House 6’ group exhibition, Sirius Art Centre, Cobh, Cork.

2016

• ‘Guns and Chiffon’, STUDIO 8 group exhibition, An Diseart, Dingle, Kerry.
• ‘An exhibition of paintings by Erin Goulding & Diarmaid O’Sullivan’, two person exhibition, the Sextant Bar, Albert Quay, Cork.
• ‘Kerry Artists Showcase’, Dept. Of Arts, Sport and Tourism, Killarney, Co. Kerry.
• ‘Sidubi Music and Arts festival’, Glengarriff, Co. Cork.

2017

• ‘Unsettled’, STUDIO 8 group exhibition, An Diseart, Dingle, Co. Kerry.
• ‘Midleton Mid May Arts festival’, Midleton, Co. Cork.
• ‘Kfest Music and Arts festival’, Killorglin, Co. Kerry.
• Henchys Annual Art Exhibition in aid of Anitas Orphanage in Cambodia, St. Lukes Cross, Cork City.
• ‘Waxing Lyrical’, group exhibition, Other Voices Festival, Dingle, Co. Kerry.
• ‘In Situ’, Over the Line Studios members exhibition, Over the Line Gallery, Ballyvolane, Cork.

2018

• ‘invisible/visible’, STUDIO8 group exhibition, An Diseart, Dingle, Co. Kerry.

2019

• ‘Funky Fresh’, Solo exhibition, Pink Moon Cafe and Social Space, Cork City.
• Lavit Gallery Annual Members exhibition, Lavit Gallery, Cork City.
• 8”x10” group exhibition, Be Framed, Douglas, Cork City.