Evie O’Connor (b. 1993, Derbyshire, UK) was awarded a masters of literature in Fine Art Painting from Glasgow School of Art following her bachelor of arts degree in Fashion Textiles, London College of Fashion and a foundation diploma in Art & Design at Manchester School of Art. Evie's paintings provocatively scrutinise contemporary societal norms, challenging viewers to confront uncomfortable truths about consumerism and privilege. Constructing scenes from her own archive and digital imagery, she critiques the allure of performative affluence and the escapist fantasies imposed by society, inviting dialogue on class and aspiration in our tumultuous world.
Solo exhibitions include You are here, Glossop Station, Derbyshire (2024); The Gulf, Taymour Grahne Projects, London, UK (2023); Pay to Play, Maruani Mercier, Belgium (2022); HYPERREALITY, Galeria Pelaires, Mallorca, Spain (2021); What Will Become of Us?, Taymour Grahne Projects, London, UK (2021).
Group exhibitions include (Upcoming) Mirror, Mirror, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2024); Suppose You Are Not, Arter Museum, Istanbul (2024); Painters-London, Half Gallery, NYC, USA (2023); Landscape, Woaw Gallery, Hong Kong (2022); EN-GER-LAND, OOF Gallery, London (2021); Contemporary Domesticity, Taymour Grahne Projects (off-site), London (2021); Mettle, The Function Suite, London (2020); The 29th Bather, ltd los angeles, Los Angeles, USA (2020); Manchester Open Exhibition, HOME, Manchester, UK (2020); Topian Gardens, Gallery Vacancy, Condo Shanghai, China (2019); The Church Painting Show, curated by Ruth Angel Edwards, London, UK (2019); Sunday Art Fair with ltd los angeles, Ambika P3, London (2018); The Accumulation of things, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham (2018) Glasgow School of Art Graduate Degree Show, Tontine (2018); Chroma, Dornoch St Project Space, Glasgow (2018); Close by, MA Painting Interim show, 39 Trongate, Glasgow (2018); No Safe Haven, The Pipe Factory, Glasgow (2018); Escape to the Country, Bankley Gallery, Manchester (2017); When it rains, it pours, Klondyke Club, Manchester (2017).
Highlights and Collections
O’Connor has been awarded with numerous residencies, most recently in 2021 with OOF Gallery, London. Previously, O’Connor held residency with Sarabande: The Lee Alexander McQueen Foundation, London in 2020 and Spare Room, Merseyside in 2018.