Gabby O'Connor explained

Gabby O'Connor (born 1974, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Installation Artist based in Wellington, New Zealand.

Work

O'Connor's art practice involves production of site-specific works in paper, rope and light, as well as drawing and theatre-based collaboration. The works are typically large-scale and designed to fit into the location. Typically she works by transforming everyday materials into art. O’Connor often works collaboratively with partners ranging from scientists to community groups. Her works are designed to exist as installations in their own right, and also act as a bridge between art and science. A consequence is there is often an explicit educational component of the art production.[1]

She has participated in two scientific expeditions to Antarctica where she produced art pieces in situ. The science was conducted by the K131 research team from National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and the University of Otago. The work was based out of Cape Haskell, a sea ice camp on the Sea ice of McMurdo Sound. This camp was designed and built by Tim Haskell and included a dedicated art laboratory built from an insulated Intermodal container.

Works from her 2015 expedition were subsequently displayed at Pataka Art + Museum in a 2016 exhibition titled Studio Antarctica.[2] [3] The second expedition resulted in an exhibition at the Otago Museum titled Data Days.[4]

In 2018 she commenced a Ph.D. project (University of Auckland Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries that is part of the New Zealand Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge[5] funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This work marked a change in her focus from Antarctica to issues relating to sea level rise and involved development of rope-based sculpture. It resulted in "The Unseen" an exhibition[6] at the Suter Gallery in Nelson.

Education

O'Connor was awarded a Master of Fine Art degree from UNSW Art & Design in 2004.[7] This followed a Certificate of Textile Design from RMIT School of Design TAFE (1998) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts at the University of Melbourne (1996).[8]

Exhibitions

O'Connor has exhibited since 1998, in New Zealand, Australia and internationally.

Collections

O'Connor’s work is held in private and public art collections including the Dowse Art Museum, Samuel Marsden Collegiate School and the Museum Art Hotel.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Stevens . Craig . O'Connor . Gabby . 2015 . Combined art and science as a communication pathway in a primary school setting: paper and ice . live . Journal of Science Communication . 14 . 4 . A04 . 10.22323/2.14040204 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420230114/https://jcom.sissa.it/article/pubid/JCOM_1404_2015_A04/ . 20 April 2024 . 20 October 2024 . free.
  2. Web site: 2016 . Gabby O'Connor - Studio Antarctica . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160726163632/https://pataka.org.nz/gabby-oconnor-studio-antarctica/ . 26 July 2016 . Pātaka Art + Museum.
  3. O'Connor . Gabby . Stevens . Craig . 2018 . Studioantarctica: Embedding Art in a Geophysics Sea Ice Expedition . . 51 . 1 . 57–58 . 1530-9282 . subscription . 20 October 2024.
  4. News: Barraclough . Breanna . Findlay . Grant . 28 June 2017 . Mystery of Antarctic sea ice investigated by science and art . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240619194743/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2017/06/mystery-of-antarctic-sea-ice-investigated-by-science-and-art.html . 19 June 2024 . 20 October 2024 . Newshub.
  5. Web site: Joyce . Steven . 16 August 2016 . Eight new projects for Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043726/https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/eight-new-projects-sustainable-seas-national-science-challenge . 6 March 2019 . 20 October 2024 . New Zealand Government.
  6. Web site: Jones . Katy . 5 April 2018 . Art project helps children tackle affect of climate change on oceans . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229162813/https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/102826929/art-project-helps-children-tackle-affect-of-climate-change-on-oceans . 29 December 2022 . 20 October 2024 . Stuff.
  7. Web site: 11 August 2017 . Profiles: Gabby O'Connor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240704061248/https://theconversation.com/profiles/gabby-oconnor-399640 . 4 July 2024 . 20 October 2024 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: Antarctic Sea Ice Platelet Family 01 - Biography . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207203549/https://artofscicomm.makinggood.design/image-exhibits/antarctic-sea-ice-platelet-family-01-gabby-o-connor/ . 7 December 2022 . 20 October 2024 . The Art of Science Communication.
  9. News: MacKinnon . Toni . 14 March 2024 . From the MTG: Artist’s work acts as 'bridge between art and science' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240321235315/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/from-the-mtg-artists-work-acts-as-bridge-between-art-and-science/5F726PPSNBDHNFTYFK2NL2ICPM/ . 21 March 2024 . 20 October 2024 . The New Zealand Herald.
  10. Web site: Feeney . Warren . 21 April 2023 . Gabby O'Connor - Art, Science and All Things at Once . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129062933/https://artbeat.org.nz/gabby%20o'connor-%20art%2c%20science%20and%20all%20things%20at%20once . 29 November 2023 . 20 October 2024 . ArtBeat . en-NZ.
  11. Web site: 29 March 2023 . Gabby O’Connor, All The Colours . live . https://archive.today/20241021-014129/https://christchurch.scoop.co.nz/?p=59140 . 21 October 2024 . 20 October 2024 . . en . Press release.
  12. Web site: 2021 . Exhibitions - Gabby O'Connor: The Unseen . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518060904/https://www.artgallery.org.nz/exhibitions/id/1484 . 18 May 2024 . Tauranga Art Gallery.
  13. Web site: 29 July 2019 . Beyond The Unseen: Engaging communities with science . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515204023/https://www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/news-and-events/news/beyond-the-unseen-engaging-communities-with-science/ . 15 May 2024 . 20 October 2024 . Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge . en-NZ.
  14. Web site: 2021 . SOLO 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20241021-011003/https://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions-and-events/exhibitions/2021/solo-2021/_nocache . 21 October 2024 . 20 October 2024 . Dowse Art Museum.
  15. News: Elder . Vaughan . 29 June 2017 . Objets d'art really cool . live . https://archive.today/20241021-015716/https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/objets-dart-really-cool . 21 October 2024 . 20 October 2024 . Otago Daily Times.
  16. Web site: Florendo . Mic . 7 September 2014 . Counting Down in Christchurch to the NZ IceFest 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240713152544/https://blog.vroomvroomvroom.com/2014/09/counting-down-christchurch-nz-icefest-2014.html#gsc.tab=0 . 13 July 2024 . 20 October 2024 . VroomVroomVroom . en-US.
  17. Web site: 10 July 2013 . Baby it’s cold inside . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614022750/https://wellingtonista.com/2013/07/10/baby-its-cold-inside/ . 14 June 2024 . 20 October 2024 . The Wellingtonista.
  18. Web site: 28 June 2013 . Aotearoa Found in Translation - Matariki Fest . live . https://archive.today/20241021-031301/https://thebigidea.nz/community-announcements/aotearoa-found-in-translation-matariki-fest . 21 October 2024 . 20 October 2024 . The Big Idea.
  19. Web site: Karataglidou . Anna . 3 September 2014 . A Glowing Iceberg 'What Lies Beneath' by Gabby O’Connor. . live . https://archive.today/20241021-024037/https://www.designisthis.com/blog/en/post/iceberg-art-installation-what-lies-beneath-gabby-oconnor?srsltid=AfmBOooV6Kl2ypZpVwBhjogcqS_qd4w455uJwxYr0vYeKi6dMyeMcbC4 . 21 October 2024 . 20 October 2024 . Design Is This . en-US.
  20. Web site: Yoo . Alice . 5 September 2012 . Gorgeous Iceberg Sculpture Made of Tissue Paper and Staples . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240229044609/https://mymodernmet.com/gabby-oconnor-what-lies-beneath-iceberg-sculptures/ . 29 February 2024 . 20 October 2024 . My Modern Met . en.
  21. Web site: 6 June 2008 . Stack project cracks up from extreme pressure . live . https://archive.today/20241021-030018/https://m.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0806/S00045/stack-project-cracks-up-from-extreme-pressure.htm . 21 October 2024 . 20 October 2024 . . Press release by the Wellington City Council.
  22. Web site: 16 February 2007 . The Rock Show . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240415091235/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0702/S00191.htm . 15 April 2024 . 20 October 2024 . . Press release from New Zealand Fringe Festival.

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