Artist Bio

Tina O'Connell is a visual artist based in North Clare. Working primarily in wood, she creates figurative sculptures that combine storytelling, humour, and movement to explore motherhood, memory, identity, and the emotional complexities of everyday life. Rooted in the landscapes and traditions of the Burren, her practice draws on personal experience and family histories while embracing contemporary materials and simple mechanical processes to bring sculptural narratives to life.O'Connell holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art (Sculpture & Combined Media) from the Limerick School of Art and Design and is currently completing an MFA in Fine Art (Research and Practice).​

 She is the recipient of the Limerick City Gallery of Art Award and the LSAD Global Travel Award, and has received Clare Arts Office Artist Awards (2025, 2026) and an Arts Council Agility Award (2026). Her residencies include the RHA | Áras Éanna Residency, Inis Oírr (2024), the Tyrone Guthrie Centre Residency (2026), Irish Artist in Residence, Cahersiveen Music & Arts Festival (2026), and Artist in Residence at the Cliffs of Moher (2017). Her work has been exhibited at Limerick City Gallery of Art, The Church Gallery at LSAD, Clare Museum, Custom House Studios, The Courthouse Gallery, Rua Red and The Hunt Museum. Her work is held in the collections of Limerick City Gallery of Art, the Mayor of Limerick, and private collectors