Vita

David O’Kane b. 1985, Ireland
2009 Diploma [with Distinction], Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig, Germany, under professor Neo Rauch 2002–2006 Bachelor of Art Degree [1st Class Honours], Joint Honours Degree in Fine Art Painting and History of Art, The National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland

Selected exhibitions
2009 Cavanacor Gallery, Donegal, IE | »Dissections«, Filipp Rosbach Galerie, Leipzig, DE | e v+ a, Exhibition of Visual Art, Limerick, IE | »Doppelgänger«, Pierogi Gallery, Leipzig, DE | 2008 Galway Arts Centre, Galway, IE | Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, IE | Cavanacor Gallery, Donegal, IE | Serralves em Festa 2008, Oporto, PT | Vastavirta, Tampere, FI | 2007 Galerie Schuster, Frankfurt/Main, DE | CAP Foundation, Dublin, IE | Cavanacor Gallery, Donegal, IE | Växhuset, Västerås, SE | 2006 »Wildbeam«, Groningen, NL | Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, IE | Cavanacor Gallery, Donegal, IE | Canadian Film Centre, Toronto, CA | Galerie Sign, Groningen, NL

Awards, Scholarships and Residencies
Derek Hill Foundation Scholarship and Residency at the British School at Rome | Residency at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin | Winner of the artistic projects tender at the Serralves em Festa 2008 in Oporto, PT [Awarded by the Curator Regina Guimarães] | e v+ a Open Award, Limerick, IE [Awarded by the Curator Hou Hanru] | DAAD Scholarship Extension, Berlin | Travel and Mobility Award, Arts Council of Ireland | CAP Foundation Residency Award, Dublin, IE

Collections
The Zabludowicz Collection, London | The CAP Foundation, Dublin | The Office of Public Works, Dublin | Bank of Ireland, Dublin | Academie Minerva, Groningen, NL | AXA Insurance, Dublin | Gerry Robinson, Former Chairman of the Arts Council of England | Barry Murphy, Former Chairman of the OPW, Dublin | Robert Armstrong, Head of Painting, the National College of Art and Design, Dublin Various private collections in Germany, Ireland, England, Finland, Denmark and USA