About Danny Osborne
There is always a real element of danger to Danny Osborne’s intrepid forays out into the extremes of our planet.
Putting himself at the mercy of nature’s extremes - painting in subzero temperatures, or from the crater of an active volcano, or sleeping outdoors in a Chilean minefield, for example - is somehow intrinsic to his artistic practise.
Not unlike site-specific nature-collaborator Andy Goldsworthy and land artist Richard Long, these expeditions are all part and parcel of Osborne’s practice. “These are guys who are not content to just stay in the studio,” Osborne points out. “They want to get out there, and they want to get their hands dirty. Really have contact with the work they are doing, with the subject matter. I see myself as part of that area.”
(Excerpts from an essay by writer and documentary maker, Deirdre Mulrooney, based on an interview with Danny Osborne.)
Solo Exhibitions
2022 ‘Notations in the Landscape’, Mine Museum, Allihies, Cork, Ireland.
2015 ‘New Work’, Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, Iqaluit. Canada.
2013 ‘Mile after Mile’, Feheley Fine Arts. Toronto. Canada.
2010 ‘Red Hot Lava Sculpture’, Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, Iqaluit. Canada.
2008 ‘Meta Incognita’, Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, Iqaluit. Canada.
2004 ‘Woodcuts’, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland.
2002 ‘Forms of Ice’, Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, Iqaluit. Canada.
2001 ‘Rock’, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland.
1994 ‘Making People’, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland.
1991 ‘The Land that Never Melts’, Cibeal Arts Festival, Kenmare, Ireland.
1985 ‘Halfway to Heaven’, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland.
1982 ‘Arctic Journey’, Butler House, Kilkenny Arts Week, Kilkenny, Ireland.
1981 ‘Arctic Journey’, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland.
1980 ‘Geophysical Phenomena in West Cork’, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland.
1977 ‘Three months on the land’, Neptune Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
1975 ‘Garranes’, Neptune Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 ‘RHA Annual Exhibition’, RHA Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
2023 ‘RHA Annual Exhibition’, RHA Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
2023 ‘Land - 10 Irish Artists’, Grilse Gallery, Kerry, Ireland.
2023 ‘Cork Printmakers Members Exhibition’, Lavit Gallery, Cork, Ireland.
2022 ‘Sonic Acts Biennial - One Sun After Another’, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2022 ‘RHA Annual Exhibition’, RHA Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
2021 ‘Seasonal Colour’, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland.
2021 ‘Winter Group Show’, Taylor Galleries, Dublin, Ireland.
2019 ‘VUE’, Dublin Art Fair. Taylor Galleries. Ireland.
2019 ‘Allihies Artists’, Blue house Gallery, Schull. Ireland.
2018 ‘Irish Museum of Modern Art; Freud Project - Gaze’ until 06 May, 2019. Dublin, Ireland.
2018 ‘VUE’, Dublin Art Fair. Katherine Hammond Gallery. Ireland.
2018 ‘Life at the Edge’ Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
2018 ‘Elements’, Curated by Catherine Hammond, Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland.
2018 ‘Site’ Doswell Gallery, Rosscarbery, Cork, Ireland.
2017/18 ‘Landmarks and Lifeforms’ Danny Osborne and Frieda Meaney, Arts Council Touring Exhibition. Uillin West Cork Art Centre, Limerick City Gallery of Art, and Highlanes Municipal Art Gallery Drogheda, Ireland.
2017 ‘Lightning Speak’: Solo and Collaborative work of Raven Chacon, collaboration with Raven Chacon, Colorado Springs Fine Art Centre. USA.
2017 ‘Flow Edge’, Urban Shaman Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada.
2016 ‘Flow Edge,’ Part of ‘Frieze’, Canada House Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, UK.
2016 ‘Lightning Speak’: Solo and Collaborative work of Raven Chacon, collaboration with Raven Chacon, University of New Mexico Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. USA.
2016 ‘Flow Edge’ Axene07 Gallery, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
2013 ‘Northern Exposure’. National Art Centre Exhibition at SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Canada.
2012 ‘International Sculpture Festival’. Labytnangi, Siberia, Russia.
2012 ‘Iqaluit Visual Artists’. Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, Iqaluit, Canada.
2011 ‘True Patriot Love’, Collection. Toronto, Canada.
2005 ‘C2 Contemporary Art from Cork’, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland.
2004 ‘Currents’, Office of Public Works Travelling Exhibition, Dublin, & Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1995-2017 ‘Annual Exhibition’, Royal Hibernian Academy. Dublin, Ireland.
1993 ‘Pryzmat Galeria’, Crakow, Poland.
1991 ’Espace’, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland.
1985 ‘Cork Art Now’, Heineken Gallery, Amsterdam.
1984 ‘Gordon Gallery’, Derry, Northern Ireland.
1980 ‘A Sense of Ireland’ Dublin & London.
1978 ‘Irish Art’ Rathaus, Mannheim, Germany.
1972-1980 ‘Irish Exhibition of living Art’ Dublin, Ireland.
Public Work
2013 Nunuvut Land Claims Monument, with Looty Pijamini, Inuk Charlie, Paul Malachi, Iqaluit, Nunuvut
2012 Revolving Tree Carving,sculpture, Labytnangi Council, Yamal-Nenet Autonomous Region, Siberia
2009 High Arctic Exiles, sculpture memorial, with Looty Pijamini, Grise Fjord, Nunuvut
2006 Official Portraits for Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, paintings, Nunuvut
2001 Brennan & Company Sculpture, mixed media and stone sculpture, Dublin, Ireland.
2000 First Breath, sculpture, Millennium Sculpture Park, Kilrush, Ireland.
1999 Horus, sculpture, Vale de Lobo, Portugal.
1998 Conor O’Brien, portrait sculpture, Royal Cruising Club, Dun Laoighre, Ireland
Rock-a-bye baby, public sculpture, Trinity Medical Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland
1997 Oscar Wilde Monument, Merrion Square, Dublin, Ireland
1993 Trophy for Eurovision Song Contest, Europe
Collections
Allied Irish Banks. Allihies Mining Museum. AIB Investment Bank. Arts Council of Ireland. Bank of Ireland. Bord Failte. Canada Council, Art Bank. Contemporary Irish Art Society. Dublin Corporation. Fitzwilton PLC. Irish Life. Investment Bank of Ireland. Irish Museum of Modern Art. Kilrush Urban District Council. Labytnangi Council, Yamal-Nenet Autonomous Region, Siberia. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland. Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum. Office of Public Works. Qikiqtani Inuit Association. Trinity College Medical Research Institute.
Films
2017 ‘Milk’ Film installation, collaboration with Geraldine Osborne.
2015 ‘Gauge’ Film installation, collaboration. Nuit Blanche, Toronto International Film Festival. Bell Lightbox. Toronto. Canada.
1985 “Halfway to Heaven’ 52 mins. Co-production RTE/Geraldine & Danny Osborne. Won the Best Film on Exploration at the International Film Festival of Mountaineering and Exploration. Trento. Italy. 1986.
1982 ‘Beyond the North Wind’ 52 mins. Co-production RTE/Irish arctic Expedition.