ARTIST STATEMENT
Helen O’Sullivan (b. 1995) is an Irish artist from Wicklow, currently based in Dublin. She holds a BA in Fine Art Print, First Class Honours with Distinction, from the National College of Art & Design and is a member of Graphic Studio Dublin, where her practice focuses on printmaking.
O’Sullivan’s work explores time, memory, and cyclical rhythms through repetition and reduction. Working primarily in printmaking and drawing, she employs grids and line structures to create quiet, contemplative works that unfold slowly through colour and material nuance.
The act of repetition in her practice is both meditative and deliberate, a way of marking time, finding rhythm, and seeking clarity. In this process, attention itself becomes a form of listening, inviting stillness and introspection. Through these reductive gestures, O’Sullivan seeks simplicity and balance. Like breathing or the steady passing of days, her repeated marks offer viewers a space for reflection and pause.
BIOGRAPHY
Helen O’Sullivan graduated in 2019 from the National College of Art & Design with a First Class Honours degree in Fine Art Print. Following her graduation, she received The Graphic Studio Dublin Graduate Award (Residency) and The Black Church Print Studio Graduate Award (Residency). In 2024, she was awarded The Arts Council Agility Award and was selected for the Mason Hayes & Curran Print Commission in collaboration with Graphic Studio Dublin.
Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout Ireland and internationally, including the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IRL), Royal Hibernian Academy (IRL), Royal Ulster Academy (UK), Graphic Studio Gallery (IRL), Hang Tough Contemporary (IRL), Farmleigh Gallery (IRL), Seamus Ennis Arts Centre (IRL), Mason Hayes & Curran (IRL), Copper House Gallery (IRL), The MART Gallery (IRL), NIVAL (IRL), Herman’s Auctioneers (IRL), SCOOP Art Auction (IRL), Outhouse Art Auction (IRL), Art Riddler 2023 & 2024 (IRL), Outset Gallery (IRL), Blue House Gallery (IRL), The Model Sligo (IRL), Hyde Bridge Gallery (IRL), London Original Print Fair (UK), Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (UK), Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (UK), The Holy Art Gallery (UK), Klaipėda Gallery (LITH), and the International Mokuhanga Conference (JPN).
Her work is held in collections including the Office of Public Works (OPW) and NIVAL (National Irish Visual Arts Library). She is a full-time member of Graphic Studio Dublin and is currently preparing for a two-person show in 2026. She is supported by the Arts Council.